Dec 15-19

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We had a lot to get done last week. The kids have been working on a special gift; some of those went home last week and we will finish the rest up this week. We also painted candy canes with peppermint paint; it smelled so yummy! Those are hanging in our tree in class. The peppermint play dough as also a big hit! This week: We will continue with holiday projects, We will decorate our classroom door and make our salt dough since we didn't get to it last week. We will do some cutting practice on a gingerbread house cutting page and practice writing holiday words. Winter Concert: The winter concert was great! It was such a fun and festive night. Thank you to everyone that was able to come and support your little ones in their first Little Acorn performance. The book fair was also a great success! Thank you so much to those that purchased books for the classroom. And by buying books through the book fair we get points to buy more books for the school; it's a win win! Winter Parties: Our last two day before break will be low key, we will get together as a school to watch The Snowman and have a fun snack. On Friday we will visit the Star class for an exciting project! Food Drive: This is the last week to collect food items! These food boxes will be delivered to those in need in our community. Thank you for your donations! Winter Break: This is our last week of class before winter break. We will return to school on January 5th. I hope everyone enjoys time with family and is able to relax and enjoy the holidays! Fundraisers: “Shoparoo” Little Acorn is now a member of Shoparoo. It is a great way to fundraise for the school. Parents just need to download the Shoparoo App. Snap pictures of your receipts from any store, big or small, that sells grocery items to earn Roo Points (cash donations) for your school. Whether you’re shopping at a supercenter, dollar store, or local convenience store - it doesn’t matter where you shop or what items you buy - Shoparoo will make a cash donation for every receipt! Submit up to 20 grocery receipts within a rolling 7 day period. Parents can scan receipts from restaurants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office supply, bookstores and café’s. Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. Check out Shoparoo.com Fred Meyers gives back to schools! Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten. Word Wall: This week we will take a break from letters for the word wall, instead kids can bring in a favorite holiday item! Teacher Tasha

Dec 1-5

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: I hope everyone had a fantastic break, filled with family, food and fun! This week: we have 3 weeks before the winter break and a lot to get done! Our winter concert is next Monday, December 8th. We will get together with the other classes to practice every day this week. In class we will practice cutting skills with some winter worksheets and pattern using snowflakes. We will also make snowflakes to decorate the classroom. The bake sale was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that donated yummy treats and too those that purchased them. Winter Concert: We have begun practicing for our winter concert! This week we will practice in the sanctuary with the other classes. The concert is held in the evening on December 8th. The concert starts at 6:00, but kids need to be dropped off in class at 5:45. You can leave them with us and find a spot to sit upstairs in the sanctuary. We will bring the kids up for the concert and then release them to you after the performance. Mark your calendars because it is a great night! The scholastic book fair will be open next week during class hours and during the concert. Santa Breakfast: Our annual pancake breakfast is next Saturday, December 6th. Join us for a yummy breakfast, a special appearance from Santa and a small gift. Tickets are on sale in the office. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for kids. I'. looking forward to seeing you there! Winter Parties: The two field trips we were trying to plan did not work out so the last two days before break, Dec 18 and 19 will be regular class days. We will get together as a school to watch The Snowman and have a fun snack. I'll have more info as the dates get closer Food Drive: We will continue collecting non perishable food items until the winter break. These will go into food boxes that will be delivered to those in need. Thank you for your contributions! Fundraisers: “Shoparoo” Little Acorn is now a member of Shoparoo. It is a great way to fundraise for the school. Parents just need to download the Shoparoo App. Snap pictures of your receipts from any store, big or small, that sells grocery items to earn Roo Points (cash donations) for your school. Whether you’re shopping at a supercenter, dollar store, or local convenience store - it doesn’t matter where you shop or what items you buy - Shoparoo will make a cash donation for every receipt! Submit up to 20 grocery receipts within a rolling 7 day period. Parents can scan receipts from restaurants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office supply, bookstores and café’s. Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. Check out Shoparoo.com Fred Meyers gives back to schools! Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten. Word Wall: We are continuing with the letter "I" this week. Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "I"! Inclement Weather: If the Vancouver School District is closed or has a two hour later start then we will be closed as well. If we are closed for the day I will send out an email as soon as I know and the preschool phone will have a message stating that we are closed. We also use the Remind system, you can get that info from Katie in the office. Teacher Tasha Dates to Remember Dec 6 Breakfast With Santa Dec 8 Winter Concert at 6:00 Dec 22-Jan 5th No School/Winter Break Jan 19- No School MLK Day              

Nov 24-25

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: Family Fun Night was a success, thank you to everyone that helped with the prep work and the clean up. Although I wasn't able to be there I heard it was a fun, festive night. It is so great to be a part of such an awesome preschool community! This week: We only have class Monday and Tuesday this week. The rest of the week we are off for the Thanksgiving holiday. I want to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving; I hope you are able to enjoy time with friends and family. In class we will be making potato turkeys and reading T'was the Night Before Thanksgiving. Bake Sale: The bake sale is this Monday and Tuesday. If you have baked goods to donate bring those to school in the morning. The bake sale will run during school hours and before and after class. Winter Concert: We have begun practicing for our winter concert! This week we will practice in the sanctuary with the other classes. The concert is held in the evening on December 8th. The concert starts at 6:00, but kids need to be dropped off in class at 5:45. You can leave them with us and find a spot to sit upstairs in the sanctuary. We will bring the kids up for the concert and then release them to you after the performance. Mark your calendars because it is a great night! Food Drive: Our annual food drive is under way. This is the last week to get in donations before Thanksgiving but we will also collect for Christmas boxes. We have a blue food box in the hallway that donations can be placed in. The church puts together food boxes to benefit those in our local community. Fundraisers: Fred Meyers gives back to schools! Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten. Word Wall: We are continuing with the letter "H" this week. Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "H"! Inclement Weather: If the Vancouver School District is closed or has a two hour later start then we will be closed as well. If we are closed for the day I will send out an email as soon as I know and the preschool phone will have a message stating that we are closed. We also use the Remind system, you can get that info from Katie in the office. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Nov 24/25 Bake Sale Nov 26-28 No School/ Thanksgiving Break Dec 6 Breakfast With Santa Dec 8 Winter Concert at 6:00 Dec 22-Jan 5th No School/Winter Break Songs Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman Once there was a snowman, Tall, Tall, Tall In the Sun he melted, melted, melted Small, Small, Small I'm a candy cane with stripes of red From my toes up to my head When you see me on you Christmas Tree You can take a lick of me

November 17-21

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: Thank you for being patient with our school closure last week. Our weather is often unpredictable and we want to make sure everyone is home safe if the streets are icy. We make the decision to close based on the Vancouver School District and the latest weather reports. If you haven't signed up for Remind you can do that with Katie in the preschool office. This week: We have a lot to get done this week! We will be busy working on last week's projects; the kids family houses, log cabins and stories about the people living in their home. We will also start on some really cute turkey projects and make thanksgiving cards for the 'grandmas and grandpas' over at Kindred. We will walk over there Wednesday and Thursday to sing and deliver the holiday cards. Family Fun Night: Family Fun Night is the Friday, November 21st! This is a free family event that includes many different holiday craft tables, cookie decorating and face painting. If anyone is interested on getting some volunteer hours we could use some help running our craft table, we will need help making sure there are enough supplies out and assisting families as they come do the craft. Fundraisers: Our next fundraiser is our annual bake sale. The sale will run during class times on Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25. We are looking for donations of baked goods to be brought in those days. LAPSK Board Meet and Greet: Our meet and greet was canceled due to the weather; we have another one scheduled in January and we are looking to see if we can fit another one in before then. Winter Concert: we have begun practicing for our winter concert! This is held in the evening on December 8th. The concert starts at 6:00, mark your calendars because it is a great night! Food Drive: Our annual food drive is under way. We have a blue food box in the hallway that donations can be placed in. The church puts together food boxes to benefit those in our local community. Fundraisers: Fred Meyers gives back to schools! Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten. Word Wall: We are continuing with the letter "H" this week. Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "H"! Inclement Weather: If the Vancouver School District is closed or has a two hour later start then we will be closed as well. If we are closed for the day I will send out an email as soon as I know and the preschool phone will have a message stating that we are closed. We also use the Remind system, you can get that info from Katie in the office. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Nov 21 Family Fun Night Nov 24/25 Bake Sale Nov 26-28 No School/ Thanksgiving Break Dec 6 Breakfast With Santa Dec 8 Winter Concert at 6:00 Dec 22-Jan 5th No School/Winter Break Songs Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman Once there was a snowman, Tall, Tall, Tall In the Sun he melted, melted, melted Small, Small, Small I'm a candy cane with stripes of red From my toes up to my head When you see me on you Christmas Tree You can take a lick of me

Nov 10-14

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: Conferences went great! It was so nice to sit with all you of you and chat about your kids and the fun things we are doing in the Sunshine Class. If we were unable to meet last week let's talk and make a plan for after school in the coming weeks. This week: We don't have class on Tuesday in observance of Veteran's Day. In class we will begin talking about friends and families, the holiday season is a time to celebrate the people we care for so we will be talking about those special people in our lives and why we love them. We will also learn about homes; everyone has one but many are different so we will look at all the different kinds of homes in the world. We will read In a People House and The Little House. LAPSK Board Meet and Greet: This week on Thursday you have the opportunity to stop in the Conrad room (the room by the upstairs drinking fountain) to meet our wonderful preschool board members. This is an opportunity to meet them, learn about what they do and share thoughts and ideas with them. Family Fun Night: The date of our family fun night has been changed to Nov 21st. This is a Friday rather than the Thursday it originally was. Our class is helping with a fun turkey project. We already have help prepping the project, now we are in need of some volunteers to help run the table during the event. This is a free event and so much fun, I hope everyone can make it! Fundraisers: Our next fundraiser is our annual bake sale. The sale will run during class times on Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25. We are looking for donations of baked goods to be brought in those days. Fred Meyers gives back to schools! Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten Word Wall: We are continuing with the letter "G" this week. Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "G"! Inclement Weather: The weather is looking a little iffy this week. I just wanted to remind everyone that if the Vancouver School District is closed or has a two hour later start then we will be closed as well. If we are closed for the day I will send out an email as soon as I know, the preschool phone will have a message stating that we are closed. We also use the Remind system, you can get that info from Katie in the office. Teacher Tasha Songs Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman Once there was a snowman, Tall, Tall, Tall In the Sun he melted, melted, melted Small, Small, Small I'm a candy cane with stripes of red From my toes up to my head When you see me on you Christmas Tree You can take a lick of me Dates to remember Nov 10 Tuition Grace period ends Nov 11 No School-Veteran’s Day Nov 13 Board-Parents Meet and Greet Nov 21 Family Fun Night Nov 24/25 Bake Sale Nov 26-28 No School/ Thanksgiving Break Dec 6 Breakfast With Santa Dec 8 Winter Concert at 6:00 Dec 22-Jan 5th No School/Winter Break

Nov 3-7

Dear Sunshine Families, I am sending out this week's newsletter early because I will be out of town this weekend. I hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween! Don't forget this weekend is daylight savings, set your clocks back an hour and take advantage of the extra time. Last Week: The week was so busy, we worked very hard on assessments. The kids did great and were so excited to work on tracing, cutting and shapes recognition. I am so excited to share all of this and other great work we are doing in class during conferences. Our class parties were great! It was so fun to see everyone dressed up. They had a great time parading through the school. This week: We will finish up our pumpkin print paintings and create spiders! We will also do our marble paint project since we did not get to it last week. Since we only have 3 days in class we will focus on finishing up our October/Fall Units. The following weeks we will start talking about Being Thankful, Friends and Families. Conferences: Conferences are being held this week; I am able to do some after class Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday we will not have class and will spend the day doing conferences. If you haven't had a chance to sign up the sheet is still out in the hall. Friday we will not have class as the church has an event in the church. Family Fun Night: Our fist family fun night is coming up on November 20th. We will host a make and take holiday craft night. This was so much fun last year and a great way to get in the holiday spirit. This is also a great opportunity to get some volunteer hours. We may have some prep work that can be done at home so If you are interested in helping out that way, let me know. They will also be help needed to set up and take down the night of the event. Word Wall: The letter this week is "G". Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "G"! Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Nov 3 Tuition Due Nov 6 Conferences- No School Nov 7 No school Nov 10 Tuition Grace period ends Nov 11 No School-Veteran’s Day Nov 20 Family fun Night Nov 24/25 Bake Sale Nov 26-28 No School/Thanksgiving Break Dec 6 Santa Breakfast Dec 8 Winter Concert Dec 22-Jan 5 Winter Break/No School Tuition Prices 2 Days a week: $190 a month 3 Days a week: $245 a month 4 Days a week: $300 a month 5 Days a week: $355 a month Kindergarten: $405 a month

Oct 20-24

Dear Sunshine Families, Last Week: I hope everyone that made it out the Velvet Acres enjoyed it! We lucked out with the rain; even if we got a little muddy! This was a new farm for us and we'd love to hear feedback from you to help us plan for next year's trip! This week: We will talk about farms and farm animals in class this week. Velvet Acres is a working farm with dairy cows and acres of fresh vegetables. We will talk about what we saw there and create our own red barns with farm animals. We will read Click, Clack, Moo and Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm. Social/emotional: This week we will work one on one with each child doing number and letter assessments, writing practice and cutting practice. We are getting ready or conferences in November. This is a great time for Vanessa and I to work individually with the kids; once assessments are done we will have a better understanding of where the kids are and what things we will focus on for the rest of the year! Halloween Parties: Next week will celebrate the season with class parties Thursday and Friday. We will make mini pizzas for snack; I will have a sign up sheet out for donations of pizza ingredients. Kids are welcome to dress up but please keep weapons at home. We will parade around the school and walk over to Kindred to parade for the 'grandmas and grandpas'! Fundraisers: Little Acorn is a non profit preschool and fundraisers are vital to keep our program strong. we currently have Kiggins Theatre, Usborne book efair, scholastic books, box tops and Scentsy running. The scensty orders need to be turned in the week; 100 percent of sales from scensty will go directly towards the school. We also have a parent photographer that has offering family portraits to the first 4 or 5 families that sign up. Pictures will be $150 for a 30 minute session on 11/8 from 9:00-11:00. Fliers will be in cubbies this week. Trunk Or Treat: Trunk or Treat is this coming Sunday. It is a fun, community event hosted by the church. Little Acorn teachers will be there with a decorated trunk! Fliers were put in cubbies last week. Word Wall: The letter this week is "E". Kids can bring anything starting with the letter "E"! Teacher Tasha

