Star Class News
Week of May 4th
Last week we had fun learning about flowers and planting our seeds. Please remember to water them and hopefully they will grow. They are annuals, and would look love in a garden bed or flower pot. My understanding is they can be planted in the pots that we provided.
Art ala Carte Fundraiser
We are partnering with Art ala Carte on Saturday May 9th, from 9-1. Families can go to Art ala Carte and the kids can get messy and creative with all sorts of art mediums and activities. Art ala Carte will donate 50% of sales from 9-1, back to the preschool!
Family Fun Night
We have one more Family Fun Night this year. Thursday 5/21, 5:30-7 will be our Math and Science Family Fun Night where you can come play games, have some hands on Science Experiences, and have fun with the staff here at Little Acorn.
Volunteer Hours
Our class has been doing great at helping our school with their volunteer hours. We have a mandatory 2 hours per year, per child. I you haven't had a chance to get your hours in remember: Playground clean-up is the last chance to get in their hours or to help out our school one last time this year if you already got your hours in!!!
Helmets
The weather is starting to get warmer, and we are able to spend more days outside. We will be once again putting the bikes out on any nice days, so if your child wants to ride a bike, have them bring their helmets to school. Our policy is if they do not bring a helmet from home, they can not ride the bikes.
Elevator
The elevator is only for families with strollers, or people who need physical assistance. At no time should a child be in the elevator by themselves. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
Seussical Jr.
I was informed yesterday that the 9:30 play on 5/19 is sold out. They are 30 seats short for us…I am sending out a notice to families to see if anyone is willing to attend them 11:45 show on 5/19. Please make note of this in newsletters as well, thanks!
This week in the Star Class
Our caterpillars have been growing, and at the end of last we noticed they are all in their chrysalis. We figure this is the best time to start our Butterfly and Bug unit. We will be creating our own Caterpillars, and spinning them into a Chrysalis. Then next week we will send them home and see if our caterpillars we made in class will turn into Butterflies. We will also be talking about the lifecycle of a butterfly and making some fun bug creations.
Word Wall
We finished our alphabet last week...so this week we get to start all over and have some fun. Instead of only having one letter, we will have multiple letters. Your child can bring in items that start with any of these letters, and we will try to figure out by listening to the sound which letter it starts with. This week we will be doing the letters : A, B, C, D, E, and F . They can put their item in our pelican that is by the word wall.
Important dates and events
May 9th Art ala Carte Fundraiser, 9-1
May 11th Tuition Grace Period ends
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
May 16th Playground Clean up 9-11
May 19th Seussical Jr, 9:30. 11:45 (No School)
May 20th or 21st Kindred @ 10:15
May 21st Family Fun Night 5-7:30
May 25th No School – Memorial Day
May 26th – 29th Progress Reports Go Home
May 30th Fit n Fun at First – FUMC Family Fun Run
June 1st Tuition Due – ½ off
2 days a week $95.00 a month
3 days a week $122.50 a month
4 days a week $150.00 a month
5 days a week $177.50 a month
Kindergarten $202.50 a month
June 10th Tuition Grace Period Ends
June 10th All School Picnic at Felida Park 9:30-12:30
This weeks songs in the Star Class
The Butterfly song
(to the tune of "Up on the Housetop")
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg,
Out comes a caterpillar with many legs,
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little chrysalis to sleep in.
Oh, oh ,oh wait and see
oh oh oh wait and see
Out of the chrysalis,my oh my
out comes a pretty butterfly.
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
Playground Clean up is coming May 16th.
Classroom Volunteer Opportunities:
Recycling - 15 minutes
Washing toys/dress-up or Making playdough - 30 minutes
