June 8-12

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We had a great week in the classroom last week. We finished our ocean unit and put together a deep sea bulletin board outside the classroom. We also worked on the Sunshine Class art piece; we will be finishing that up on Monday and Tuesday. This week: Monday and Tuesday are our last days in the Sunshine Class together. We will have time to play, paint and use playdough. We will also work to wash our toys and start putting things away for the summer. It gives the kids closure to help in this process and to know that they are getting the room ready for the next group of Sunshine kids. All School Picnic: On June 10th we will meet at Felida Park for an all school picnic. We will bbq hotdogs provided by the school and will have a potluck sign up out for side dishes and drinks. Kids are welcome to bring Frisbees, bikes, and scooters (along with helmets) and we will spend our last morning together at the park! Sign up sheets will be out this week for the potluck items. Here is a link for directions to Felida park. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Felida+Park/@45.7112088,-122.711049,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x5495ac46029e3e2f:0xefa9dae1bb741a9e Summer Camps: Little Acorn runs a couple fantastic summer camps in July! This year we will have Knights and Princess’s the week of July 13-17 and Superhero’s the week of July 20-24. Come to one or come to both; it’s a great way to keep your kids busy this summer! Registration packets are available in Katie’s office! I will be here for all 3 weeks of camp and hope to see you! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘Z’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘Z’. Teacher Tasha

June 1-5

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We started in on our Ocean/Beach unit. We will continue this week learning about some of the animals that live in the ocean. Last week we spent a couple days at Shumway Park; the kids had so much fun going on a walk over there and playing on the large play structure together. This week: We will continue learning about ocean creatures; we will make jelly fish and crabs and learn about the large creatures that live under the sea such as sharks, whales and octopus. We will also be working an end of the year art piece. I like to have each class make an art masterpiece that I leave in the room; it is a tradition I started 4 years ago when I moved to the Sunshine Class. We will work on this each day so every child gets a chance to be a part of this tradition. All School Picnic: Our two last days in class are June 8th and 9th. On June 10th we will meet at Felida Park for an all school picnic. We will bbq hotdogs provided by the school and will have a potluck sign up out for side dishes and drinks. Kids are welcome to bring Frisbees, bikes, and scooters (along with helmets) and we will spend our last morning together at the park! Sign up sheets will be out this week for the potluck items. Summer Camps: Little Acorn runs a couple fantastic summer camps in July! This year we will have Knights and Princess’s the week of July 13-17 and Superhero’s the week of July 20-24. Come to one or come to both; it’s a great way to keep your kids busy this summer! Registration packets are available in Katie’s office! Good-Byes: This is our last full week in class and it will be a week of fun! We have begun talking about the last days of school and our long summer break. I know many of you are coming back next year and the kids will be in classes together so it isn’t good bye forever! I want to take a moment and let everyone know how much it means to us that you have chosen Little Acorn and the Sunshine Class as your child’s first preschool experience. We have made so many fun memories together this year and the kids have really grown together! Thank you for all your support of our classroom and school; we wouldn’t be the great school we are without all of you awesome parents! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘Y’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘Y’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember June 8 & 9 Last days in class June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

May 18-22

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We had a lot of fun driving cars and trucks through mud, making tire tracks and building roads and ramps in class. We also had butterflies emerge from their cocoons; we observed them throughout the week and let the free on Thursday and Friday. This week: We are moving on to Wild Animals! Each child brought home a paper with the name of the animal they chose. They can find a picture and 2 facts to share with the class. We will do animal presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. If you child didn’t bring an animal choice home they are welcome to chose any wild animal to do their report on. Suessical Jr.: We will not be in class on Tuesday. This is the day we will be attending Seussicll Jr, at Fort Vancouver High School. We will meet there at 9:15 for the morning performance and at 11:30 for the afternoon performance. If you have not yet paid for your play tickets please do so ASAP! Volunteer Hours: A big thanks to everyone that participated in playground cleanup, the playground looks wonderful! We have a full sandbox, the shrubs have all been trimmed back, pine cones were picked up and broken toys were thrown away. This was our last big volunteer opportunity, thanks for all the work you have done this year to keep our school running smoothly! Family Fun Night: Our last family fun night is this week Thursday May 21st from 5:30-7:00. Join us as we explore the worlds of Math and Science. We will have many hands on projects to do and a couple fun take home projects. Family fun nights are free and friends are welcome! Summer Camps: Little Acorn runs a couple fantastic summer camps in July! This year we will have Knights and Princess’s the week of July 13-17 and Superhero’s the week of July 20-24. Come to one or com to both; it’s a great way to keep your kids busy this summer! Registration packets are available in Katie’s office! All School Picnic: Our two last days in class are June 8th and 9th. On June 10th we will meet at Felida Park for an all school picnic. We will bbq hotdogs provided by the school and will have a potluck sign up out for side dishes and drinks. Kids are welcome to bring Frisbees, bikes, and scooters (along with helmets) and we will spend our last morning together at the park! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘W’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘W’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember May 16 playground cleanup May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 21 Family Fun Night May 25 Memorial Day- No School June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

