Newsletter - June 2nd

 Star Class News

Week of June 2nd

Family Fun Night
Thank you to everyone who showed up to our last Family Fun Night.  It was a lot of fun to see all of the children and parents engaged in fun ways to explore math and science concepts.  We hope you had as much fun as we did!!

Summer Camp
Summer is coming, and we have two weeks of fun and activities planned for summer camp this year!
July 14-18 Dinosaurs OR Disney
July 21-25 Pirates and Princesses OR Lego

Summer camp runs from 9:00-12:00. A keepsake, fun snacks, and enjoyable activities are included in your tuition - $95.00 per child, or $175.00 for two siblings per week. There is is non-refundable materials fee of $25.00 per week per child, due at the time of registration that will be applied to your first week’s tuition. If you have any questions, please talk to Teacher Jo, Teacher Jaylene, or stop by the office to talk to Caroline. We would love to spend time playing and creating with your awesome kiddos this summer!

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!

Last Day of School 
Our last week of school is only a few weeks away!  We will be in class until June 18th, then meeting at Felida Park on June 19th from 10-1 for an all school picnic.  Come hang out at the park with Teacher Jaylene even if that is not your normal school day!  Teacher Jo is hoping to make an appearance at the beginning and end of the picnic, but has her son's 5th grade graduation to attend from 11-12 that day.

Book Bag Returns
This week we will be collecting everyone’s book bags. Please return them this week, along with the borrowed book from our classroom. If you aren’t sure which book your child borrowed, just as Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene. We have a list!   We will be returning the kids bags the last week of school with their portfolios, please let us know if you will be not be around the last week so we can get you all of their stuff!

This week
This week we are going to be taking off into space.  We will start our space unit talking about astronauts, suns, moons, stars, and of course Rocket ships as we get ready to turn our classroom into a space station!

Word Wall
This week it’s time to review! Please have your child bring in items that start with N, O, P, Q, R, or S and put them in the pelican so we can share them at the end of the day.


Important dates and events
June 1st – Tuition Due
June 7th – Playground Clean up 8:00-10:00
June 10th -  Tuition Grace period ends at noon
June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Climb aboard the Spaceship!
Sung to: "itsy bitsy spider"

Climb aboard the spaceship,
We're going to the moon.
hurry and get ready,
We're going to blast off soon.
Put on your helmets
And buckle up real tight.
Here comes the countdown,
Let's count with all our might.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1---BLAST OFF!!

Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutes

Newsletter - May 26th

Star Class News

May 26th

Book Bag Returns

This week we will be collecting everyone’s book bags. Please return them this week, along with the borrowed book from our classroom. If you aren't sure which book your child borrowed, just as Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene. We have a list!

Family Fun Night This Friday Night

We are having our final Family Fun Night of the school year this Friday, from 5:30-7pm. We will have several hands-on math and science stations that are going to be a lot of fun! If you are planning on coming, please let us know. Hope to see you there!

Star Class, Star Class Books

We will be assembling our Star Class Books this Thursday and Friday. If you are able to help put these keepsakes together, just let Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene know. Thanks!

Summer Camp

We still have spots available - ALL AGES, including KINDERGARTEN

July 14-18 Dinosaurs OR Disney

July 21-25 Pirates and Princesses OR Lego

Summer camp runs from 9:00-12:00. A keepsake, fun snacks, and enjoyable activities are included in your tuition - $95.00 per child, or $175.00 for two siblings per week. There is is non-refundable materials fee of $25.00 per week per child, due at the time of registration that will be applied to your first week’s tuition. If you have any questions, please talk to Teacher Jo, Teacher Jaylene, or stop by the office to talk to Caroline.

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!   

This week

We are continuing to ride our train around the Zoo! We will be doing some Hippo and Elephant projects, a fun zoo cooking project, and continuing to enjoy the Zoo Reports as they are returned. If anyone has any zoo books they would like to share, feel free to bring them in.

Word Wall

This week it’s time to review! Please have your child bring in items that start with H, I, J, K, L, or M and put them in the pelican so we can share them at the end of the day.

Important dates and events

May 30th – Family Fun Night (Math and Science Night)

June 7th – Playground Clean up 8:00-10:00

June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Koala Bear, Koala Bear

Koala bear, koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)

Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)

Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes, (Dance on tip toes)

Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)

Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (clap)

Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)

We are Going to the Zoo

Sung to: "London Bridge"

We are going to zoo, to the zoo, to the zoo.