Oct 13-17

Dear Sunshine Families, Last Week: We began our all unit. We went on a nature walk and collected twigs, pinecones and leaves. Check out our facebook page for pictures of the art we created last week with our found fall things. We were unable to complete all the projects I had planned last week so we will continue this week. This week: We will finishing up the leaf prints we started last week. These look so neat and the kids are having a great time painting the leaves and seeing the print the leave on the paper. We will also use clear contact paper to create fall collages to hang on the window. Social/emotional: We have a been really working hard in class on following directions during clean up time and our transition times; such as lining up and walking outside and in the restrooms when we are washing up for snack. We really stress the importance of safety during these times; it is my job to keep everyone safe and it is the kids job to keep themselves and their friends safe. We want to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable at school. We will continue stressing the importance of keeping hands to ourselves, talking to our friends and asking for teachers help if a conflict arises. For many kids this is their first time in a classroom setting, it will take time to settle in and we are working each day to help the kids learn how to share, use their words and get along with each other. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will have a third teacher joining us from 9:45-11:45 to help support us. Teacher Sabrina has worked as a support in the classrooms for the last couple years and we are excited to have her! It would be helpful if you could have a conversation at home about cleaning up when its clean up time, staying with the group when we are in the hall or outside and being kind to friends at school. Let them know that Vanessa, Sabrina and I are always there to help and support them! Pumpkin Patch: Our first field trip of the year is here! We will not be in class on Thursday and Friday; we will meet at the farm at 9:15 so we can start our trip at 9:30. Field trips require parent transportation and supervision. Fundraisers: Little Acorn is a non profit preschool and fundraisers are vital to keep our program strong. we currently have Kiggins Theatre, Usborne book efair, scholastic books, box tops and Scentsy running. The scensty orders need to be turned in the week; 100 percent of sales from scensty will go directly towards the school. We also have a parent photographer that has offering family portraits to the first 4 or 5 families that sign up. Pictures will be $150 for a 30 minute session on 11/8 from 9:00-11:00. Fliers will be in cubbies this week. Trunk Or Treat: The church is hosting the annual "Trunk or Treat" this year on Sunday October 26th. This is a free community event. Church members will decorate their trunks and pass out treats. Little Acorn teachers will have a trunk decorated as well! More info will be put in cubbies soon! Word Wall: Because this is a short week in class instead of a letter kids can bring in something related to fall. This could be something they have found outside or something they have at home. We will pick up next week with the letter "E". Teacher Tasha

Oct 6-10

Dear Sunshine Families, Last Week: We had a lot of fun learning about the alphabet with Chicka Chicka Boom, Boom. We made chicka chicka trees with the letters o the kids names on them. We also wrote out names and counted the letters in them. As we make our way through the alphabet for word wall we will continue to develop our learning of letters. This week: We will begin talking about Fall! The weather is still warm but signs of fall are everywhere; the mornings are chilly, the leaves are changing colors and falling and the squirrels are busy collecting food. We will collect leaves from around the school and make leaf rubbings. We will also make a fall collage to hang on our classroom windows. We will read Fletcher and The Falling Leaves, Let it Fall and A is for Autumn. Carnival: Carnival was a huge success! Thank you to everyone that came and supported our school and everyone that volunteered to run booths, help set up and clean up. We couldn't have done it without your help! Picture Day: Class pictures are this week! Our scheduled day is Tuesday, for those that Tuesday isn't a normal school day would you be able to come in at 9:30 to get individual pictures done and then we can do one class photos that will include everyone. If this doesn't work for people than I will add Monday as a picture day as well. Picture packets were put in cubbies last week. These will need to be returned by Oct 7th. Pumpkin Patch: Our annual Farm trip is planned for Oct 16 and 17 at 9:30. This year we will be going to The Vancouver Pumpkin Patch at Velvet Acres. The cost is $5 per child and that includes a pumpkin! We will visit farm animal in the petting zoo, play in hay tunnels and take a hay ride out to the patch! If you'd like to pack a picnic lunch we can plan to eat lunch together after we are done at the farm. Please sign up on the sheet posted on the bulletin board to the left of the sign in sheets. We need an idea of how many are attending this fun trip! Work Wall: The letter of the week is 'D'. Kids can bring in items that start with the letter 'D'. These can be toys, objects found around the home or pictures. We will look around our classroom for objects starting with the letter 'D'. Teacher Tasha Tuition Prices 2 Days a week: $190 a month 3 Days a week: $245 a month 4 Days a week: $300 a month 5 Days a week: $355 a month Kindergarten: $405 a month

Sept 29-Oct 3

Dear Sunshine Families, Last Week: we enjoyed tasting different apples and cutting apples in small pieces for homemade applesauce! It was very yummy! We have a few more apple projects to work on this week so we will spend some time completing those. This week: we will read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and create some really fun projects. We will make a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree and put the letters of each kids name on them. We will also make a handprint tree. We will be doing a lot of name recognition activities in the coming weeks. We will also play a seek and find alphabet game in the classroom. Carnival: Friday is our annual fall carnival! Bracelets are on sale now for unlimited games. Games mimion bowling, angry bird toss, mini golf, bean bag toss, bounce houses and temporary tattoos. We will serve hotdogs, popcorn and cotton candy. Bring in your favorite chili to the cook off and sample others! Carnival is our biggest fund raiser of the year; proceeds go toward new classroom supplies and school wide activities. With your help we can make this event a success. Sign ups are out to help with our classroom game; applying temporary tattoos. This is a fun and easy way to get in those volunteer hours! We truly appreciate all the help we get. Picture Day: Picture day is coming up; our scheduled day for pictures is Tuesday Oct 7th. I can add Monday for pictures to but wanted to get some feedback, for those that Tuesday isn't a normal school day would you be able to come in at 9:30 to get individual pictures done and then we can do one class photos that will include everyone. If this doesn't work for people than I will add Monday as a picture day as well. Picture packets were put in cubbies last week. These will need to be returned by Oct 7th. Pumpkin Patch: Our annual Farm trip is planned for Oct 16 and 17 at 9:30. This year we will be going to The Vancouver Pumpkin Patch at Velvet Acres. The cost is $5 per child and that includes a pumpkin! We will visit farm animal in the petting zoo, play in hay tunnels and take a hay ride out to the patch! If you'd like to pack a picnic lunch we can plan to eat lunch together after we are done at the farm. Work Wall: The letter of the week is 'C'. Kids can bring in items that start with the letter 'C'. These can be toys, objects found around the home or pictures. We will look around our classroom for objects starting with the letter 'C'. Teacher Tasha Tuition Prices 2 Days a week: $190 a month 3 Days a week: $245 a month 4 Days a week: $300 a month 5 Days a week: $355 a month Kindergarten: $405 a month

Sept 22-26

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week we finished up our 'I can' unit with a friendship painting. Two friends worked together to roll cans covered in paint around in a large box; these created really unique paintings! With this week being the first week of fall we will jump into some favorite fall units! This week we will focus on a yummy fall fruit; apples! We have many apple crafts planned, we will taste test apples, make patterns with apples and we will make our own applesauce! If anyone has an apple tree and has extras apples to donate we would love to use homegrown apples this week. During circle time we will read 'A' Was Once an Apple Pie, Ten Apples Up On Top and Apple Picking. We have been practicing our fall songs; Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate and Bats Are Flying. Carnival is right around the corner; Oct 3rd! In addition to all the fun games we will have hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and a chili cook off! Our annual Farm trip is planned for Oct 16 and 17 at 9:30. This year we will be going to The Vancouver Pumpkin Patch at Velvet Acres. The cost is $5 per child and that includes a pumpkin! We will visit farm animal in the petting zoo, play in hay tunnels and take a hay ride out to the patch! Work Wall: The letter of the week is 'B'. Kids can bring in items that start with the letter 'B'. These can be toys, objects found around the home or pictures. Word wall items will be kept in the hamper during class and will go home each day. Please remember to sign your child in each day; we will use the sign in sheet to take a quick count in case of an emergency. If we have to exit the building quickly we grab the sign in sheet clip board as we leave. This week we will have our first fire drill; we have one a month. We ring the alarm for a few seconds and then practice quickly exiting the building and lining up outside by the playground. We also practice an earthquake drill when we get back in the building. We have begun to see the onset of cold and flu season. Vanessa and I have been diligent about sanitizing the classroom shelves, tables and toys. I want to ask everyone if they will wash kids hands before they come into class. Also, if you keep sick kids home please call Katie in the office or email me to let us know. Together we can work to keep everyone healthy! For anyone that is interested in adding a day of preschool we have quite a few spots on Monday and Friday. If you would be interested in adding a day let Katie know. Picture day is coming up; our scheduled day for pictures is Tuesday Oct 6th. I can add Monday for pictures to but wanted to get some feedback, for those that Tuesday isn't a normal school day would you be able to come in at 9:30 to get individual pictures done and then we can do one class photos that will include everyone. If this doesn't work for people than I will add Monday as a picture day as well. Picture packets will go home soon and will need to be returned the day of pictures. Teacher Tasha