May 11-15

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We were very busy getting Mother’s Day gifts finished and wrapped; the kids were so excited to create a masterpiece for their moms. We also talked about bugs and checked on our caterpillars each day. Hopefully they will emerge from their cocoons this week. We also work on assessments for report cards. This week: We are going to begin a transportation unit! This class loves playing with the cars and trucks so we will study the different modes of transportation and do some fun art to go along with it! We will create some different kinds of tracks in the classroom and experiment with what cars go faster and what ones go slower. Suessical Jr.: If you signed up last week we have you down for our field trip May 19th. Please bring payment this week; it is $6 per person. We will meet at Fort Vancouver High School at 9:15; the play starts at 9:30. Volunteer Hours: Playground cleanup is our last all school volunteer opportunity. We will work on Saturday morning, May 16th to spruce up the playground. It is a fun and easy way to get your volunteer hours in. Bring your garden gloves, shovel and pruners and spend the morning working with Little Acorn teachers! Summer Camps: Little Acorn runs a couple fantastic summer camps in July! This year we will have Knights and Princess’s the week of July 13-17 and Superhero’s the week of July 20-24. Come to one or com to both; it’s a great way to keep your kids busy this summer! Registration packets are available in Katie’s office! If you would like to stay during class time to help with die cutting or laminating let me know! We will need some extra help in the coming weeks so if you are able to stay one morning let me know! Family Fun Night: Our last family fun night is next week Thursday May 21st from 5:30-7:00. Join us as we explore the worlds of Math and Science. We will have many hands on projects to do and a couple fun take home projects. Family fun nights are free and friends are welcome! Classroom Donations: We are in need of a few items. Baby wipes, Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Thank you for any contributions! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘V’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘V’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember May 16 playground cleanup May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 21 Family Fun Night May 25 Memorial Day- No School June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

May 4-8

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We had so much fun planting! We got our corn in a bag planted as well as our green beans. We will be created a documentation piece as our beans grow. We didn’t get to plant our mini sunflowers so we will do that this week. Last week we also got caterpillars; we watched as they grew each day and even started forming chrysalis’s. This week we will move them into their butterflu enclosure and wait until they re-emerge. This week: Our focus will be on bugs! We will learn more about the lifescycle of butterflies and will compare the differences between insects with 6 legs and arachnids with 8 legs. We started assessments last week and will continur on with them this week. We love this time we get to spend one on one and in small groups with the kids. I will send the report cards home the week of May 25-29. If you have any questions feel free to email me and we can set up a time to further discuss your child’s progress. This is also a great time to discuss a classroom for your child for the 2015-2016 school year if you haven’t decided yet. Suessical Jr.: If you signed up last week we have you down for our field trip May 19th. As you probably heard the auditorium is overbooked so if you are interested in going to the later show, at 11:45 late Katie or I know and we will put you down for that. We will not have class that day. Summer Camps: Little Acorn runs a couple fantastic summer camps in July! This year we will have Knights and Princess’s the week of July 13-17 and Superhero’s the week of July 20-24. Come to one or com to both; it’s a great way to keep your kids busy this summer! Registration packets are available in Katie’s office! Volunteer Hours: Playground cleanup is our last all school volunteer opportunity. We will work on Saturday morning, May 16th to spruce up the playground. It is a fun and easy way to get your volunteer hours in. If you would like to stay during class time to help with die cutting or laminating let me know! We will need some extra help in the coming weeks so if you are able to stay one morning let me know! Classroom Donations: We are in need of a few items. Baby wipes, Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Thank you for any contributions! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘U’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘U’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember May 16 playground cleanup May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 21 Family Fun NIght May 25 Memorial Day- No School June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

