Newsletter - February 23rd

Star Class News

Week of February 23rd

Last week not only did we finish up our Mo Willems unit, but we had also got to see special guests.  On Wednesday, we got to see Kyle's dad talk to us about Fire trucks with the Rainbow Room, and on Friday we learned how to take care of our teeth with Dr. Susie.   The kids did wonderfully changing up their schedule last minute and were wonderful audiences for both guests.

Family Fun Night
Come Celebrate Dr. Seuss with us this Friday Night from 5:30 -7:00.  We will have fun games, crafts, and books as well as a dance party at the end of the night!

Usborne Book Fair
This week you will find fliers for our current Usborne Book Fair.  We will have our online eFair code to attach to the flyer but in case you need it the code is:  https://n3313.myubam.com/64160 .  

Auction Basket
We will start collecting items for our Classroom Basket.  This year the Star Class will be putting together a gift wrapping basket.  We are looking for donations of Wrapping Paper, Tape, Gift Bags, Tissue Paper, Bows, decorations, etc.  Donations are not mandatory but if you want to help create a wonderful basket you can either bring in any Gift Wrapping materials or donate money and we will purchase the items.

Auction
Mark your calender for our Auction Saturday April 18th at Big Al's.  Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10th.  After April 10, tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple.  This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time.
**Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons

Spread the Word
We have started our open registration for next year.   The best way to get our preschools name out there is for our families to spread the word.  If you hear of anyone looking for a preschool, please let them know what you think of our school and send them our way if you have had a good experience.  We have a 2 ½ year old class, 3 three year old options, (Star, Sunshine and Dragonfly), 3 four year old options (Dragonfly, Busy Bee, and Butterfly), and a Kindergarten class.

Box Tops
We will turn in box tops by March 1st.  Please bring any box tops you have and turn them in to the directors office or put them in our Box Top envelope hanging on our bulletin board.  The person who brings in the most box tops will receive a free ticket to the auction.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to be learning through the work of Leo Lionni.  We will be reading books suck as Little Blue and Little Yellow, A color of his own, and Fredrick.  On Tuesday we have another special guest coming to talk to us about how to care for our teeth.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Rr for Robot or Red.  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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
February 27th Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00
March 2nd Tuition Due
2 days a week $190.00 a month
3 days a week $245.00 a month
4 days a week $300.00 a month
5 days a week $355.00 a month
Kindergarten $405.00 a month
March 10th Tuition grace period ends
March 17th Hough Parade
March 18th Kindred
March 21st Pancake Breakfast & Art Show
March 21st-27th Scholastic Book Fair

Songs for this week

Can you Find?

Can you find the color ___________., the color _____
The color__________________
Can you find the Color ___________
Somehwere in this room.

Something New

Red and blue, red and blue,
Mix them and find something new.
Purple like a fresh ripe plum,
Purple like a poor sore thumb,
Red and blue, red and Blue,
Mix them and find something new.

Fund-raising
Fred Meyer rewards  -   Add Little Acorn to your Fred Meyer rewards card by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
Shoparoo app - You can also download the shoparoo app, and each time you take a picture of your reciept, Little Acorn can get “roo points” (cash donations).  You can scan receipts from resturants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office suppy, bookstores and cafe's.  Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. If you try either of these we would love to hear feedback on what you think.

Volunteer Opportunities
Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. Check out the new volunteer opportunities posted outside the classroom.

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities:
Recycling - 15 minutes
Washing toys/dress-up or Making playdough - 30 minutes

Newsletter - February 15

 Star Class News

Week of February 16th

We hope you all had a wonderful Valentines/Presidents Day weekend.  The weather this week has been wonderful and we hope it continues into next week.  Last Thursday, we were fascinated by our shadows and had to stop to “capture” them as we came in from outside.  As this weather continues we will be going outside as much as possible, (except for our Pajama Day).  Please remember to dress your children in layers.  Remember there is no school on Monday!

It was fun to see the kids run around for Laps for LAPS.  Thank you to everyone who participated.

Pajama/Valentines Party
Our last Valentines party is this Tuesday, February 17th in the Pajamas for a Valentines Pajama Party.

You are welcome to bring in Valentines.  You do not have to have your child address them but they can practice writing their own names if they want.  We know that several Valentines have treats that go along with them.  Lisa has provided a list of treats that are safe for children with Allergies.  They include:

1) Starbursts
2) Skittles
3) Surf Sweets Candy (they make a variety of things, including Valentine's Gummies) - a little harder to find, but I picked up the Valentine's ones at New Season's in Portland last night. Their website says that Natural Grocer's, Vancouver Food Co-op and Chuck's also carry their products. www.surfsweets.com  As an aside, they are also free of high-fructose corn syrup and a lot of other artificial ingredients).