Sept 15-20

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week went well; everyone seems to be adjusting and feeling more comfortable in class. There is a lot to learn these first few weeks, we really work on sitting quietly during circle, staying at the table during snack and lining up and walking in a line to get to the playground. For the first couple months of school we will use a rope that everyone holds onto while we make the trip to the playground. This will ensure that everyone is together and safe! Bikes will be out this week and most days until the weather turns rainy. On windy days like we had last week we are unable to keep the bike fences from blowing down in the wind so we won't ride bikes those days. Kids need a helmet from home in order to ride bikes. Please make sure a name is on the helmet so we make sure the right helmet goes to each kiddo. We still need quite a few family portraits; if you haven't sent one in this week would be a good time to do it! We will be taking our first trip over to Kindred to sing to the 'grandmas and grandpas'. The folks living there love to see the kids and hear their songs. It's a great way for us to reach out and be a part of our local community! If anyone is interested in joining us, we leave at 10:00 and walk across the street as a school. We are usually gone for about a half an hour. We had a lot of fun painting with cans. These pieces of art are on display in the hallway. We also used the cans outside to collect and sort rocks and pinecones, build castle and scoop and pour sand. We are going to continue with our 'I can' unit this week. We will also begin an All About Me unit this week. We will work on our family portrait projects, create a self portrait and do a name practice project! We will begin word wall this week; for the next two weeks we will focus on letter A! Kids can bring in items that start with the letter 'A'. These can be toys, objects found around the home or pictures. We have a green hamper that word wall items will go in; it will be located right by the door. Word wall items will be kept in the hamper during class and will go home each day. For anyone that is interested in adding a day of preschool we have quite a few spots on Monday and Friday. If you would be interested in adding a day let Katie know. Picture days have been reschedule for October. The wonderful Sarah Costa will be taking portraits. We will be doing individual portraits as well as a class photo. Thank you for letting us be a part of your child’s preschool experience! It’s going to be a great week! Teacher Tasha

Sept 8-12

Dear Sunshine Families, Our first two days last week were great! We spent time playing with all the toys and materials in the classroom and learning where they go when it’s clean up time. We played outside on the playground; digging in the sandbox, swinging and running. When the weather is nice we love to play and learn outside! This is our first full week of school and for some the first day of school. Again, this week we will spend time in the classroom exploring the materials and getting familiar with the environment. This early in the year we spend quite a bit of time on our transition times. Cleaning up, using the restrooms and walking in a line are new for many of the kids so we will devote a lot of our day to working on these things. We will continue working on our sunshine art projects this week. These are a two part project that we hope to have completed by the end of the week and displayed in the classroom. We will also begin an ‘I can” unit. We will generate ideas about all the things we ‘can’ do at school and at home. I have been collecting soup cans in various sizes that we will use for an art project, to collect rocks and for sorting. We want to focus on all the great things kids already know how to do and everything they are able to do at preschool! We are going to begin working on our family portrait project this week. These will be displayed in the classroom. The kids love having these pictures to look at during the day and share with their friends. It helps give them ownership in the classroom and helps develop friendships in class. We are going to hold off on the word wall until next week, the kids are still adjusting to our days together. Next week, Sept 15-19, we will start with the letter ‘A’ and work our way through the alphabet. Kids are invited to bring in something that starts with the letter of the week. We have a green hamper that word wall items will go in; it will be located right by the door. If you have not returned the registration paper work which includes a release form stating who can and cannot pick up your kids and the personal info we need those back as soon as possible. They can be downloaded and printed from the school website. For anyone that is interested in adding a day of preschool we have quite a few spots on Monday and Friday. If you would be interested in adding a day let Katie know. Picture days will be at the end of September this year. We will be doing individual portraits as well as a class photo. Pictures are usually held 2 days for each class and will begin the week of September 22. More info will come next week. Thank you for letting us be a part of your child’s preschool experience! It’s going to be a great week! Teacher Tasha

Sept 4 and 5

Dear Sunshine Families, This newsletter will typically go out Sunday evening for the week ahead. I will copy and paste the majority of the content into the email and will also send an attachment with the newsletter in its entirety. It is also posted to the school blog. We are so excited to get this school year started! This is a short week, with two days in class. We will spend these days getting adjusted to our routine and getting to know one another. It’s not uncommon for kids to feel unsure or worried when they come to school for the first time, even if they have seemed excited. If parents and teachers all keep a positive attitude towards school it can make the transition smoother. Vanessa and I will take your lead at drop offs but it is often easier if parents say a quick goodbye and reassure kids that you will be back after school. Our first two days we will create a cute sunshine project to decorate our classroom. We will also explore our art media center and sensory material, and play with play dough. We will give lots of free choice time the first few weeks of school. I’d like the kids to become familiar with the materials and toys in the classroom and feel comfortable to explore them in their own ways. Please remember to sign your child in and out each day on the purple sign in sheets by the door. Also, the tuition box is located right by the sign in sheets. Tuition checks can be placed in there; they are collected shortly after class begins as well as right after class ends. The two bulletin boards outside the classroom door have the school newsletter and snack calendar posted each month as well as this newsletter, class lesson plans and the daily schedule. Each child has a cubby in the hall. We will put all their art projects and classroom work as well as notices from the office in cubbies. Please be sure to check them often. Next week we will jump right into a full week. We are asking that each family bring in a family portrait. We will be using these in a project so a copy that you do not need back would be best. We will begin working on the Word Wall next week, we will start with the letter ‘A’ and work our way through the alphabet. Kids are invited to bring in something that starts with the letter of the week. Toys are ok but it’s a great time to get creative! We have a word wall basket that items can be placed in; they will stay in the basket until the end of the day. Toys brought in for word wall will not be played with in class. I had mentioned to some of you at open house that we have tricycles and scooters out on nicer days. They will not be out this week and possibly not next week either; I will keep you posted as to when they will be set up. We’d like to give the kids a couple weeks to comfortable with our outdoor space before we add bikes. Kids need to bring a helmet from home in order to ride bicycles. Helmets can be hung up with backpacks; just make sure they have a name in them. I hope that wasn’t information overload! I am looking forward to a fun filled year together getting to know one another and making lasting memories. Feel free to contact me anytime, I’m available via email and love to chat after class. I don’t always have a lot of time before class as I have to get my kids to school. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Sept 4 Tuition due Sept 10 Tuition Grace period ends Sept 17 & 18 Kindred Visit Sept 22-26 Picture days (TBA) Oct 1 Tuition Due Oct 10 Tuition Grace period ends Oct 16 &17 Bizi Farm trips Oct 29 & 30 Kindred Visit Oct 30 & 31 Class Parties/parades Nov 3 Tuition Due Nov 6 Conferences- No School Nov 7 No school Nov 10 Tuition Grace period ends Nov 11 No School-Veteran’s Day