April 20-24

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We had a great week back from spring break! The week of the young child was spent with many fun guests, yummy snacks and outside playtime! The auction on Saturday night was great! Thank you everyone for your help with the baskets and your support at the auction, it was a huge success. This week: Our schedule will return to normal and with the nice weather we will plan to be outside every day. We are unable to apply sunscreen to the kids so it might be a good idea to apply it before class starts. This week we will be talking about rainbows and colors! We will create some really fun rainbow projects, talk about all the colors (primary and secondary) and make our own colors by mixing primaries. We will also begin some writing practice and write the color words. Kindred: We will go over to visit the grandmas and grandpas at Kindred this week on Wednesday and Thursday. We head over at 10:15 with the rest of the school and will sing some of our favorite songs and some new spring songs. Suessical Jr.: Mark your calendars for May 19th. We will be taking our last school field trip this day to see Journey children theater's production of Suessical Jr. This will be a fun family friendly live play; it is performed at Fort Vancouver High School at 9:30. If Tuesday is not your normal school day you are still welcome to join us for this trip. Penny Drive: In honor of a Little Acorn alumni, Grant Jensen, we will be holding a change drive for the next two weeks. The money raised here will be donated in Grant's name towards research to end childhood cancers, which took Grant's life too early. Grant attended Little Acorn and his grandmother was one of our teachers here. This family would be honored by having the Little Acorn family support this great cause! Volunteer Hours: If you would like to stay during class time to help with die cutting or laminating let me know! We will need some extra help in the coming weeks so if you are able to stay one morning let me know! Classroom Donations: We are in need of a few items. Baby wipes, Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Thank you for any contributions! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘S’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘S. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 25 Memorial Day- No School June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

April 13-17

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break and were able to rest and relax. I spent the week with family, it was pretty great! I am sure, like me, everyone is ready to get back into the routine of school. This week is going to be busy and fun! This week: Is the week of the young child. This a week to take to celebrate the young people in our lives. We will have special guests each day, yummy snacks and spirit days. Monday: Storytime with Ryan Ellis, Silly Hair day and rice crispy treats for snack Tuesday: Science with Christina Wheeler, Silly socks and silly hair day and Apples and Caramel dip for snack Wednesday: Driver Darrell and the concrete truck, hat day and chicken nuggets for snack Thursday: Vancouver Taekwondo Academy demonstration, stripes and dots day and vanilla wafers and bananas for snack Friday: Fireman Scott, wear your favorite color and cheese pizza for snack On top of all of this we will read one fun book in class each day and do a special activity to go along with it. We will read The Night Kitchen, Good Night Moon, Good Night Gorilla, The Day the Babies Crawled Away and Going on a Bear Hunt. Penny Drive: In honor of a Little Acorn alumni, Grant Jensen, we will be holding a change drive for the next two weeks. The money raised here will be donated in Grant's name towards research to end childhood cancers, which took Grant's life too early. Grant attended Little Acorn and his grandmother was one of our teachers here. This family would be honored by having the Little Acorn family support this great cause! Fundraisers: The auction is this coming Saturday! Classroom Baskets and art projects will be out for bidding this week and will end at the auction on Saturday. If you haven't purchased your tickets you can still so that this week! Elevator: The elevator will be out of service this week as they work to replace a door sensor. Once it is back up and running the church has asked that it be used only by those with strollers or are unable to use the stairs. Children should never be in the elevator by themselves. Volunteer Hours: If you would like to stay during class time to help with die cutting or laminating let me know! Classroom Donations: We are in need of a few items. Baby wipes, Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Thank you for any contributions! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘R’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘R’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember April 18 Auction at Big Al's (5-8pm) May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 25 Memorial Day- No School June 10 All School Picnic- Last Day of School

March 30-April 3

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: The library field trip was great! I hope everyone enjoyed it. We have been signing a few of the songs we learned during story time, including Rolly Polly and Go Bananas. In class we worked on our auction art piece. We will continue working on it this week and hope to have it completed by Friday. This week: This is the last week before spring break. We will not have class next week, April 6-10. We will continue talking about spring weather and flowers. We will also discuss what art is; I'm looking forward to hearing the kids' ideas about art. We will take their lead on this and provide many materials to create art with! Park Playdate: As the weather gets nicer a few parents have expressed interest in getting together at Shumway Park to play after school. I wanted to extend the invitation to everyone. Weather permitting we could go to Shumway Park; across the street at VSAA on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Families can pack picnic lunches and enjoy some time together. Fundraisers: Tickets go on sale this week! Please plan to come enjoy a grownups night out! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. The auction runs from 5:00-8:00 pm! We would like to have all auction basket donations turned in this week so we can begin putting together the baskets. If you would like to help put the baskets together for volunteer hours let me know. Volunteer Hours: If you would like to stay during class time to help with die cutting or laminating let me know! Classroom Donations: We are in need of a few items. Baby wipes, lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Thank you for any contributions! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘Q’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘Q’. Teacher Tasha April 6-10 Spring Break April 18 Auction at Big Al's (5-8pm) May 19 Journey Theater presents "Suessical Jr. @ 9:30 May 25 Memorial Day- No School

March 16-20

Dear Sunshine Families, Hough Saint Paddy's Parade: Tuesday we will be participating in the Hough Saint Paddy's Parade. We will release from class at 11:45. We will be serving a hearty snack in class but it's probably good idea to pack a lunch. We will meet at Hough Elementary (1900 Daniels St) after school. The parade route is an easy walk, strollers and wagons are welcome. Even if Tuesday isn't a school day for you please plan to join us for the parade, it's a great community event! Last week: We had so much fun making all of our yummy snacks and reading Laura Numeroff books. We even listened to some stories on tape and danced to "The Mouse Cookie"! This week: We will jump into Eric Carle! We will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Sees, Brown Bear, Brown Bear and The Very Busy Spider. Last week the kids painted with mixed colors, we will use these to create our Eric Carle art! Family Pancake Breakast: We will be hosting a pancake breakfast for our families! Come enjoy breakfast made by your teachers and check out the art show the kids are working on putting together! We will be serving breakfast at 8:00 this Saturday!! The book fair will also start on Saturday. This is another great way to support our school; every book purchased brings new book into the classrooms! Fundraisers: The next scholastic bookfair starts on Saturday, during our pancake breakfast. It will run all week long before, after and during school hours. If you are unable to come to the breakfast make sure to check out the bookfair during the week. The Usborne Book fair is still going on, they have great books available and every order helps bring new books to the classrooms. Look in cubbies this week for a flier with the online ordering informations. Tickets go on sale this week! Please plan to come enjoy a grownups night out! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. We will begin collecting basket items this week! The sign up sheets are out for the auctions baskets, I will start collecting items at any time. Our goal is to have the baskets put together before we leave for spring break. Donations for these baskets are voluntary, but they are really fun to put together. If anyone is interested in helping to put the baskets together once the donated item are brought in let me know! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘T’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘T’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember March 17 Hough St Paddy's Day Parade March 21st Family pancake breakfast March 21-27 Book Fair April 6-10 Spring Break April 18 Auction at Big Al's

