Newsletter - December 16th

Star Class News

Week of December 16th

This week is going to be busy. Our Winter Concerts have been rescheduled Tuesday and Wednesday during class time, plus we had already planned our Gingerbread forests and field trips. Since we had to move the concert to Jason Lee, we will just be singing our songs. We will see what we can do about getting a slide show of pictures to view after winter break. Since everyday is going to be hectic, we have changed our newsletter for this week to highlight what is happening each day.

Monday

Monday will be a normal day. We will be creating our Gingerbread Forests and working on catching some our work from last week. We should not need any help with the Forests on Monday, but if you would like to you are always welcome to stay!

Tuesday

After you drop off your children, we would like to invite you up to Jason Lee to hear the Tuesday kids sing Christmas songs from the winter concert. We will singing at 9:30, then coming back down to class to make our Gingerbread forests. Since we would have less time then we originally planned, we would love to have as many families as possible come down to the class to help. (We will also still have some of our friends making up work from last week, if we have time)

Wednesday

Wednesday will be a day of singing! After you drop of your children in class, we would like to invite you up to Jason Lee to hear the Wednesday kids sing our Christmas songs from the winter concert. After the concert we will be coming back to class to have a quick circle if time, then heading over to Kindred to sing Christmas songs to the “Grandma's and Grandpa's”. Since we will not have a lot of time for projects, we will play our own “reindeer games” during the times we are in class, and continue working on our social skills.

Thursday and Friday

Thursday and Friday are our Bowling Alley field trips. We will be joining all of the other classes at Crosley Lanes Bowling Alley on December 19th and 20th at 9:30. We will be meeting at the Bowling Alley, please let us know if you need directions. The price is $2 per bowler. We hope that you all can join us, you are welcome to join us both days if you would like. We will have a sign up sheet to let us know who to expect each day.

Winter Break

We hope that you all enjoy your Winter Break, classes will resume January 6^th!

Word Wall

With our hectic schedule this week, and not exactly sure how all of our timing is going to work out each day, we have decided not to have word wall this week.

Important dates and events

December 17^th/18^th Winter Concert @ 9:30 (rescheduled time)

December 18^th Kindred 10:15

December 19^th/20^th Bowling Field Trip 9:30

December 23^rd-Jan. 3^Rd Winter Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

We will be singing our Holiday Show Christmas songs and..

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - Dec 9th

Star Class News

Week of December 9th

Winter Concerts

The winter concerts are here!!!! Our concert will be Tuesday, December 10th at 6:00. The doors will open at 5:30 so you can save your seat and then bring your child to our class by 5:45.

Gingerbread Trees

Instead of gingerbread houses, we have decided to do Gingerbread trees the week of December 16^th. We will be putting out a sign up sheet this week for items that you will need. Please feel free to stay and help us out on the 16^th and 17^th! We will be doing the Gingerbread trees right away and you are welcome to take them with you as they finish!

Bowling Alley Field Trip

This year we will be going to the Bowling Alley for our Holiday Celebration. We will be joining all of the other classes at Crosley Lanes Bowling Alley on December 19th and 20th during class time. The price is $2 per bowler. This is one of my favorite field trips. I hope that you all can join us! We will have a sign up sheet to let us know who to expect each day.

Book Fair

Check out the Book Fair in the Hidden Chapel behind Maria's office. This is a great way to help our school and get some Christmas shopping done! There are books for kids of all ages available to purchase and reasonable prices.

Bowling Alley Field Trip

This year we will be going to the Bowling Alley for our Holiday Celebration. We will be joining all of the other classes at Crosley Lanes Bowling Alley on December 19th and 20th during class time. The price is $2 per bowler. This is one of my favorite field trips. I hope that you all can join us! We will have a sign up sheet to let us know who to expect each day.

Food Drive

Little Acorn is participating in a holiday food drive now to the beginning of Christmas Break. If you would like to bring food to donate, we have a box outside of our class that will be emptied periodically. Tickets will be on sale until December 4^th and can NOT be purchased at the door.

This week in the Star Class

We can't believe that Christmas is only two weeks away! This week we are going to be talking about the sights and smells of the Holidays, creating Christmas trees, reindeers, candy canes, and finishing our Christmas presents. We hope to be sending home the gifts this week! We would also like to invite you to class this week if you have any holiday family traditions that you would like to share with use! In the past these have included a favorite holiday story, Reindeer food, and holiday treats.

