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