June 16-19

Dear Sunshine Families This is our last week in class together! I just wanted to take a minute and say how great this year has been. I have loved being a part of your lives and for many of you this was your first preschool experience. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of that! The year has been so great; we had many adventures together. I hope everyone has a great summer break and pleas, come visit next year! Our all school picnic is on Thursday at 10:00. I look forward to spending this last day together at the park. The teachers will cook up hotdogs and the sign up sheet is out for drinks, chips, salads and fruit! Art: We won't be doing any art work that needs to dry so kids can take stuff home that day; we will work with scissors, crayons and markers. Math/Science: We will play with playdough; I got some brand new stuff for our last week together. Literacy: If anyone has a bookbag and book at home I would love it if you could bring them back this week. Also; any donations of gently used books we be great so I can replenish the book bag shelves' for next year! Extras: It's not too late to sign up for summer camp! It's a great way to stay connected and busy over the summer! Important Dates June 18th Last day in class June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School

June 9-13

Dear Sunshine Families This is our last full week in class; we will spend our time revisiting some of our favorite art projects, getting messy with gak and playing outside on the cleaned up playground! Thank you to those that came to playground cleanup! It looks great out there; we really appreciate all the hard work! Our last family event is next week on June 19th at Felida Park This is a potluck event; we will have sign up sheets out soon. The school will provide hot dogs and condiments. We will meet at the park at 10:00; bikes, scooters, Frisbees and other outdoor play things are welcome. Also, I'd recommend bringing a picnic blanket as there isn't a lot of seating. Art: This week we will revisit some of our favorite projects from the year. Math/Science: We are going to make gak this week. The combination of elmers glue and borax is so much fun to mix up! Literacy: This week we will read A Home for Hermit Crab and Oh, The Places You'll Go Word wall for the rest of the year will be free choice. Kids can bring anything they want to share and we will sound out the letter for the item! Extras: Playground cleanup is this coming Saturday!!! We will weed, trim and rake gravel. We will also be repainting the playhouse, bridge and toybox. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! As the weather gets nicer bikes will be out more often! It can be hard to know if they will be set out until we get to school and determine the weather, but if it looks like dry weather they should be out! Helmets can be brought everyday or left at school if you choose. If you are on Facebook or even if you aren't make sure you check out our Little Acorn page. We keep up to date information regarding events and things happening in the classrooms! Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Acorn-Preschool-and-Kindergarten/111773625573378 Volunteer Hours: -Make die cuts in the office -Laminate in the office -Wash classroom chairs -Take dress-up clothes home to wash -Take stuffed animals home to wash -Playground cleanup Important Dates June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 18th Last day in class June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Teacher Tasha

May 26-30

Dear Sunshine Families This week we will take our bus field trip on Thursday and Friday. We will board the bus in front of school on 33rd street. The route takes us down 33rd, south on Grand Blvd, along the riverfront and up Columbia Blvd. we are dropped off right where we started. We will not exit the bus at any point during our trip. If any parents are interested in joining us I would love to have at least one volunteer for each day. Also, if you child doesn't attend on these days you are welcome to join us for the bus trip and snack afterwards. We will board the bus at 10:12 both days. The letter for this week is 'B' for Bus! Art: This week we will catch up on some projects we haven't finished and begin on a classroom canvas that will be hung in the room. Math/Science: Our math and science family fun night is this Friday, May 30th, from 5:30-7:00. We will be playing a life size board game, will test sink or float items, making volcanoes and flying paper airplanes. We will make and eat root beer floats! It is going to be a great night; we are also inviting any preschool age friends you have that might want to check out our school! This is our last family night of the year! I hope everyone will drop in for the fun!! Literacy: This week we will read The Wheels on The Bus and Extras: Playground cleanup is June 7th!!! We will be repainting the playhouse, bridge and toybox. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! As the weather gets nicer bikes will be out more often! It can be hard to know if they will be set out until we get to school and determine the weather, but if it looks like dry weather they should be out! Helmets can be brought everyday or left at school if you choose. If you are on Facebook or even if you aren't make sure you check out our Little Acorn page. We keep up to date information regarding events and things happening in the classrooms! Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Acorn-Preschool-and-Kindergarten/111773625573378 Summer camp registration is in full swing. We are offering 2 weeks of camp this year. Camp runs from 9:00-12:00. Each week there will be 2 options, the first week the themes offered are Dinosaurs or Disney and the second week themes are Princess and Pirates or Lego's. Each week will include outside water play (weather permitting), fun snacks and a camp keepsake! Registration form can be found by the sign in sheet and upstairs in the office. Volunteer Hours: -Make die cuts in the office -Laminate in the office -Wash classroom chairs -Take dress-up clothes home to wash -Take stuffed animals home to wash -Playground cleanup Important Dates May 30th Family Fun Night June 1 Tuition Due June 7 Playground cleanup day June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Teacher Tasha

May 19-23

Dear Sunshine Families The kids had so much fun with transportation that we will continue with it this week. After painting with our cars they are in need of a wash, so we will set up a car wash station. We will also make a couple parking garages to park our vehicles. Summer camp registration is in full swing. We are offering 2 weeks of camp this year. Camp runs from 9:00-12:00. Each week there will be 2 options, the first week the themes offered are Dinosaurs or Disney and the second week themes are Princess and Pirates or Lego's. Each week will include outside water play (weather permitting), fun snacks and a camp keepsake! Registration form can be found by the sign in sheet and upstairs in the office. The letter for this week is 'C' for Car! We are trying to plan a bus trip for next week; I will let you know more when we have worked out the details:) Art: We will make cars and tell stories about where the passengers are going and we will also decorate sailboats to float on the river on the bulletin board Math/Science: The kids have been excited to watch their corn and beans grow. We will send the corn home this week and the beans we will keep for another week to continue our observation and documentation of their growth. Our math and science family fun night is coming up next Friday, May 30th, from 5:30-7:00. We will be playing a life size board game, will test sink or float items, making volcanoes and flying paper airplanes. We will make and eat root beer floats! It is going to be a great night; we are also inviting any preschool age friends you have that might want to check out our school! Literacy: This week we will read My Truck is Stuck and Sheep in a Jeep. Extras: Playground cleanup is June 7th!!! We will be repainting the playhouse, bridge and toybox. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! As the weather gets nicer bikes will be out more often! It can be hard to know if they will be set out until we get to school and determine the weather, but if it looks like dry weather they should be out! Helmets can be brought everyday or left at school if you choose. If you are on Facebook or ever if you aren't make sure you check out our Little Acorn page. We keep up to date information regarding events and things happening in the classrooms! Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Acorn-Preschool-and-Kindergarten/111773625573378 Volunteer Hours: -Make die cuts in the office -Playground cleanup Important Dates May 26th Memorial Day-No School May 30th Family Fun Night June 1 Tuition Due June 7 Playground cleanup day June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Teacher Tasha

May 12-16

Dear Sunshine Families I want to let everyone know that Katie will not be in our classroom for the rest of the school year. But don't worry she won't be far; she has been hired as the new director of Little Acorn! Beginning this week she will be working in the office but I am sure she will pop down to visit us from time to time! Teacher Sabrina and board member, Shanda will be helping out for the rest of the year. Summer camp registration is in full swing. We are offering 2 weeks of camp this year. Camp runs from 9:00-12:00. Each week there will be 2 options, the first week the themes offered are Dinosaurs or Disney and the second week themes are Princess and Pirates or Lego's. Each week will include outside water play (weather permitting), fun snacks and a camp keepsake! Registration form can be found by the sign in sheet and upstairs in the office. This week we will start our unit on transportation; Trucks, cars, plans and trains! The letter for this week is 'T' for Truck! Art: We will drive cars and trucks through paint and around on paper, we will also drive tractors through puff paint. The kids can make a collage with construction vehicles and we will make a bus out of egg cartons. Math/Science: We will make transportation patterns and continue with our planting unit from last week. The kids make drawings of their seeds and as their beans sprout will document that as well. Literacy: This week we will read Truck! and The Magic School Bus Extras: Playground cleanup is June 7th!!! We will be repainting the playhouse, bridge and toybox. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! As the weather gets nicer bikes will be out more often! It can be hard to know if they will be set out until we get to school and determine the weather, but if it looks like dry weather they should be out! Helmets can be brought everyday or left at school if you choose. If you are on Facebook make sure you check out our Little Acorn page. We keep up to date information regarding events and things happening in the classrooms! Important Dates May 9 Tuition Grace period ends at Noon May 26th Memorial Day-No School May 30th Family Fun Night June 1 Tuition Due June 7 Playground cleanup day June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Teacher Tasha