We are going to the zoo, won't you join us too?

We'll see lions, tigers too, tigers too, tigers too.

We'll see lions, tigers too, all at the zoo.

We will find some chimpanzees, chimpanzees, chimpanzees.

we will find some chimpanzees, swinging from the trees.

We will look for kangaroos, kangaroos, kangaroos.

We will look for kangaroos, hopping at the zoo.

Volunteer Opportunities

Recycling – 15 minutes

Washing toys – 30 minutes

Newsletter - May 12th

Star Class News

Week of May 12th

Family Fun Night
We are having our final Family Fun Night of the school year on Friday, May 30, 5:30-7pm. We will have several hands-on math and science stations that are going to be a lot of fun! If you are planning on coming, please let us know. There is a sign-up sheet next to the sign-in clipboard by the classroom. Hope to see you there!

Summer Camp
Summer is coming, and we have two weeks of fun and activities planned for summer camp this year!
July 14-18 Dinosaurs OR Disney
July 21-25 Pirates and Princesses OR Lego

Summer camp runs from 9:00-12:00. A keepsake, fun snacks, and enjoyable activities are included in your tuition - $95.00 per child, or $175.00 for two siblings per week. There is is non-refundable materials fee of $25.00 per week per child, due at the time of registration that will be applied to your first week’s tuition. If you have any questions, please talk to Teacher Jo, Teacher Jaylene, or stop by the office to talk to Caroline. We would love to spend time playing and creating with your awesome kiddos this summer!

Star Class, Star Class Books
We are so excited to create our Star Class books! If you have signed up, but haven’t paid yet, please pay Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene $5 per book by May 16th so we have time to get the pictures developed. Thanks!

Volunteers Needed
We will need help assembling the Star Class, Star Class books on Thursday, May 29th and Friday May 30th. This will count towards your volunteer hours, needed by the end of the school year. If you can help, please let either Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene know. Thank you!

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 finishing up our Spring Assessments. 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 end of this week.  

This week
All aboard! We are beginning our class-inspired train curriculum this week, with lots of fun projects, our favorite train books, and using our newly painted boxes that look like trains. We will be creating our own Name Trains, as well as counting trains and painting with trains. If anyone has any train books they would like to share, feel free to bring them in.

Word Wall
This week is our last letter of the alphabet! We will be introducing the letter S for Star and Summer.  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. Next week, watch for a group of letters the kids can choose from for sharing, as we review the alphabet for the next four weeks.

Important dates and events

May 26th – Memorial Day/No School
May 30th – Family Fun Night (Math and Science Night)
June 7th – Playground Clean up 8:00-10:00
June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic

This weeks songs in the Star Class

The Wheels on the Train Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The wheels on the train go clickity clack, clickity clack, clickity clack.
The wheels on the train go clickity clack,
All down the track.

The engine on the train goes chug, chug, chug.......
The smoke from the train goes puff, puff, puff……
The whistle on the train goes whoo, whoo, whoo…..
The conductor on the train goes “All aboard!”......
The people on the train rock side to side…….

Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutes

Newsletter - May 5th

Star Class News

Week of May 5th

Summer Camp
Summer is coming, and we have two weeks of fun and activities planned for summer camp this year!
July 14-18 Dinosaurs OR Disney
July 21-25 Pirates and Princesses OR Lego

Summer camp runs from 9:00-12:00. A keepsake, fun snacks, and enjoyable activities are included in your tuition - $95.00 per child, or $175.00 for two siblings per week. There is is non-refundable materials fee of $25.00 per week per child, due at the time of registration that will be applied to your first week’s tuition. If you have any questions, please talk to Teacher Jo, Teacher Jaylene, or stop by the office to talk to Caroline. We would love to spend time playing and creating with your awesome kiddos this summer!

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 with pictures of their Star Class friends. We would like to create one for your child this year, but will need to ask for help in printing out pictures. Check out the sample (a previous year’s book) next to the sign-in sheet! If you are interested in getting one, please pay Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene $5 per book by May 16th so we have time to get the pictures developed. Thanks!

Volunteers Needed
We will need help assembling the Star Class, Star Class books on Thursday, May 29th and Friday May 30th. This will count towards your voluteer hours, needed by the end of the school year. If you can help, please let either Teacher Jo or Teacher Jaylene know. Thank you!

