Newsletter - October 21st

Star Class News

Week of October 21st

It was great to see so many families out at the pumpkin patch. It was great to see so many yellow shirts! This week we will be going to Kindred (across the street) to sing to the grandma and grandpas on Thursday if your child would like to wear their yellow shirt that day.

Conference Schedule

There will be no school on November 7^th so that we can meet with everyone and discuss how wonderful your child is. This week we will be setting out a sign up sheet for conferences, most conference times will be on the 7^th but we will also have a few slots before and after school that week as well. We will also be sending home a paper for you questions and concerns, if we could get that back at least a week before you conference it would be extremely helpful.

Halloween Party

We will have a small Halloween party on Thursday Oct 31^st and Friday, Nov. 1^st. The children are welcome to wear their costumes to school that day and we will parade to the church office and Maria's office singing for a small treat after the playroom. Then we will head back to class for some Halloween treats. A sign up for our snack will be out this week. You are welcome to join us for our treats, although our class can get rather tight. Please let us know if you want to come in (if we have a lot of parents, we will see if we can get another room). We are not planning games afterward but instead will be following our normal class routine, stories...a short playtime then sharing.

October Family Fun Night

We would like to invite you to our October Family Fun Night on October 29^th starting at 5:30. Come in your Halloween costume and enjoy some of the teachers favorite stores, then stay for our Costume contest. We believe there are 5 different categories this year and the winner from each will receive $10 off of next months tuition. The categories are: cutest, best homemade, most creative, best family themed, and spookiest.

Trunk or Treat

You are invited to join in all the fun of the 4th annual Trunk-or-Treat. This safe, fun and free event is presented by the church on Sunday, October 27th from 2:00 – 4:00. There will be antique fire trucks, skeet ball, candy at every trunk and light afternoon snack. If you would like to hand host a trunk contact the church office at 693-5881. The church is also accepting gently used or new costumes for families around the area that may need them.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are going to be exploring pumpkins as we pound on them, paint with the stems, look and feel the inside and create pumpkins of our own. We will also be doing my a project around our favorite pumpkin song. We will also be making some pumpkin dip to try on Thursday and Friday.

Word Wall

This week the letter of the week will be Ff for Farm and Fun. 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

October 24^th Kindred 10:15

October 29^th Halloween Read-in & Costume Contest 5:30-6:30

October 31^st/Nov. 1^st Halloween party!

November 1^st Tuition Due

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

Star Class Song

5 Little Pumpkins

5 little Pumpkins sitting on a gate

The first one said “oh my its getting late”

The second one said “there's a chill in the air”

The third one said “but we don't care”

The forth one said “I'm ready for some fun”

The fifth one said “Let's run and run and run”

Then ohhhh went the wind and out went the lights

and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - October 14th

Star Class News

Week of October 14th

 In case you are new to our school or were unaware parents are required to transport and stay with their child during our field trips. It’s a great time to meet and visits with other families!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Our pumpkin patch field trips are this week on Thursday, Oct 17^th and Friday, Oct. 18^th. We will meet at the pumpkin patch at 9:45 and start exploring the different areas at 10:00. They are very strict that we stay together as a group and move from one area to another together. It is sometimes hard on the kids to not want to climb while we are waiting but if you get there early you can check out the store or hang out by the picnic tables.

Each child enrolled in our preschool gets one visit through the preschool, if you come both days you are welcome to join us both days but you will need to pay for the 2^nd day. We will have a sign out this week to learn which day you will come. The pumpkin patch has asked that only one adult attend with each enrolled child. Extra adults are welcome to attend. They will just need to pay at the patch. Younger siblings are welcome as well, children 1 year or younger are free, children older than 1 year will need to pay at the patch. The cost this year is $5.00 per child/$8 per extra adult. The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin. Children will again receive a bag for their pumpkin. Children must be able to carry their pumpkin from the patch without adult assistance. Parents may purchase extra pumpkins at the patch for the going rate per pound.

Parking can be very tight this time of year, so you might want to carpool. Remember this is a rain or shine event, dress in layers and wear boots. You want to have an extra change of clothes ready for the car if it is muddy.

T-shirts

All t-shirts have been put into your child's cubby. We hope that they are all willing to wear them at the pumpkin patch!

Conference Schedule

There will be no school on November 7^th so that we can meet with everyone and discuss how wonderful your child is. This week we will be setting out a sign up sheet for conferences, most conference times will be on the 7^th but we will also have a few slots before and after school that week as well. We will also be sending home a paper for you questions and concerns, if we could get that back at least a week before you conference it would be extremely helpful.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are going to get ready for our farm field trip! We are going to read some of our favorite books about farms, play animal charades, and build activities that help us think about the different things we might see on the farm.

Word Wall

This week we will NOT be having a letter of the week. Instead the children are welcome to bring in items that they might see around a farm!

Important dates and events

October 17^th & 18^th Bizi Farm Fieldtrip 10:00

October 24^th Kindred 10:15

October 29^th Halloween Read-in & Costume Contest 5:30-7

October 31^st/Nov. 1^st Halloween party!

November 7^th No School – Preschool Conferences

November 8^th No School – (Church Event)

November 11^th No School – Veterans Day

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Star Class Song

Old McDonald Had a Farm

Old McDonald had a Farm, EIEIO

and on his farm he had a cow, EIEIO

with a Moo Moo here, and a Moo Moo there

Here a Moo there a Moo, Everywhere a Moo, Moo

Old McDonald had a Farm, EIEIO

cont. with different farm animals like a rooster, horse, chicken, goat, pig....

Volunteer opportunities

Classroom help – in class between 9:30 and 10:00 each day...sign up will be outside of class until assessments are done

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - Oct 7th

Star Class News

Week of October 7th

Thank you everyone that came to the Carnival on Friday! It was fun watching the kids play the bean bag toss and the Angry bird game! We hope you all had fun and thank you to everyone who helped out setting up, playing games, cooking food, and cleaning. We couldn't have done it without you!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Our pumpkin patch field trips are next week on Thursday, Oct 17^th and Friday, Oct. 18^th. We will meet at the pumpkin patch at 9:45 and start exploring the different areas at 10:00. They are very strict that we stay together as a group and move from one area to another together. It is sometimes hard on the kids to not want to climb while we are waiting but if you get there early you can check out the store or hang out by the picnic tables. We will put maps out this week in your child's cubby and we hope you all can make it!

Each child enrolled in our preschool gets one visit through the preschool, if you come both days you are welcome to join us both days but you will need to pay for the 2^nd day. We will have a sign out this week to learn which day you will come. The pumpkin patch has asked that only one adult attend with each enrolled child. Extra adults are welcome to attend. They will just need to pay at the patch. Younger siblings are welcome as well, children 1 year or younger are free, children older than 1 year will need to pay at the patch. The cost this year is $5.00 per child. The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin. Children will again receive a bag for their pumpkin. Children must be able to carry their pumpkin from the patch without adult assistance. Parents may purchase extra pumpkins at the patch for the going rate per pound.

Parking can be very tight this time of year, so you might want to carpool. Remember this is a rain or shine event, dress in layers and wear boots. You want to have an extra change of clothes ready for the car if it is muddy.

T-shirts

The T-shirts are purchased and ready for tying and dying. If this is something that you have done before or would like to help out with, let me know. This would count towards your volunteer hours and would need to get done this week.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are going to explore the alphabet using Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and the mixed up Alphabet! We will be creating and talking about letters in our names, decorating letters, and cooking letters toward the end of the week. We will also be watching Chicka Chicka Boom the movie with our snack (letter biscuits) on Thursday and Friday.

Word Wall

This week the letter of the week will be Hh for Hat and Hippo. 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

October 10^th Tuition due @ NOON

October 11^th ASQ's Due back

October 17^th & 18^th Bizi Farm Fieldtrip 10:00

October 24^th Kindred 10:15

October 29^th Halloween Read-in & Costume Contest 5:30-7

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Star Class Song

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

A told B and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree."
"Whee," said D to E, F, G, "I'll beat you to the top of the coconut tree."
Chicka chicka boom boom, Will there be enough room?
Here comes H up the coconut tree.

And I and J and tag-along K-All on their way up the coconut tree.
Chicka chicka boom boom, Will there be enough room?
Look who's coming-it's L, M, N, O, P, And Q, R, S, and T, U, V.
Still more-W and X, Y, Z.

The whole alphabet's up the...Oh! No!
Chicka chicka Boom Boom! Skit, scat, scoodle-doot,
Flip, flop, flee. Everybody running to the coconut tree.