May 5-9

Dear Sunshine Families Summer camp registration is in full swing. We are offering 2 weeks of camp this year. Camp runs from 9:00-12:00. Each week there will be 2 options, the first week the themes offered are Dinosaurs or Disney and the second week themes are Princess and Pirates or Lego's. Each week will include outside water play (weather permitting), fun snacks and a camp keepsake! This week we will begin planting! We will plant corn in a bag, peas and green beans and sunflowers. We have been talking about what plants need to grow; water, sun, and soil. The letter for this week is 'P' for plants!. Art: Handprint flowers, water color gardens and flower prints Math/Science: As we plant our seeds and watch them grow we will work on creating documentation. The kids will have the opportunity to draw the progress of their plants as they sprout and grow. Literacy: This week we will revisit a story we read in the fall, Pumpkin Jack is a great story about the life cycle of plants. We will also read Grow, Sunflower. Extras: Playground cleanup is June 7th!!! We will be repainting the playhouse, bridge and toybox. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! As the weather gets nicer bikes will be out more often! It can be hard to know if they will be set out until we get to school and determine the weather, but if it looks like dry weather they should be out! Helmets can be brought everyday or left at school if you choose. Our in class assessments are almost finished! These will be sent home at the end of next week. We don't have conferences scheduled but if you have any questions about report cards please let me know! Important Dates May 9 Tuition Grace period ends at Noon May 26th Memorial Day-No School June 1 Tuition Due June 7 Playground cleanup day June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

April 28-May 2

Dear Sunshine Families Last week we started talking about bugs, this week we will continue with bugs and begin talking about gardens and the things people plant in their gardens. Next week we will begin planting flowers and vegetables in class. Donations of peat pots and potting soil are greatly appreciated! The letter for this week is 'I' for insect!. We will get creative to make letter I out of paper scraps. Art: We will make and label the parts of a flower and paint geometric butterflies. We will also make flower prints with mums and daisies! Math/Science: Izzy Inchworm books, The kids will plant corn in a bag. Literacy: This week we will read A Garden for Miss Mouse and Planting a Rainbow. The kids will work on a mini book about plants. Extras: Last week I had playground cleanup day written on May 17, the actual day for playground cleanup is June 7th. This is a great way to complete volunteer hours. Bring your garden gloves, shovels and rakes and help us spread new gravel, pull weeds and clean up the play structures and house! Important Dates May 1 Tuition Due May 9 Tuition Grace period ends at Noon May 26th Memorial Day-No School June 1 Tuition Due June 7 Playground cleanup day June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Wish List • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

April 21-25

Dear Sunshine Families Last week was so much fun with all our great guests, yummy snacks and fun projects! This week will be back to our normal schedule and we will spend more time working on our spring assessments. The pancake breakfast was great! It was awesome to see everyone enjoying breakfast and chat while checking out the art show. The auction was a great success also! Thank you everyone for your donations!!! If you put a bid in on any items you can stop by the preschool office anytime this week to check if you won and to pick up your items. Caroline will be in the office the rest of the year. This week we will begin talking about Bugs! Spring is the time of year when bugs are out and about doing their thing. We will talk about what bugs do and why they are helpful to us. The letter for this week is 'B' for bug!. We will practice making letter 'B' in shaving cream and stamp with letter 'B'. Art: We will make paper plate lady bugs, coffee filter butterflies and busy bees. Math/Science: Bug patterns Literacy: This week we will read The Very Grouchy Lady Bug and The Very Busy Spider. Important Dates April 23 & 24th Kindred 10:15 May 1 Tuition Due May 9 Tuition Grace period ends at Noon May 17 Tentative Playground Clean up Day May 26th Memorial Day-No School June 1 Tuition Due June 10th Tution Grace period ends at Noon June 19th All school Picnic-Last day of School Wish List • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

April 14-18

Dear Sunshine Families Welcome back. I hope everyone had a great spring break and were able to enjoy the sunny weather! This week is a busy one. It is The Week of The Young Child; a week were we celebrate the children in our lives. We will have fun visitors, yummy snacks and spirit days all week. Here's a list of all the events planned for the week Monday – No Guest(ease into the week) Super Hero Day Oreos & Milk Tuesday – Jabba the Dog & Mark Silly Sock Day Chicken Nuggets Wednesday – Officer Johnson Class Color Day Mac-n-Cheese Thursday – Concrete Truck Day Silly Hat Day Hot Dogs Friday - TBA Wild & Crazy Hair Day Cheese Pizza We will also begin our spring assessments this week. We will practice letter and number recognition, explore shapes and colors b and make patterns. Report cards will go home May 15th. The letter for this week is 'S'. We will practice making letter 'S' in shaving cream! Art: We will stamp with letter 'S', finger paint S and finish our art show pieces. Literacy: This week we will read City Mouse and Country Mouse and Ain't Gonna Paint No More Extras: Next Saturday, April 19th is our Family Pancake Breakfast and Art Show. Come enjoy a breakfast made by your teachers and enjoy some awesome art pieces creates by your kids! There is a signup sheet so we can get an idea of how many will be attending. Important Dates April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15 Wish List • Ream of white printer paper • fine point crayola markers • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

MArch 31-April 4

Dear Sunshine Families This is our last week before spring break! We will continue learning about weather and spring flowers. We were unable to do our windy art last week so we will be doing it this week! We will also complete our cherry blossom tree on the bulletin board. The letter for this week is 'R'. Each week we will focus on a different letter; we will practice writing the letter and talk about things that start with the letter sound. The items that are brought in will be saved for sharing; they will not be played with or used during class time. The upcoming auction was canceled due to low interest in ticket sales. We will instead hold a silent auction to auction off the goods collected, the classroom baskets and the classroom art pieces. The silent auction will be the week of April 14-18, the week we come back from spring break. Items will be on display in the hall between Maria's office and the sanctuary. Art: The kids will make garden paintings, windy art and letter R paintings . Math/Science: We will experiment with ways to make wind to move objects. We will use a blow dryer and paint to make a windy painting. Literacy: We will read Cloudette, Welcome, Spring and Sarah's Boots. We will practice writing the letter 'R'. Extras: We have received just about all of the birthday party basket donations. If anyone is interested in putting the basket together let me know! It's going to look great! Important Dates April 1st Tuition Due April 7th – 11th Spring Break April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15 Wish List • Ream of white printer paper • fine point crayola markers • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