Spread the Word
We have started our open registration for next year.   The best way to get our preschools name out there is for our families to spread the word.  If you hear of anyone looking for a preschool, please let them know what you think of our school and send them our way if you have had a good experience.  We have a 2 ½ year old class, 3 three year old options, (Star, Sunshine and Dragonfly), 3 four year old options (Dragonfly, Busy Bee, and Butterfly), and a Kindergarten class.

Box Tops
We will turn in box tops by March 1st.  Please bring any box tops you have and turn them in to the directors office or put them in our Box Top envelope hanging on our bulletin board.  The person who brings in the most box tops will receive a free ticket to the auction.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to be continuing our Mo Willems unit, reading and creating with books like Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs, Elephant and Piggie, and more.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Qq for Quilt or Queen.  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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
February 16th Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL
February 18th Kindred 10:15
February 27th Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00
March 2nd Tuition Due
2 days a week $190.00 a month
3 days a week $245.00 a month
4 days a week $300.00 a month
5 days a week $355.00 a month
Kindergarten $405.00 a month
March 10th Tuition grace period ends
March 17th Hough Parade
March 18th Kindred
March 21st Pancake Breakfast & Art Show
March 21st-27th Scholastic Book Fair

This weeks songs in the Star Class

The Wheels on the Bus

The Wheels on the Bus go round and round,
round and round, round and round
The Wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, all through the town

Doors go open and shut
Driver says move on Back
People go up and down
Horn says beep, beep, beep
Wipers go swish, swish, swish
Babies go Wah, wah, wah
Mommy's go shh, shh, shh
Daddy's go read, read, read
Pigeon says “let me drive”

Fund-raising
Fred Meyer rewards  -   Add Little Acorn to your Fred Meyer rewards card by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
Shoparoo app - You can also download the shoparoo app, and each time you take a picture of your reciept, Little Acorn can get “roo points” (cash donations).  You can scan receipts from resturants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office suppy, bookstores and cafe's.  Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. If you try either of these we would love to hear feedback on what you think.

Volunteer Opportunities
Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. Check out the new volunteer opportunities posted outside the classroom.

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities:
Recycling - 15 minutes
Washing toys/dress-up or Making playdough - 30 minutes

Newsletter - February 9th

Star Class News

Week of February 9th

Thank you to everyone who came in on Wednesday and Thursday to Register for next year.  We hope that you all come down to visit us next year.  Last week we had a lot of fun creating with Pete the Cat.  Check out some of our artwork in the hall!

Pajama/Valentines Party
This year for our Valentines party we want to invite your child to come to school on Friday, February 13th and Tuesday, February 17th in the Pajamas for a Valentines Pajama Party.  Friday we will be inviting the Sunshine Class in to watch a short movie with a special Valentines treat, and on Tuesday it will just be our class.

You are welcome to bring in Valentines on either of these days.  You do not have to have your child address them but they can practice writing their own names if they want.  Friday there are 7 Star kids and I believe 8 Sunshine kids (you can bring for just our class or both that is up to you) and on Tuesday there are 12 Star kids). We know that several Valentines have treats that go along with them.  Lisa has provided a list of treats that are safe for children with Allergies.  They include:

1) Starbursts
2) Skittles
3) Surf Sweets Candy (they make a variety of things, including Valentine's Gummies) - a little harder to find, but I picked up the Valentine's ones at New Season's in Portland last night. Their website says that Natural Grocer's, Vancouver Food Co-op and Chuck's also carry their products. www.surfsweets.com  As an aside, they are also free of high-fructose corn syrup and a lot of other artificial ingredients).

Laps for Laps
This week is our annual Laps for LAPS.  We will be hosting a fundraiser where the children get pledges for how many laps the can run or walk.  This event turned out to be a lot of fun last year.  Not only did the kids get to raise money for the school, but they went home tired!  It will be held February 12th from 5:30 – 7:00, you can come for just part of the time or stay for the whole time.

Spread the Word
We have started our open registration for next year.   The best way to get our preschools name out there is for our families to spread the word.  If you hear of anyone looking for a preschool, please let them know what you think of our school and send them our way if you have had a good experience.  We have a 2 ½ year old class, 3 three year old options, (Star, Sunshine and Dragonfly), 3 four year old options (Dragonfly, Busy Bee, and Butterfly), and a Kindergarten class.