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 continuing our Spring Assessments. 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 learn about butterflies, ladybugs, and get ready for Mother’s Day. We will be reading two of our favorite Eric Carle books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, as well as creating our very own Hungry Caterpillar. We will continue to watch our tadpoles change and grow as we move on to learn about these beautiful and helpful bugs. Feel free to come in and visit the tadpoles when dropping off or picking up your child!

Word Wall
This week we will be introducing the letter J for Jar, Jewels, and Jump.  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
May 10th – Tuition grace period ends at noon
May 26th – Memorial Day/No School
May 30th – Family Fun Night (Math and Science Night)
June 7th – Playground Clean up 8:00-10:00
June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Caterpillar/ Butterfly Song Sung to "The Wheels on the Bus"
The caterpillars are wiggling around
Wiggling around, wiggling around
The caterpillars are wiggling around
All around the yard

The caterpillars are munching and a crunching
Munching and a crunching
The caterpillars are munching and a crunching
All around the yard

The caterpillars are building a cocoon
Building a cocoon, Building a cocoon
The caterpillars are building a cocoon
All around the yard

The butterflies are flying around
Flying around, flying around
The butterflies are flying around
All around the yard.

Little Ladybug Sung to Mary Had a Little Lamb
I have a little ladybug,
ladybug, ladybug
I have a little ladybug,
It's wings are black and red.


Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutes

Newsletter - April 28th

Star Class News

Week of April 28th

Thank you to the Jameson family for donating the tadpoles to our classroom last week. The kids have really been enjoying watching them (teachers, too). Make sure to come in sometime this week and check them out!

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 can't find our samples, if you have one from a previous year we would love to show it off!   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 R for Rabbit and Robot.  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
May 1st -  Tuition Due
May 10th – Tuition grace period ends at noon
May 26th – Memorial Day/No School
May 30th – Family Fun Night (Math and Science Night)
June 7th – Playground Clean up 8:00-10:00
June 19th – End of Year All School Picnic

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green Speckled Frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were 4 green speckled frogs

4 green Speckled Frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were 3 green speckled frogs

3 green speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were 2 green speckled frogs

2 green speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there was one green speckled frog

One green speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
he jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were no green speckled frogs

Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutess

Newsletter - April 21st

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

Newsletter - April 14

Star Class News

Week of April 14th

Sorry this newsletter is getting out late this week, Teacher Jo's computer is finally up and running again.  We hope you all had a great spring break, the weather was beautiful and we hope it continues so we can enjoy playing outside.

Auction 
Check out our silent auction the week of April 14th-19th.  The classroom “kid” projects will be displayed outside of our classroom and you can bid on them throughout the week.  We will also have several other auction items to bid on in the hall between Maria's office and Sanctuary including our Fire pit basket.  Be sure to check out some of the great items we have for auction!

Family Breakfast
Mark your calender for the family breakfast and art show on April 19th.  Your child's 0artwork will be displayed for your enjoyment while we make breakfast for you!   We will also be taking last minute bids on auction items during this time, from 8:00-10:00.  Come and go as you can but please come check out your child's work.

Week of the Young Child
During week of the young child, each day your child can come to school dressed in our theme of the day, and we will have special guests and special snacks throughout the week.
Monday – Superhero Day
Tuesday - Silly Sock Day, with Jabba the dog our special guest
Wednesday - Class color day, with Officer Johnson as our speical guest
Thursday - Silly Hat Day, Cement Truck and Dump Truck visits
Friday - Wild and Crazy Hair Day

This week
This week we will be doing some fun and creative art projects as we settle back into the routine of school. We will be hosting guest throughout the week and doing some fun art projects like spin art, upside down art, and painting with different types of material while creating different projects to show of at our art show this week.

Word Wall
This week we will not have a letter of the week, instead the children can bring in some of their favorite things to help us celebrate week of the young child.

Important dates and events
April 14th – Tuition Grace Period End @ noon
April 14th – 19th Silent Auction!
April 19th – Family Breakfast and Art Show
April 23rd – Kindred 10:15
April 25th – Family Fun Night


This weeks songs in the Star Class

Tiny Tim

I had a tiny turtle, his name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim,
He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soup
And when he tried to talk he had a bubble in his throat
Blub blub blub,
Bubble, bubble bubble,
Bubble Bubble bubble
Bubble Bubble Bubble
Bubble Bubble POP

Classroom needs
Wipes

Volunteer Opportunities
Recycling – 15 minutes
Washing toys – 30 minutes