March 24-28

Dear Sunshine Families This week is the first full week of spring. After this nice, sunny weekend the flowers are in full bloom. In class we will make flowers to decorate the classroom. We will also take about spring weather; the weather patterns change from day to day during the spring months. This week we will begin doing a letter of the week. Each week we will focus on a different letter; we will practice writing the letter and talk about things that start with the letter sound. This week we will do letter "W" for wind. The kids may bring in a sharing item that begin with the letter "W". The items that are brought in will be saved for sharing; they will not be played with or used during classtime. The upcoming auction was canceled due to low interest in ticket sales. We will instead hold a silent auction to auction off the goods collected, the classroom baskets and the classroom art pieces. Art: The kids will make water color flowers, windy art and puff paint clouds. Math/Science: We will experiment with ways to make wind to move objects. We will use a blow dryer and paint to make a windy painting. Literacy: We will read Cloudette, Welcome, Spring and Sarah's Boots. Extras: We have received just about all of the birthday party basket donations. If anyone is interested in putting the basket together let me know! It's going to look great! We have 2 full weeks of class before spring break. We will not have class April 7-11. Important Dates April 1st Tuition Due April 7th – 11th Spring Break April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15 Wish List • Ream of white printer paper • fine point crayola markers • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie Sunshine class lesson plan March 24-28 Art- water color flowers, windy art and puff paint clouds Math/science- Wind Experiment Literacy- Cloudette, Welcome, Spring and Sarah's Boots. Fine/Gross motor- Practice writing letter "W" Song- Rhyming words Cat and Hat are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words Cat and Hat are rhyming words, Cat and Hat

March 17-21

Dear Sunshine Families Monday is the Hough Parade. We will release from class at 11:30 so you have time to get down to Hough, at 19th and Daniel's. They start blocking streets off early so it can be tricky to find parking. I have usually been able to find parking on Franklin behind the school or on Broadway. We do a lot of walking so I suggest strollers or wagons if you think your kids will wear out. Plan to dress in green or in your purple sunshine class tie-dye. Auction is quickly approaching. Check out the bulletin board down the main stairs for an idea of items that will be up for grabs and then plan to buy tickets to attend this fun event! It's a great night. Art: The kids will make rainbow paintings, button collages and spin art. Math/Science: We will cut green bell pepper in half and make shamrock prints with them Literacy: We will read The Little leprechaun, Corduroy and Little Yellow and Little Blue. Extras: We have received just about all of the birthday party basket donations. If anyone is interested in putting the basket together let me know! It's going to look great! Just a friendly reminder; please leave all food and drinks out of the playroom. We have some kids in the school with serious food allergies and we need the playroom to be a safe place for them to play. Thanks! Important Dates March 14th Early Bird Auction Ticket Sales End March 17th – 24th Regular price Auction Tickets on Sale March 17th Paddy Hough Parade release @ 11:30 March 19th Kindred @ 10:15 March 21st All Auction Ticket Sales end @ NOON March 29th Annual Dinner Auction April 1st Tuition Due April 7th – 11th Spring Break April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15 Wish List • Ream of white printer paper • fine point crayola markers • Scotch tape • Baby wipes Thank you all for sharing your kids with us and for helping make our classroom so great! We appreciate you all:) Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

March 10-14

Dear Sunshine Families, This week will read Pete the Cat! We will read about is new white shoes, his 4 groovy buttons and his rockin' guitar!! This is the last week to purchase early bird auction dinner tickets! Tickets are $15.00 per person and $25.00 per couple, this is includes dinner, entertainment, and the chance to get some amazing deals on auction items! We will also have Reserved Tables at the front of the action for auction. Tables have a 4 couple capacity and will go for $150.00 a table. We will be providing childcare on site this year by current staff members for $12.00 per child or $20.00 for two kids. This includes activities and dinner, space is limited so please sign up asap with the office. Art: The kids will create Pete Masks, Rocking guitars and a Pete color book Math/Science: We will sort buttons by color and size. Literacy: We will read Pete the Cat and his new white shoes, Pete the Cat and his 4 groovy buttons and Pete the Cat and his rockin guitar. Extras: Just a friendly reminder; please leave all food and drinks out of the playroom. We have some kids in the school with serious food allergies and we need the playroom to be a safe place for them to play. Thanks! We are walking in the Hough St. Patrick’s Day Parade which is Monday March 17th @ 12:30. We will release from class this day at 11:30. If Monday is not a class day for your child you are still welcome to join us for the parade, the more, the merrier! We have participated in this community event for the last few years and it is always so much fun!! Our annual auction is quickly approaching. We will be starting our classroom auction items in class this week; this will be a piece of art done by the kids. We will also start collecting items for our auction basket; a sign up will be out for that this week. The school is also looking for donations of goods and services; if you have any way of securing donations that would be great. All donations are tax deductable since we are a nonprofit program. Thank you for all your help keeping our school great! Important Dates March 14th Early Bird Auction Ticket Sales End March 17th – 24th Regular price Auction Tickets on Sale March 17th Paddy Hough Parade release @ 11:30 March 19th Kindred @ 10:15 March 21st All Auction Ticket Sales end @ NOON March 29th Annual Dinner Auction April 1st Tuition Due April 7th – 11th Spring Break April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15

March 3-7

Dear Sunshine Families, Family fun night was a huge hit! Thank you everyone that contributed to make it such a success! Our Annual Silent Auction is fast approaching, it is the last Saturday of this month March 29th! Early Bird Auction Tickets go on Sale on the 3rd – 14th. Tickets are $15.00 per person and $25.00 per couple, this is includes dinner, entertainment, and the chance to get some amazing deals on auction items! We will also have Reserved Tables at the front of the action for auction. Tables have a 4 couple capacity and will go for $150.00 a table. We will be providing childcare on site this year by current staff members for $12.00 per child or $20.00 for two kids. This includes activities and dinner, space is limited so please sign up asap with the office. This week we will focus on Dr. Suess. We will read some fun stories and create art to go along with it. Art: The kids will create one fish, two fish bowls, make Cat in the Hat hats and create Suessical sculptures Social/Emotional: We will read the story Green Eggs and Ham with the Dragonfly class on Monday and Tuesday before we enjoy a yummy greens eggs snack. Math/Science: We will mix up green eggs and ham! Literacy: We will read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in The Hat Extras: We are walking in the Hough St. Patrick’s Day Parade which is Monday March 17th @ 12:30. We will release from class this day at 11:30. If Monday is not a class day for your child you are still welcome to join us for the parade, the more, the merrier! We have participated in this community event for the last few years and it is always so much fun!! Our annual auction is quickly approaching. We will be starting our classroom auction items in class this week; this will be a piece of art done by the kids. We will also start collecting items for our auction basket; a sign up will be out for that this week. The school is also looking for donations of goods and services; if you have any way of securing donations that would be great. All donations are tax deductable since we are a nonprofit program. Thank you for all your help keeping our school great! Important Dates March 3rd Tuition Due March 3rd 14th Early Bird Auction Tickets on sale March 14th Early Bird Auction Ticket Sales End March 17th – 24th Regular price Auction Tickets on Sale March 17th Paddy Hough Parade release @ 11:30 March 19th Kindred @ 10:15 March 21st All Auction Ticket Sales end @ NOON March 29th Annual Dinner Auction April 1st Tuition Due April 7th – 11th Spring Break April 14th – 18th Week of the Young Child April 14th – 19th Book Fair April 19th Family Breakfast & Art Show April 24th Kindred 10:15

Feb 24-28

Dear Sunshine Families, This kids had a lot of fun reading Leo Lioni stories, noticing the similarities of the illustrations and creating their own Leo art. This week we will focus on Eric Carle and his collage style illustrations. Many children are familiar with Eric Carle stories and it's always fun look deeper into some of their favorite books to recreate the art. Art: The kids will work together to create a large Very Hungry Caterpillar, we will do spin art to make spider webs; like the Very Busy Spider and begin on our auction art work. Social/Emotional: We will spend some time mixing colors and painting paper to use for our Eric Carle art. Literacy: We will read The Very Hungry Caterpiller, The Very Busy Spider and Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you see. Extras: Our annual auction is quickly approaching. We will be starting our classroom auction items in class this week; this will be a piece of art done by the kids. We will also start collecting items for our auction basket; a sign up will be out for that this week. The school is also looking for donations of goods and services; if you have any way of securing donations that would be great. All donations are tax deductable since we are a nonprofit program. Thank you for all your help keeping our school great! Please join us for Family Fun night this Friday as we celebrate Dr. Suess's birthday! Important Dates Feb 28th Family Fun Night-Happy Birthday Dr. Suess March 3 & 4 Green Eggs and Ham March 17 Hough St. Paddy’s day parade