Word Wall

This week we will be working on the letter M for Merry and Mint. Please have your child put the item they brought that starts with that letter in the Pelican before school.

Important dates and events

December 7^th-13^th Book Fair

December 10^th Tuition due @ Noon

December 10^th Winter Concert @ 6:00

December 18^th Kindred 10:15

December 19^th/20^th Bowling Field Trip 9:30

December 23^rd-Jan. 3^Rd Winter Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

We will be singing our Holiday Show Christmas songs and..

Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, had a very shiny nose

And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows

All of the other Reindeer, used to laugh and call him names

They never let poor Rudolf join in any Reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say,

“Rudolf, with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight.”

Then how the reindeer loved him, as they shouted out with glee

Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer, you'll go down in history.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - Dec 2nd

Star Class News

Week of December 2nd

We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving break! We only have three weeks left until Christmas break and we are going to be busy for the next few weeks getting ready for the holidays!

Family Traditions

We love the holidays because of the family traditions that develop that make it so meaningful to each of us! We would like to invite you to come in the week of December 9^th to introduce some of your families holiday traditions. This could be a dish that your family makes around the holiday season, a favorite holiday book, or a craft or activity your family does together. If you have anything you would like to share with our class, please let Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene know and we can get you on the calender.

Food Drive

Little Acorn is participating in a holiday food drive now to the beginning of Christmas Break. If you would like to bring food to donate, we have a box outside of our class that will be emptied periodically. Tickets will be on sale until December 4^th and can NOT be purchased at the door.

Santa Breakfast

Please get your tickets Monday if you are planning to go! We have been informed that there is not a lot of interest yet, and the Santa Breakfast could be cancelled if we do not sell more tickets. Our Santa Breakfast which will be Saturday, December 7^th from 8:00-10:00. Tickets are $5.00 per person and includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruit, and milk or coffee. Feel free to invite grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, and friends. We could use volunteers for this event, all volunteer hours will go toward your 2 hours of volunteer time!

Winter Weather

We are in the winter weather mode and need to be aware of school closures. If the weather is looking questionable you can check the website, our Facebook page or sign up for the remind 101 from LAPS that will send you a text regarding closures. We will also be sending out an e-mail as soon as we hear of any closures.

February Fieldtrip Sign up

Please make sure you fill out our February Sign up even if you do not plan on attending, that way we don't pester you! February 12^th we are heading to NWCT to see Goodnight Moon. This year we are only going Wednesday, February 12^th, so everyone is invited to attend. The cost is $5.00 per person. After your child's name please let us know how many tickets you will need. Please remember our school policy is that the teachers do not transport or supervise the children during fieldtrips, so you will need at least one adult per family. We will start collecting the money after our Winter Break.

Winter Concert

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, December 10^th at 6:00. We will be putting on our Winter Concert with the Butterfly and Rainbow classes. We hope that everyone can come!

This week in the Star Class

This week we are keeping our projects quiet, as we work on our holiday surprises! We will not be putting out a lesson plan this week (it will be in class with us) or sending it to you so there is a chance you will be surprised when you open your gifts! It is hard enough for our little friends not to share what they are giving as gifts. We will also be heading up to the sanctuary every day this week to practice for our Winter Show everyday so we get used to singing with the other classes and staying on stage.

Word Wall

This week we will not be doing a letter for our word wall, but if your child would like to bring in something we can attempt to find a word that rhymes!

Important dates and events

December 2^nd Tuition Due

December 4^th Ticket sales end for Santa Breakfast

December 7^th Breakfast with Santa 8:00-10:00

December 7^th-13^th Book Fair

December 10^th Tuition due @ Noon

December 10^th Winter Concert @ 6:00

December 18^th Kindred 10:15

December 19^th/20^th Bowling Field Trip 9:30

December 23^rd-Jan. 3^Rd Winter Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

We are still working on our Christmas songs for our Winter Concert! If you hear them at home, we know it is a little early but in order to have at least some of the kids sing at the Winter Concert we need to start singing them now. We won't put them in the newsletter so you can be somewhat surprised at the concert.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - November 25th

Star Class News

Week of November 25th

Thank you to everyone who came to the Take and Make Family Fun Night. It was great to see so many families and the projects that we saw really turned out great. We hope you had as much fun as we did.