March 9-13

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: Dr. Suess was a hit! Most kids liked green eggs and ham and enjoyed reading all the silly stories! We painted feet but still have some to work on the week so we will continue that. This week: We will be reading Laura Numeroff, the author of "If you give a Mouse a Cookie". We will read a different story each day and will have an activity for each one, some days will be a cooking project and others will be non-food. Monday- If you give a Moose a Muffin, we will make muffins Tuesday- If you give a Dog a Donut, non-food doggy donuts Wednesday- If you take a Mouse to the Movies, we will have popcorn Thursday-If you give a Pig a Pancake, we will make pancakes Friday- If you give a Mouse a Cookie, make cookies The kids will each have an opportunity to tell a story similar to the Laura Numeroff stories; this will be an open ended story telling experience. I'm excited to hear their ideas! Family Pancake Breakast: We will be hosting a pancake breakfast for our families! Come enjoy breakfast made by your teachers and check out the art show the kids are working on putting together! We will be serving breakfast at 8:00 Book Bags: If books that are brought home are on need of repair let us know, we try to keep them in good shape but they get a lot of use and sometimes need some help! And if you have any extra books you are needing to clear of your shelf we always take book donations! Fundraisers: The Usborne Book fair is still going on, they have great books available and every order helps bring new books to the classrooms. Look in cubbies this week for a flier with the online ordering informations=. The preschool auction is coming up in April and it’s time to start planning for it! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. Tickets go on sale next week, March 16th! We will begin collecting basket items this week!The sign up sheets are out for the auctions baskets, I will start collecting items at any time. Our goal is to have the baskets put together before we leave for spring break. Donations for these baskets are voluntary, but they are really fun to put together. If anyone is interested in helping to put the baskets together once the donated item are brought in let me know! Word Wall: The letter this week is ‘S’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘S’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember March 17 Hough St Paddy's Day Parade March 21st Family pancake breakfast March 21-27 Book Fair April 6-10 Spring Break April 18 Auction at Big Al's

March 2-6

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We were so busy with Leo Lioni! We read two books each day; he has so many great ones so we squeezed in an extra book each day so we could read them all! The kids' Leo Lioni illustrations are out on the hall; they look so great! This week: This week we will read Dr. Suess. Also known as Theodore Geisel, Dr. Suess celebrated his birthday on March 2nd, so to celebrate we will have green eggs and ham in class on Monday. We will spend the week reading his silly stories and coming up with some of our own. The kids will make their own Cat in the Hat hat's and help design an new hat for the cat. Family Fun Night: Family Fun Night was a huge success! It was great to see so many families there as we celebrated Dr. Suess's birthday! We will continue the celebration this week as we read Dr. Suess books and do fun activities. Outdoor Play: The weather looks great for much of this week! We will play outside each day that it is not raining! Please send kids in clothes that can get dirty because they play hard out there! Also, close toed shoes are best or keeping rocks and gravel out! It can be very uncomfortable to have a shoe full of rocks. Book Bags: If books that are brought home are on need of repair let us know, we try to keep them in good shape but they get a lot of use and sometimes need some help! And if you have any extra books you are needing to clear of your shelf we always take book donations! Fundraisers: The preschool auction is coming up in April and it’s time to start planning for it! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. The sign up sheets are out for the auctions baskets, I will start collecting items at any time. Our goal is to have the baskets put together before we leave for spring break. Donations for these baskets are voluntary, but they are really fun to put together. If anyone is interested in helping to put the baskets together once the donated item are brought in let me know! Work Wall: The letter this week is ‘R’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘R’. Teacher Tasha

Feb 23-27

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: The kids had so much fun finishing up the Mo Willems unit! I know they did great while I was out last week, I will be back this week and we will start reading Leo Lioni. This week: We will start reading Leo Lioni. This beloved children's author uses torn paper collage to illustrate many of his books. His stories are about friendship and community; which we will talk about this week. The kids will have opportunities to recreate some of the characters in the Leo Lioni stories we read including Frederick, Swimmy, A Color of His Own and Little Yellow and Little Blue. They will also work to create their own torn paper collage. Family Fun Night: Our next family fun night is this Friday from 5:30-7:00! Come join us as we celebrate Dr. Suess's birthday! We will have fun crafts, games and a dance party. We will not be serving any food at this event. I hope to see you there! 2015-2016 Registration: Registration is in full swing, if you haven’t registered for next school year you can do that at any time. Also, if you know any other preschool age children looking for preschool for next year send them our way! Book Bags: Book bags need to be brought back each day if kids want to check out a new book! Outdoor Play: The weather looks great for much of this week! We will be out for playtime each day, it is a good idea to dress kids in layers. Sometimes the heavy winter jackets are too much to wear on the warmer days and kids take them off, if they have a sweatshirt or light jacket on also then they will still be comfortable outdoors! I don't think bikes will be out just yet so helmets don't need to be brought. Fundraisers: The preschool auction is coming up in April and it’s time to start planning for it! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. It is a tradition to make a classroom basket that will be auctioned off, this year we would like to put together a beach bag and an ice cream basket. Donations for these baskets are voluntary, but they are really fun to put together. I will have a sign up out for them this week. If anyone is interested in helping to put the baskets together once the donated item are brought in let me know! Work Wall: The letter this week is ‘Q’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘Q’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Feb 27 Family Fun Night March 17 Hough St Paddy's Day Parade March 21st Family pancake breakfast March 21-27 Book Fair April 6-10 Spring Break April 18 Auction at Big Al's

