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