Food Drive

Little Acorn is participating in a holiday food drive now to the beginning of Christmas Break. If you would like to bring food to donate, we have a box outside of our class that will be emptied periodically. Tickets will be on sale until December 4^th and can NOT be purchased at the door.

Santa Breakfast

Tickets go on sale this week for our Santa Breakfast which will be Saturday, December 7^th from 8:00-10:00. Tickets are $5.00 per person and includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, fruit, and milk or coffee. Feel free to invite grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, and friends. We could use volunteers for this event, all volunteer hours will go toward your 2 hours of volunteer time!

February Fieldtrip Sign up

We didn't get this out last week, so we will try again this week! February 12^th we are heading to NWCT to see Goodnight Moon. This year we are only going Wednesday, February 12^th, so everyone is invited to attend. The cost is $5.00 per person. We need to how many people will be coming before winter break starts, so we will be setting out the sign in sheet this week. After your child's name please let us know how many tickets you will need. Please remember our school policy is that the teachers do not transport or supervise the children during fieldtrips, so you will need at least one adult per family. We will start collecting the money after our Winter Break.

Bake Sale

November 25^th and 26^th we will have our annual Bake Sale during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren't a baker, then you can come and buys some goodies for your family!

Winter Concert

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, December 10^th at 6:00. We will be putting on our Winter Concert with the Butterfly and Rainbow classes. We hope that everyone can come! We will have more details when the concert nears.

This week in the Star Class

We can't believe it is already Thanksgiving week! We only have class on Monday and Tuesday this week. We will be creating Turkey Centerpieces and having a small thanksgiving feast! We will also be graphing our favorite Thanksgiving foods to see what is a favorite in our class.

Word Wall

This week we will not be doing a letter for our word wall, but if your child would like to bring in something we can attempt to find a word that rhymes!

Important dates and events

November 25th – Dec. 4^th Santa Breakfast Tickets On Sale

November 25^th/26^th Bake Sale

November 27^th – 29^th Thanksgiving Break

December 2^nd Tuition Due

December 4^th Ticket sales end for Santa Breakfast

December 7^th Breakfast with Santa 8:00-10:00

December 7^th-13^th Book Fair

December 10^th Tuition due @ Noon

December 10^th Winter Concert @ 6:00

December 18^th Kindred 10:15

December 19^th/20^th Bowling Field Trip 9:30

December 23^rd-Jan. 3^Rd Winter Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Sorry but we will already be singing Christmas songs!! If you hear them at home, we know it is a little early but in order to have at least some of the kids sing at the Winter Concert we need to start singing them now. We won't put them in the newsletter so you can be somewhat surprised at the concert.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - November 11th

Star Class News

Week of November 11th

Thank you to everyone who came to the parent/teacher conferences. It is always nice to be able to sit down with each family one on one and talk about how wonderful your kids are and our goals for the year. If you were unable to make your scheduled appointment, Teacher Jo would be happy to meet with you one day after school.

New Schedule

This week our schedule is going to change a little, so it may take a few weeks for out kids to get used to the new outside time and snack time. Class time will still begin at 9:00 and end at 11:45, but our day while in class is going to change slightly. We will have the new schedule posted outside of our class.

Like Little Acorn Preschool and Kindergarten on Facebook

Our facebook page is going to become another means of communication for our school. We going to use it to announce school events, fieldtrips, regularly scheduled days off, etc. So if you would like another reminder, this is a great way to stay in touch with what is happening at our school.

February Fieldtrip Sign up

February 12^th we are heading to NWCT to see Goodnight Moon. This year we are only going Wednesday, February 12^th, so everyone is invited to attend. The cost is $5.00 per person. We need to how many people will be coming before winter break starts, so we will be setting out the sign in sheet this week. After your child's name please let us know how many tickets you will need. Please remember our school policy is that the teachers do not transport or supervise the children during fieldtrips, so you will need at least one adult per family. We will start collecting the money after our Winter Break.

November Family Fun Night

This month our Family Fun night will be a holiday “Make and Take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22^nd from 5:30-7. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, cookie decorating, and photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on holidays and spend quality time together creating crafts.

Bake Sale

November 25^th and 26^th we will have our annual Bake Sale during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren't a baker, then you can come and buys some goodies for your family!