Feb 16-20

Dear Sunshine Families, Reminder: There is no school this Monday, Feb 16th in honor of President's Day! Last week: We had so much at our pj parties! We watched Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Pigeon Finds a Hotdog. We also make really cute handprint pigeons and the kids came up with their own idea about what the pigeon can't do! This week: We will continue reading Mo Willems books, this week we will read Knuffle Bunny and Elephant and Piggie. We have a fun Piggie project and hot dog craft. We are also working on handprints to add to a school wide handprint quilt that will be on display in the library area. I will be out of the classroom Wednesday-Friday, Teacher Shannon will be in class with Vanessa while I am out. Laps for LAPSK: We had a great turn out for this event and boy was there a lot of energy! It was so fun to get in some exercise as we raised money for our school! Our next family fun night is coming up next week, February 27th. Mark your calendars, we will have fun celebrating Dr. Suess's bday! 2015-2016 Registration: Registration is in full swing, if you haven’t registered for next school year you can do that at any time. Also, if you know any other preschool age children looking for preschool for next year send them our way! Book Bags: Book bags need to be brought back each day if kids want to check out a new book! Outdoor Play: The weather looks great for much of this week! We will be out for playtime each day, it is a good idea to dress kids in layers. Sometimes the heavy winter jackets are too much to wear on the warmer days and kids take them off, if they have a sweatshirt or light jacket on also then they will still be comfortable outdoors! I don't think bikes will be out just yet so helmets dont need to be brought. Fundraisers: The preschool auction is coming up in April and it’s time to start planning for it! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. This is going to be a fun night; I hope everyone can make it! It is a tradition to make a classroom basket that will be auctioned off, if anyone has a great basket idea we’d love to hear it! In class will create a work of art to be auctioned off as well! Work Wall: The letter this week is ‘P’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘P’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Feb 16th No School Feb 27 Family Fun Night March 21st Family pancake breakfast March 21-27 Book Fair April 6-10 Spring Break

Feb 2-6

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: We finished our winter and snow/ice themes last week. The kids had so much fun exploring insta-snow, make mirror paint mittens and using ice paint! This year we haven’t seen much snow and ice so it was really fun to explore those things in class! This week: Each week for the next 2 month we will learn about a different author! This is one of my favorite learning units to do with kids; we will read books from many different authors and create works of art based on the illustrations. The kids will lots opportunities for storytelling and writing throughout this unit! We will start the Pete the Cat Books! We’ll read Pete the Cat: I love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rockin in My School Shoes and Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. We have some really fun crafts to go along with these stories and a story telling opportunity for the kids. It’s going to be a fun week! 2015-2016 Registration: Registration begins this week, on Wednesday. We have a first come, first served number drawing starting at 8:45. Registration isn’t usually to overwhelming but if you are particular about the class and days you’d like I recommend getting there on time to register. If you still have questions about classroom placement for next year please let me know! I’d be happy to discuss with you the classroom options available. Fundraisers: Laps for LASPK pledge sheets are in cubbies. This is our next fundraiser, we will set up a lap course that the kids will walk, run, hop or skip around. It's a great way to incorporate fitness and raise money our school! Laps for LAPSK will be held on February 12. The preschool auction is coming up in April and it’s time to start planning for it! The auction will be held at Big Al’s and is an adult only event. Ticket prices are $18 a person or $34 or a couple. This is going to be a fun night; I hope everyone can make it! It is a tradition to make a classroom basket that will be auctioned off, if anyone has a great basket idea we’d love to hear it! In class will create a work of art to be auctioned off as well! Work Wall: The letter this week is ‘N’. Kids can bring in things that begin with the letter ‘N’. Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Feb 4th In house registration Feb 6th Open registration Feb 12 Laps for LAPSK Feb 16th No School Feb 27 Family Fun Night March 21st Family pancake breakfast March 21-27 Book Fair