Box Tops
We will turn in box tops by March 1st.  Please bring any box tops you have and turn them in to the directors office or put them in our Box Top envelope hanging on our bulletin board.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to start to explore the work of the author and illustrator Mo Willems. This week we are going to be making some pigeon projects from his Don't Let the Pigeon Books.  We will also be creating our own Pigeon books through a fun app I have on my Ipad.  We will also be creating hearts and Valentines in celebration of Valentines day!  Mo Willems has so many wonderful books, we will be continuing learning though his stories next week.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Pp for Pigeon or Pete.  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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
February 12th Laps for LAPS
February 16th Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL
February 18th Kindred 10:15
February 27th Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00
March 1st Tuition Due
2 days a week $190.00 a month
3 days a week $245.00 a month
4 days a week $300.00 a month
5 days a week $355.00 a month
Kindergarten $405.00 a month

This weeks songs in the Star Class

The Wheels on the Bus

The Wheels on the Bus go round and round,
round and round, round and round
The Wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, all through the town

Doors go open and shut
Driver says move on Back
People go up and down
Horn says beep, beep, beep
Wipers go swish, swish, swish
Babies go Wah, wah, wah
Mommy's go shh, shh, shh
Daddy's go read, read, read
Pigeon says “let me drive”

Fund-raising
Fred Meyer rewards  -   Add Little Acorn to your Fred Meyer rewards card by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
Shoparoo app - You can also download the shoparoo app, and each time you take a picture of your reciept, Little Acorn can get “roo points” (cash donations).  You can scan receipts from resturants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office suppy, bookstores and cafe's.  Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. If you try either of these we would love to hear feedback on what you think.

Volunteer Opportunities
Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. Check out the new volunteer opportunities posted outside the classroom.

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities:
Recycling - 15 minutes
Washing toys/dress-up or Making playdough - 30 minutes

Newsletter - February 2nd

 Star Class News

Week of February 2nd

It was fun having class in our room last Monday, but we are still low in numbers so we will be returning to the Sunshine class this week.

Last week we had fun learning about how to take care of books and creating classroom stories.  We will leave the stories outside our class so that you can have a chance to read them!  Friday our Spanish lesson took more time then expected so we did not get to create a book, however we began introducing Colors in Spanish and had a great time working together in class.

Registration for 2015-2016
In -house Registration begins this week on Wednesday, February 4th  at 9:15 in Jason Lee. Teacher Katie will be passing out numbers at 8:30.  If your child comes that day, you can get your number then bring them down to class at 9.  If you have specific days you need, we suggest you come in on Wednesday even if your child normally does not come in that day.

The age ranges for the classes you will be looking at are as follows:  Busy Bee and Butterfly classes are 4 by September, the Dragonfly class is 4 by December.  We will also have afternoon classes available for 4 year olds next year.  This is a great way to get the children ready for full day the following year.  We are asking that you provide a second choice for a morning class in class we have low enrollment.

Spread the Word
Our Open Registration starts on February 6th.  The best way to get our preschools name out there is for our families to spread the word.  If you hear of anyone looking for a preschool, please let them know what you think of our school and send them our way if you have had a good experience.  We have a 2 ½ year old class, 3 three year old options, (Star, Sunshine and Dragonfly), 3 four year old options (Dragonfly, Busy Bee, and Butterfly), and a Kindergarten class.

Box Tops
We will turn in box tops by March 1st.  Please bring any box tops you have and turn them in to the directors office or put them in our Box Top envelope hanging on our bulletin board.

This week in the Star Class
From now until Spring Break we will be focusing on different authors and illustrators that the children might know.  This week we will start our until with the books written and/or Illustrated by James Dean focusing on one of our favorite characters Pete the Cat.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Oo for Owl or Olives.  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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
February 2nd Tuition Due
2 days a week $190.00 a month
3 days a week $245.00 a month
4 days a week $300.00 a month
5 days a week $355.00 a month
Kindergarten $405.00 a month
February 4th In house Registration 9:15 in Jason Lee
February 6th Open Registration starts
February 12th Laps for LAPS
February 16th Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL
February 18th Kindred 10:15
February 27th Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00

This weeks songs in the Star Class

We will be singing the songs Petes songs including I love my white Shoes, Rocking in my School shoes, and My four groovy buttons, etc.  Plus continue singing the songs from last week.

Fund-raising
Fred Meyer rewards  -   Add Little Acorn to your Fred Meyer rewards card by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.
Shoparoo app - You can also download the shoparoo app, and each time you take a picture of your reciept, Little Acorn can get “roo points” (cash donations).  You can scan receipts from resturants, department stores, hardware stores, craft stores, electronics, sports stores, office suppy, bookstores and cafe's.  Shoparoo will not ask for personal information and all information is anonymous. If you try either of these we would love to hear feedback on what you think.

Volunteer Opportunities
Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. Check out the new volunteer opportunities posted outside the classroom.

Upcoming  School-Wide Voluteer Opportunities:
None at this time, check back after the new year!

Classroom Volunteer Opportunities:
Recycling - 15 minutes
Washing toys/dress-up or Making playdough - 30 minutes