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