January 26-30

Dear Sunshine Families, Last week: The kids had so much fun with our Frozen theme! We did some painting of Elsa, Anna, and Olaf, as well as made fun winter scenes, painted with ice paint and explored frozen water beads. If you haven't already, 'like' our Sunshine Class facebook page for pictures and posts of the fun things we are doing on class! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sunshine-Class/103865319719742 This week: We are going to read one of my favorite winter books; The Mitten by Jan Brett. The kids will then lace up their own mittens and cut out the animals that snuggle in the mitten! We will also finish up some ice projects we started last week. We weren't able to make our snowflake tortillas last week so we will make those Monday and Tuesday for snack! 2015-2016 Registration: This week is classroom exploration. Teachers will be available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to meet with parents. This is an opportunity to check out the classroom for next year; the options are Busy Bee, Butterfly and Dragonfly. Registration begins Feb 4th for in-house families and Feb 6th for new families. If you are interested in chatting about the different classrooms available let me know! Fundraisers: Laps for LASPK pledge sheets are in cubbies. This is our next fundraiser, we will set up a lap course that the kids will walk, run, hop or skip around. It's a great way to incorporate fitness and raise money our school! Jamberry Fundraiser for Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten!!! I am so excited to be able to run a fundraiser for Little Acorn through Jamberry!! I will be donating 25% of the sales to Little Acorn PLUS the sales will help earn free product that will be donated to the Auction in March to raise even more money for our fabulous school. By making a purchase you are actually giving twice! Please check your child’s cubby on Tuesday January 20 for a flyer! The sale will run from today until January 30th! I will set up a table in the lobby of Little Acorn on Tuesday January 27th at 11:45 so come early to pick up your kiddos and stop by for a demo, free sample or to buy some wraps from the inventory I will have on hand! Jamberry are high quality, vinyl, heat and pressure sealed nail wraps that last for weeks, at a fraction of the cost of a salon visit! No harsh chemicals, chipped polish, or damage to your natural nail. No dry time, non-toxic and latex free! There are over 350 adorable style options! One sheet of nail wraps will give you 2 manis and 2 pedis plus leftovers for accent nails! They have Junior sizes too for all the little kids! Boys and girls both love Jamberry! Jamberry is always Buy 3 Get 1 Free!! Join our fundraising party page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1564754653767360/ where I will post information, pictures and play some games. Join the group and add any of your friends you think might want to know more!! Or browse and buy on my website at http://misskari.jamberrynails.net/party/?uid=b9dd723a-6d7d-475e-9482-f13b9d3ceea6 Kari Newell Jamberry Independent Consultant Word Wall: The letter this week is 'M'. Kids can bring in items that start with the letter 'M'! Teacher Tasha Dates to remember Jan 26, 27 & 29- Classroom exploration Feb 4th In house registration Feb 6th Open registration Feb 12 Laps for LAPSK Feb 27 Family Fun Night

