Star Class News
Week of April 21st
We hope you were able to enjoy your Easter weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our Family Art Show, Auction and Breakfast. If you put a bid in on any items you can stop by the preschool office anytime this week to check if you won and to pick up your items. Caroline will be in the office the rest of the year. If you were unable to see your child's artwork it will be in their portfolios at the end of the year.
Star Class, Star Class Books
Each year we like to create a fun book for the kids so they can remember their Star Class friends. It is a fun book, kind of like Brown Bear, Brown Bear but instead in pictures of each of their Star Class friends. I would like to create one for your children this year, but will need to ask for help in printing out pictures. We will have a sample of the book out this week for you to look at, if you are interested in getting one for your child, please pay Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene $5 per book. We will be collecting money through May 16th so we can send the pictures out to get developed and get them done by the end of the year.
2014-2015
If you know of anyone that is looking for a preschool next year we still have openings in some of our morning classes and afternoon classes. So please refer your friends!
Spring Assessments
This week we will be beginning our Spring Assessments on the children. Feel free to talk to us at any time if you have any questions or concerns, but the progress reports will be going home the middle of next month.
This week
This week we are going to start our Spring unit by talking about Spring flowers, planting some of our own flower seeds, and discussing what flowers need to grow. We will also be setting up a flower stand in our classroom for the children to explore. For a special treat, we will be cooking “Dirt Cups” on Thursday and Friday to enjoy for snack. We will be heading to Kindred Care on Wednesday to sing to the Grandmas and Grandpas.
Word Wall
This week we will be introducing the letter B for Branch and Blue. Please have your child bring in items that start with the letter and put them in the pelican so we can share them at the end of the day.
Important dates and events
April 23rd – Kindred 10:15
May 1st - Tuition Due
May 10th – Tuition grace period ends at noon
May 26th – Memorial Day/No School
June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic
This weeks songs in the Star Class
Flowers Growing
I had a tiny turtle, This is the way we sprout our roots,
Sprout our roots, sprout our roots.
This is the way we sprout our roots,
When spring time is here.
This is the way we pop through the dirt,
Pop through the dirt, pop through the dirt.
This is the way we pop through the dirt
When spring time is here.
Additional Versus:
This is the way we stretch and grow.
This is the way we shoot up so tall.
This is the way we open our buds.
This is the way we bend in the breeze.
This is the way we smile at the sun.
Five Spring Flowers Original Author Unknown
Five spring flowers, all in a row.
The first one said, "We need rain to grow!"
The second one said, "Oh my, we need water!"
The third one said, "Yes, it is getting hotter!"
The fourth one said, "I see clouds in the sky."
The fifth one said, "I wonder why?"
Then BOOM went the thunder
And ZAP went the lightning!
That springtime storm was really frightening!
But the flowers weren't worried–no, no, no, no!
The rain helped them to grow, grow, GROW!
Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutes
