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

Dec 16-20

Dear Sunshine families,

This will be a very busy week! We have a lot to get done and will have

concerts on top of it! The concerts have been rescheduled for Tuesday

and Wednesday of this week. We will perform during class at 10:45.

Parents are invited to watch the performance at 10:45 and they stay

with us to decorate cookies. We will perform upstairs and Jason Lee

hall. If your child doesn't come either of these days let me know and

we will work it out!

Thursday and Friday are our last days before winter break. We will not

be in class these days; we'll join the rest of the school at Crosley

Lanes at 9:30 for a bowling party. We would like to collect payment

before Thursday; the cost is $2.00 for children. $3.00 for adults that

are bowling. We will bowl 1 game and then share a treat.

 

Social/Emotional- This week  perform our concerts and decorate cookies; this will take place instead of the candy trees we had planned. If you have signed up for items for the candy trees we will use those ingredients for the cookies.

Art- We will finish up gifts and package them up.

Literacy- This week we will read: T'Was the Night Before Christmas

Math/science: We will have the light table in our room for the next two weeks. The kids love looking at different objects on the table and building with colorful magnet pieces

Extras:   

With last week's wintery weather I thought I'd remind everyone of our 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 Dec 17th and 18th@ 10:45 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon

Dec 9-13

Dear Sunshine families,

        Time is going by so quickly! I can't believe we only have 2 weeks in class before winter break. We will be very busy in class finishing up projects and getting ready for Winter Concert.

Our concert is this Wednesday at 6:00. Kids can be dropped off in the Sunshine Class at 5:45, please make sure they have used the restroom as we don't have much time to stop for that. After kids have been dropped off families will head up to the Sanctuary.  We will bring the kids up to perform and after the concert we will release them to you and sit together for a slide show.

Social/Emotional- This week  we will continue working on secret gifts in class for families and practicing onstage for our winter concert.

Art- We will be making secret gifts; tree collages and cinnamon ornaments.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snow What Fun, The Biggest Best Snowman and Santa's Secret helper

Math/science: We will have the light table in our room for the next two weeks. The kids323q love looking at different objects on the table and building with colorful magnet pieces

Extras:   

With last week's wintery weather I thought I'd remind everyone of our 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.

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

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

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Book Fair

 

Dates to Remember:

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes

J Feb 12- NWCT Goodnight Moon

Dec 2-6

Dear Sunshine families,     

I hope everyone had a great break full of family and relaxation! We have 3 more weeks in class before the Christmas break and I am looking forward to celebrating the season with the kids. We will be practicing for our winter concert, decorating the classroom and working on secret gifts.

Social/Emotional- This week  we will begin working on secret gifts in class for families ;)

Art- We will be making secret gifts; stained glass trees, a snowflake collage.

Literacy- This week we will read: Snowmen at Night, Snowflake and On a winter's Day

Math/science: We will make snow in the sensory table!

Extras:   

Santa breakfast is coming on  Saturday, Dec 7th. At this point interest is low; if you are thinking of attending this event plan on purchasing tickets this week.

        Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Sunshine Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Dragonfly classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.       

 

In February we will take a field trip to see a play by the Northwest Children's Theatre. On February 13th 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

 

Volunteer Opportunities

-Book Fair

 

Dates to Remember:

J Dec 11th @ 6:00 Winter Concert

J Dec 19 & 20 Bowling trips 9:30-11:30

J Dec 23-Jan 3 Winter Break

J Jan 6 Class resumes