(There is more but this is what we will sing at song time, check http://www.lyrics85.com/1012859/nusery-rhymes/chicka-chicka-boom-boom-lyrics.html for the entire song)

Volunteer opportunities

Classroom help – in class between 9:30 and 10:00 each day...sign up will be outside of class until assessments are done

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 All About Me books

Newsletter - September 30th

Star Class News

Week of September 30th

Thank you to everyone who came to our Laps for LAPS friday night! The kids looked like they were having a lot of fun, and Teacher Jo had fun running around upstairs with them. We hope that they all slept well for you after that, most of the kids lasted at least 30 minutes once they got started. You can bring in the money you collected anytime this week.

 

Due Dates!

Book orders are due Monday, September 30^th.

T-shirt orders and money are due Tuesday October 1^st. They should be ready by our Pumpkin Patch field trip! They are fun to have for field trips and Kindred days!

Carnival

Our Fall Carnival is this Friday, October 4^th. We hope you can all come and join us for this fun family event! Weather permitting we will have all our games and booths outside in the parking lot across from the Art School. Carnival game tickets are on pre0slae until Wednesday at the end of school. Bracelets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. We will only be offering individual food items. We are offering hotdogs/chili dogs, bowl of chili, chips, water/juice, cookies and cotton candy.

All-About Me Books

Please take the time to do your “All About Me” books with your kids. We have had a couple returned and they are a great way for the kids to get to know one another. Once they are shared we will keep them in the class so the kids can view them all year.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are going to be exploring colors with some fun art projects and science experiments. We will be playing with water on our light table and creating with shaving cream this week so please send your child in layers, with short sleeve shirts. If we get to go outside, we will make sure they are wearing their jackets and sweaters.

Word Wall

We are starting our word wall this week! The letter of the week will be Ii for Ice and Igloo. 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

October 1^st Tuition Due

October 2^nd Carnival Pre-sale tickets end

October 4^th Carnival 5:00-7:00

October 10^th Tuition due @ NOON

October 11^th ASQ's Due back

October 17^th & 18^th Bizi Farm Fieldtrip 10:00

October 24^th Kindred 10:15

October 29^th Halloween Read-in & Costume Contest 5:30-7

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Star Class Song

Shape Song (to the tune of: "The Farmer in the Dell")

You put blue in,
You take blue out.
You put blue in
And you shake it all about.
You do the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!

Continue with each color

If You're Wearing Red (to the tune of: if your happy and you know it)
If you are wearing red, Shake your head,
If you are wearing red, Shake your head,
If you are wearing red,
Then please shake your head.
If you are wearing red, shake your head.

Others: Blue, touch your shoe
Black, pat your back
Green, bow like a queen
Yellow, Shake like Jell-O
Brown, Turn around
Pink, give us a wink.

Volunteer opportunities

Carnival booth – Friday October 4^th - sign up outside of our room

Carnival – Ticket sales, set-up and Clean-up as well.

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

  Family picture

Newsletter - September 23rd

Star Class News

Week of September 23rd

Remember to check your boxes on a regular basis. We will be sending home some of the kids artwork but also important notices from the school as well. Last week we put our first book orders which are due back September 30^th. You should have received the information on how to order online in one of the packets. This week we will be sending out ASQ's (Ages and Stages Questionnaire). Please return it no later than October 11^th , we will be able to use it during our assessments to get ready for conferences in November.

Picture Day is September 25^th

This year since 11 out of 13 of our friends come on Wednesday, we thought it would be fun to try to do one group picture on the 25^th as well as our individual pictures. We will be starting our day at 9:05 with our class picture so if you don't normally come that day we hope that you will be able to come and get in our class picture!

Laps for Laps

We would love to invite you to participate in our first fundraising event of the year.  Laps for LAPS is a mini-walk/trike/ride-athon.   The mini-course will be in the parking lot on the 33rd street side of the building, if the weather doesn't cooperate we will hold it upstairs.  Parents are welcome to participate with children.  Children may walk, ride in a wagon or stroller or ride their own trike or scooter (just remember a helmet) each class will have a 45 minute time frame.  Each lap completed will go toward your pledges.  Classes will participate at different time slots.  The times are as follows:

Star& Busy Bee 4:45 – 5:30

Rainbow & Butterfly 5:30 – 6:15

Sunshine & Dragonfly 6:15 – 7:00 

We hope your are able to join us for the first event of the year. We will have a sign up sheet outside our classroom so we know who to expect!