January 19-23

Dear Sunshine Families, Reminder: No School on Monday January 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day! Last week: The kids had fun reading The Little White Owl and creating their own owls. The penguins' we made are hanging on the small bulletin board in the hallway; they turned out so great! We also practiced fine motor skills by rolling play dough balls and making snowmen. This week: We will be doing everything Frozen! Yes, the disney movie featuring Elsa and Anna, Kristoff and Sven and the adorable snowman, Olaf! We will do some really fun art activities including icicle glue art, a contact paper snow scene and straw blow painting. We will also have a couple fun sensory activities; shaving cream, water beads and ice cube painting. We will also experiment with making 'snow' out of shaving cream and baking soda. For cutting skills we will work on an icicle cutting sheet and do an in class cooking project, snowflake tortillas. It's going to be a fun and busy week! 2015-2016 Registration: Open house/classroom exploration days are coming up at the end of the month. This is an opportunity to check out the classroom for next year; the options are Busy Bee, Butterfly and Dragonfly. Registration begins Feb 4th for in house families and Feb 6th for new families. If you are interested in chatting about the different classrooms available let me know! Fundraisers: Jamberry Fundraiser for Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten!!! I am so excited to be able to run a fundraiser for Little Acorn through Jamberry!! I will be donating 25% of the sales to Little Acorn PLUS the sales will help earn free product that will be donated to the Auction in March to raise even more money for our fabulous school. By making a purchase you are actually giving twice! Please check your child’s cubby on Tuesday January 20 for a flyer! The sale will run from today until January 30th! I will set up a table in the lobby of Little Acorn on Tuesday January 27th at 11:45 so come early to pick up your kiddos and stop by for a demo, free sample or to buy some wraps from the inventory I will have on hand! Jamberry are high quality, vinyl, heat and pressure sealed nail wraps that last for weeks, at a fraction of the cost of a salon visit! No harsh chemicals, chipped polish, or damage to your natural nail. No dry time, non-toxic and latex free! There are over 350 adorable style options! One sheet of nail wraps will give you 2 manis and 2 pedis plus leftovers for accent nails! They have Junior sizes too for all the little kids! Boys and girls both love Jamberry! Jamberry is always Buy 3 Get 1 Free!! Join our fundraising party page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1564754653767360/ where I will post information, pictures and play some games. Join the group and add any of your friends you think might want to know more!! Or browse and buy on my website at http://misskari.jamberrynails.net/party/?uid=b9dd723a-6d7d-475e-9482-f13b9d3ceea6 Kari Newell Jamberry Independent Consultant Word Wall: This week the kids can bring in Frozen items; those related to the movie or something that can be frozen or found in a frozen envirnment (polar bear, snowman, penguin, etc). Teacher Tasha and Vanessa Songs Mr. Snowman (Sung to 'Happy Birthday') Here's a tall hat for you, Here's a tall hat for you Here's a tall hat Mr. snowman, Here's a tall hat for you (Repeat with a carrot nose, 2 eyes, stick arms, 3 buttons, etc) Dates to remember Jan 19- No School MLK Day Jan 26, 27 & 29- Classroom exploration Feb 4th In house registration Feb 6th Open registration Feb 12 Laps for LAPSK Feb 27 Family Fun Night

Jan 12-16

Dear Sunshine Families, Last Week: The kids had a great week back! everyone was so excited to see one another and spent a lot of time playing in the classroom. We were able to go outside a couple days last week; we go out of it isn't raining so please remember to send kids in warm layers. We will help get hats, gloves and coats on before we go out. This week: We will continue with our winter theme and this week focus on winter animals; owls, polar bears and penguins. The kids will make a cute penguin craft and then write a story about their penguin. They will also make owls to put in the tree on our classroom bulletin board. They will also1 We have begin putting name cards out at snack; the kids come in after washing hands and look for their name card at the seat. This is another opportunity or kids to recognize their name, Sick Kids: Flu season is upon us! We ask that is your child has a fever or thick green mucus that you keep them home and please call us to let us know. It would be great if everyone could wash hands with soap and water before class starts to help prevent the spread of germs. We have been diligent about keeping the classroom and toys sanitized. Just these small preventative measures can go a long way on keeping everyone healthy. 2015-2016 Registration: Open house/classroom exploration days are coming up at the end of the month. This is an opportunity to check out the classroom for next year; the options are Busy Bee, Butterfly and Dragonfly. Registration begins Feb 4th for in house families and Feb 6th for new families. Late Pickup: Class ends at 12:00, we try to promptly open the door at 12:00 and release the kids one by one. If kids are left waiting they can become anxious, if you are running late a quick call to the office is appreciated. Please remember that we do charge $1 a minute or late pickups starting at 12:10, but we do understand that things happen so please call the office i you are going to be late. Fundraisers: Fred meyer gives back to schools; all you have to do is register your rewards card and give back to Little Acorn. https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 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 Word Wall: This week our letter is L, Kids can bring in any item that begins with the letter L! Teacher Tasha and Vanessa Dates to remember Jan 19- No School MLK Day Jan 26, 27 & 29- Classroom exploration Feb 4th In house registration Feb 6th Open registration Feb 12 Laps for LAPSK Feb 27 Family Fun Night