New Schedule

This week our schedule is going to change a little, so it may take a few weeks for out kids to get used to the new outside time and snack time. Class time will still begin at 9:00 and end at 11:45, but our day while in class is going to change slightly. We will have the new schedule posted outside of our class.

Winter Concert

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, December 10^th at 6:00. We will be putting on our Winter Concert with the Butterfly and Rainbow classes. We hope that everyone can come! We will have more details when the concert nears.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are continuing our fall theme. We are going to sort, explore, and decorate with leaves. We are also going to create fall trees to put in our portfolios. If the weather continues to stay as nice as it was over the weekend, we will also be going on a Fall Scavenger hunt.

Word Wall

This week the letter of the week will be Aa for Apple and August. Your child can bring in an item that starts with the letter of the week and we will write the word out and put on our word wall. They can put their item in our pelican on the end of or cubby shelf.

Important dates and events

November 12^th Tuition Due @ Noon

November 18^th Santa Breakfast Tickets go on Sale

November 20^th Kindred 10:15

November 22^nd Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00 (Holiday Take and Make)

November 25^th/26^th Bake Sale

November 27^th – 29^th Thanksgiving Break

December 2^nd Tuition Due

December 4^th Ticket sales end for Santa Breakfast

December 7^th Breakfast with Santa 8:00-10:00

December 7^th-13^th Book Fair

December 10^th Tuition due @ Noon

December 10^th Winter Concert @ 6:00

December 18^th Kindred 10:15

December 19^th/20^th Bowling Field Trip 9:30

December 23^rd-Jan. 3rd Winter Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Sorry but we will already be singing Christmas songs!! If you hear them at home, we know it is a little early but in order to have at least some of the kids sing at the Winter Concert we need to start singing them now. We won't put them in the newsletter so you can be somewhat surprised at the concert.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - November 4th

Star Class News

Week of November 4th

Fall is our favorite time of year with all of the colors of the leaves. We could use some colorful leaves for our projects for next week. If you and your family are out and see some great colors of leaves, please bring them in! We will be doing several different projects and could use as many as possible.

Day Lights Saving Time

We hope that everyone remembered to turn back their clocks for Day Light Savings time November 3^rd. Enjoy the extra hour in your day.

Conferences

This is going to be a short week due to Parent Teacher Conferences. Monday we will put a reminder in your cubby for conferences! Teacher Jo is looking forward to meeting with everyone so we can discuss how wonderful your children are.

November Family Fun Night

This month our Family Fun night will be a holiday “Make and Take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22^nd from 5:30-7. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, cookie decorating, and photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on holidays and spend quality time together creating crafts.

Bake Sale

November 25^th and 26^th we will have our annual Bake Sale during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren't a baker, then you can come and buys some goodies for your family!

Winter Concert

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, December 10^th at 6:00. We will be putting on our Winter Concert with the Butterfly and Rainbow classes. We hope that everyone can come! We will have more details when the concert nears.

Santa Breakfast

Saturday December 7^th, is our annual Santa Breakfast from 8:00-10:00 a.m. Tickets will go on sale the week of November 18^th and are $5 per person. We will have more details coming soon.

This week in the Star Class

We will be beginning our Fall unit, talking about what happens to trees and leaves in the winter and what colors we start to see outside as the weather gets colder. We will be creating some fall leaves to decorate our class. We will continue our unit into next week since we only have three days of school!

Word Wall

There will be no letter of the week this week for word wall, instead your child can bring in something from home and we will see if we can make up or find a word that rhymes with it! Remember all sharing should be put in the pelican to keep it safe until sharing time at the end of the day.

Important dates and events

November 3^rd Daylight Saving Time Ends (Fall Back)

November 7^th No School – Preschool Conferences

November 8^th No School – (Church Event)

November 11^th No School – Veterans Day

November 18^th Santa Breakfast Tickets go on Sale

November 20^th Kindred 10:15

November 22^nd Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00 (Holiday Take and Make)

November 25^th/26^th Bake Sale

November 27^th – 29^th Thanksgiving Break

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Sorry but we will already be singing Christmas songs!! If you hear them at home, we know it is a little early but in order to have at least some of the kids sing at the Winter Concert we need to start singing them now. We won't put them in the newsletter so you can be somewhat surprised at the concert.

Classroom needs

Fall Leaves

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books