All-About Me Books

Please take the time to do your “All About Me” books with your kids. We have had a couple returned and they are a great way for the kids to get to know one another. Once they are shared we will keep them in the class so the kids can view them all year.

This week in the Star Class

This week we are going to be talking about shapes. The children have enjoyed lining up to go out to the playground on our shapes and we thought it would be a great time to talk to them about how shapes are all around us, and they can be used to make different pictures.

Word Wall

We are starting our word wall this week! The letter of the week will be Tt for Triangle and Tiger. 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

September 23^rd ASQ's go home

September 27^th Laps for Laps, Family fun night 4:45-5:30

September 25^th Class Pictures

October 1^st Tuition Due

October 4^th Carnival 5:00-7:00

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Star Class Song

Shape Song (to the tune of: "The Farmer in the Dell")

A circle's like a ball,
A circle's like a ball,
Round and round
It never stops.
A circle's like a ball!

A square is like a box,
A square is like a box,
It has four sides,
They are the same.
A square is like a box!

A triangle has 3 sides,
A triangle has 3 sides,
Up the mountain,
Down, and back.
A triangle has 3 sides!

A rectangle has 4 sides,
A rectangle has 4 sides,
Two are long, and
Two are short.
A rectangle has 4 sides!

Volunteer opportunities

(please let us know if you are interested in any of the following and haven't had a chance to sight up)

- $25 donation toward bookshelf being built by one of our families (30 Minutes + tax receipt)

Carnival booth – Friday October 4^th - sign up outside of our room

Carnival – Maria has sign-up sheets outside of her office

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

Pictures if not in yet -

Cubby picture

 Family picture

Newsletter - Sept. 16th

Star Class News

Week of September 9th

This week we are going to be doing our first cooking project Thursday and Friday and need your help. We would like to put create a friendship mix where each child contributes a little something from home to add to the mix, We will put out a sign out sheet this week! Remember when bringing in food we do have allergies, so make sure there are no NUTS, CARROTS, or STRAWBERRIES (so if you bring in Cherrios, they can not be Honey nut, M&M's need to be plain, etc).

Pictures

We are going to be doing our projects with the family pictures this week, if your child has not turned one in they won't be able to do that project until they do. We also need some pictures for cubbies!

Picture Day is September 25^th

This year since 11 out of 13 of our friends come on Wednesday, we thought it would be fun to try to do one group picture on the 25^th as well as our individual pictures. This may not work out as hoped but we are giving it a try. We will make sure not to do messy projects that day.

Kindred Visit

Our first visit to Kindred visit is Wednesday. If you do not come on Wednesday, you are welcome to bring your child and come with us! Some children love to visit with them while others are on the reserved side, we encourage all children to smile and say good morning, but they stay with us the entire time. You might want to talk with your child about this upcoming event.

Laps for Laps

Mark your calenders for the first family fun night, and fundraiser for Little Acorn on September 27^th. This year instead of having your child selling books or cookie dough, we thought it would be fun do raise money for our first Laps for Laps, where you can get donations for your child to ride trikes, run or walk around a Lap then earn an ice cream or popsicle! Details will be in your cubby this week!

All-About Me Books

Please take the time to do your “All About Me” books with your kids. We have had a couple returned and they are a great way for the kids to get to know one another. Once they are shared we will keep them in the class so the kids can view them all year.

This week in the Star Class

This week in the Star class we are going to be talking about our families and friends. The first few days we will comparing and creating projects about our families, then moving on to projects that encourage us to work together, make new friends, and learn more about what makes us the same and different as our new friends at school.

Word Wall

We are starting our word wall this week! The letter of the week will be Ll for families and friends. 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

September 18^th First trips to Kindred

September 23^rd ASQ's go home

September 27^th Laps for Laps, Family fun night

September 25^th Class Pictures

October 1^st Tuition Due

October 4^th Carnival 5:00-7:00

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Star Class Song

The More we get together

The more we get together, together, together

the more we get together, the happier we'll be

Cause your friends are my friends

And my friends are your friendship

The more we get together, the happier we'll be

Make New Friends

Make new friends, but keep the old

One is silver and the others gold

A circle is round, it has no end

That's how long I want to be your friend

Volunteer opportunities

(please let us know if you are interested in any of the following and haven't had a chance to sight up)

- $25 donation toward bookshelf being built by one of our families (30 Minutes + tax receipt)

Classroom needs

Various Colors of Card Stock

if you haven't already:

1” white binder

Family photo

Childs photo