Feb 10-15

Dear Sunshine Families, Due to the threat of freezing rain Vancouver School District has called a no school day for tomorrow Monday February 10th so we will not have class either. I hope everyone has enjoyed the time at home and has stayed safe in this winter weather! This week we will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday and Friday. Since we are unable to have our party on Monday we will still have each child's Valentine's Bag out and we will fill them with Valentine treats. Whatever day your child comes they can take their bag of goodies home. Wednesday we will not be in class; we will meet at The Northwest Children's Theatre at 9:15 for our 9:45 performance of Goodnight Moon. They will begin seating us at 9:30; the show is about 1 and 1/2 hours with a short intermission. Parking is very limited so if you are able I recommend carpooling. Art: We will make heart caterpillars. Social/Emotional: The kids will deliver their Valentine cards to their friends and on Wed we will enjoy Goodnight Moon together. Literacy: We will read Goodnight Moon and Clifford's Valentine Extras: The sunshine class is in charge of the upcoming family night, being held Feb 28th. We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday with some games, crafts and a dance party! We are looking for volunteers to help us with this night; we need some help with cupcake donations, prepping craft projects and decorations. Let me know if you can help in any way! It'll be a great way to get some volunteer hours in. Important Dates Feb 3rd Tuition Due (late after the 10th) Feb 10th/ 11th Morning Class Valentine Parties Feb 12th Good Night Moon Field Trip 9:45 Feb 17th President’s Day No School Feb 28th Family Fun Night-Happy Birthday Dr. Suess March 17 Hough St. Paddy’s day parade

Feb 3-7

Dear Sunshine Families, This week we will transition from winter animals to nocturnal animals. We will focus on raccoons but will also take about other types of nocturnal animals. We will talk about what it means to be nocturnal, where nocturnal animals live and the ways they are similar and different fromm day time animals. Art: The kids will make kissing hand cards, cute raccoon projects and begin working on valentine projects Literacy: We will read The Kissing Hand, The Goodnight Kiss and Nocturnal Animals Social/Emotional: This time of year we like to talk about friends and family; those that we love and the ways we show love. We will do a writing project about the people we love. Math/Science: We will make kissing hand cookies Monday and Tuesday :) Extras: If you haven't done so yet please pay for your play tickets as soon as possible! This is the time of year that we begin planning for auction. As a class we will put together an auction basket; if you have any fun ideas for a themed basket let me know. Also; if you can help us make sign-up sheets, put together a basket, acquire donations or have any other way to help with auction let us know! This weeks Songs Mr. Snowman-Tune of Happy Birthday Here’s a black hat for you, here’s a black hat for you Here’s a black hat Mr. Snowman, Here’s a black hat for you Continue with a carrot nose, red scarf, and stick arms Upcoming dates Jan 30-31 Teddy bear picnic Jan 31 Family Fun Night Feb 3 Tuition due Feb 5 In house registration at 9:15 Feb 7 Open Registration Feb 12 Goodnight Moon Field trip at 9:45 Feb 14 Book Orders Due Feb 28 Family Fun Night It is going to be a great week! Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

jan 20-24

Dear Sunshine families,

Reminder: No school on Monday Jan 20th in observance of Martin

Luther King Jr. day.

This week we will learn about cold weather animals. We briefly talked

about polar bears last week. This week we will focus on penguins. We

have some cute penguin crafts and will learn about the different kinds

of penguins and the sizes they are.

Social/Emotional- Next week, Jan 31 is our next family fun night. We will be decoration cookies and watching the winter movie "The Snowman and his dog". I hope you can make it to this family friendly event. I have a sign up on the bulletin board by the door; if you could sign up so we can get a head count that'd be great.

Art- Will trace each child foot to make a footprint penguin. We will also make penguin handprints!

Literacy- This week we will read: Peirre the Penguin and Penguins

Math/science: We will mix up oobleck; a combination of corn starch and water!

Extras:   

We will begin collecting payment for our fieldtrip to see Good Night Moon. The cost is $5 per person attending. You can give money to Katie or I, or directly to Maria.

Inclement weather policy: If Vancouver School districts are closed or have a 2-hour late start we will not have class. If you are ever not sure you can call the preschool office and a recording stating that we are closed will be posted. I also try to email families as soon as I know if school is canceled.

       

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Jan 20th MLK Day-No School

J Jan 31st Family Fun Night

J Feb 3rd Tuition Due

J Feb 5th In house registration 9:15

J Feb 7th Open registration

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon @9:45

Jan 13-17

Dear Sunshine families,

This week we will continue learning about ice and snow. We will talk

about the fun activities people do in snow such as skiing, sledding and

building snow men!

 

Social/Emotional- We will have a snowflake station this week. The kids will use their fine motor skills to cut and create snowflakes.

Art- Each day we will work together to build a snowman for the classroom,  we will also create a snowy slope on our bulletin board and make snow covered tree.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snowy vacation, What Snowmen do at Night and The Snowman. This week we will begin letter writing practice during our table time. each child will have an alphebet packet to work on. The letter are not in the packet alphabetically but rather start with straight lines and advance to curved letters.

Math/science: Last week the kids really enjoyed working together to melt the ice cubes and get the dinosaurs out; this week we will continue that using colored see salt water.

Extras:   

We need a count for our upcoming fieltrip to The Northwest childrens theater production of Good Night Moon. Please sign up as soon as possible so we can reserve our seats!

Inclement weather policy: If Vancouver School districts are closed or have a 2-hour late start we will not have class. If you are ever not sure you can call the preschool office and a recording stating that we are closed will be posted. I also try to email families as soon as I know if school is canceled.

       

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 12th we will not be in class and as a school attend this fun play! I will have a sign up out this week so we can get an idea of how many will attend.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Jan 20th MLK Day-No School

J Jan 31st Family Fun Night

J Feb 3rd Tuition Due

J Feb 5th In house registration 9:15

J Feb 7th Open registration

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon @9:45

Jan 6-10

Dear Sunshine families,

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed their 2 weeks and were able to

relax and enjoy family. I am sure the kids are all ready to get back to

school and routine, I know I am!

This week we will talk about winter. We will paint with ice and create

snowy scenes. We will also experiment with melting ice with sea salt.

 

Social/Emotional- We will have a snowflake station this week. The kids will use their fine motor skills to cut and create snowflakes.

Art- We will make paint with our ice paint, make snowy scenes and cut snowflakes.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snow Day, A very special Snowflake and Footprints in the snow.

Math/science: The kids will help us make ice paint and use sea salt to melt ice.

Extras:   

Inclement weather policy: If Vancouver School districts are closed or have a 2-hour late start we will not have class. If you are ever not sure you can call the preschool office and a recording stating that we are closed will be posted. I also try to email families as soon as I know if school is canceled.

       

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 12th we will not be in class and as a school attend this fun play! I will have a sign up out this week so we can get an idea of how many will attend.

                                Teacher Tasha and Teacher Katie

 

 

Dates to Remember:

J Jan 6 Class resumes

J Jan 6th Tuition Due

J Jan 10th Tuition Grace period ends at noon

J Jan 20th MLK Day-No School

J Jan 31st Family Fun Night

J Feb 3rd Tuition Due

J Feb 5th In house registration 9:15

J Feb 7th Open registration

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon @9:45