Newsletter - December 15th

 Star Class News

Week of December 15th

Our Winter Concert was wonderful, Thank you for everyone that came and supported the kids while they sang (and stood) on stage. The kids have been working hard learning their songs and it was great to see so many families able to come out and watch.  We also want to thank everyone who participated in the scholastic book fair, we hope that you are all able to enjoy your books over the holiday break.

Check out our door.  Our Friday class decorated it for the holidays, all the kids were able to practice cutting and taping as we put a snowman on our door.

Holiday Surprises
This week,  the children will be bringing home their Christmas  “surprises’ for their families.  They may give them to whomever they wish and whenever they wish. These gifts were made with love, we hope you enjoy them.

Gingerbread Forests/Christmas Party
We will be creating Gingerbread forests on the Thursday and Friday.  Thank you to everyone who has donated money to help pay for the goodies we will need.  Lisa Hudson has offered go out and get goodies we need for decorating to ensure that they are free of nuts, egg, and dairy.  

Our Friday group will meet up with their Sunshine friends to work on our Gingerbread houses.

LAPSK Parent/Board Meet-and-Greet
Mark your calendars for January 6th, from 6:30 - 7:30pm, for our Little Acorn Parent/Board Meet-and-Greet. If you are planning on attending, please RSVP in the office by Monday, January 5th. It's a great opportunity to meet our board members, get to know each other, and build a stronger school community.

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  Our Food Drive box will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.

Friday
We will be meeting in the Star Class on Fridays.  Please remember if your child comes on Friday, we will be picking up and dropping off in the Star Class.

This week in the Star Class
This week we will be finishing as many of the Christmas projects as we can, there are so many fun ones to do this time of year as we finish up our holiday theme.  On Wednesday we will have a Hot Cocoa party and decorate Snowman cups to decorate your homes.  Thursday and Friday we will be watching a holiday movie and creating our Gingerbread Forests.

Word Wall
With the excitement of the holidays, we will not have a letter of the week for word wall.  Instead your child can bring in their favorite Holiday item such as an ornament, stocking, book, decoration, or anything else you can imagine.

Important dates and events
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 18th/19th Gingerbread Forests
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School
January 5th Classes Resume/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
January 6th LAPSK parent/board meet and greet
January 19th MLK day – No School
January 22nd Kindred
January 26, 27, & 29th Open House for exploring classrooms

This weeks songs in the Star Class

We will be singing some of our favorite Christmas songs like Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, Jingle Bells, and songs from our concert.

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

Newsletter - December 8th

 Star Class News

Week of December 8th

Thank you to all of the families that came to the Santa Breakfast.  It was great to see so many of our families having fun.   We hope you had as much fun as we did, as always we would love your feedback so that we can only make these events better in the future.

Last week we finished our Christmas presents, we will be wrapping them soon and sending them home soon. Please let us know if you plan on missing the last few days of school so we can get them to you before Christmas break starts!

Winter Concert
Our Winter Concert is this Monday Night, December 8th. The concert starts at 6:00, but kids need to be dropped off in class at 5:45.  Please make sure they have a chance to go to the bathroom before coming to class.   You can leave them with us and find a spot to sit upstairs in the sanctuary. We will bring the kids up for the concert and then release them to you after the performance.

Friday
We will be meeting in the Star Class on Fridays.  Please remember if your child comes on Friday, we will be picking up and dropping off in the Star Class.

Gingerbread Forests/Christmas Party
For our Christmas parities, we are thinking of creating Gingerbread forests on the Thursday and Friday before Christmas Break.  Lisa Hudson has offered go out and get goodies we need for decorating to ensure that they are free of nuts, egg, and dairy.  We are hoping to get donations to help her purchase these items.  If you would like to donate $3-$5 this week she has offered to pick up the items, we will have a small list of items we know are safe that you can sign up for if you prefer to bring in something of your own.  

Our Friday group will have a separate list, we will be joining the Sunshine class to create Gingerbread forests, so we will split the sign up sheet between the two classes.  Signs up will be out this week.

Book Fair
We will be having a Book Fair the week of December 8th – 12th.  You can check out the book fair during school hours or at the Winter Concerts.

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  Our Food Drive box will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to be creating patterns with candy canes, creating candy cane playdoh, and using our imaginations as we create our our Reindeer stories.  We will also continue decorating our room for Christmas with lights, ornaments and trees.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Jj for Jaguar or Jingle.  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
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 10th Tuition Grace Period Ends @ Noon
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
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

From now until our Winter Concert we will be singing our songs for the Winter concert!!

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:
Book Fair - Dec. 8-12

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

Newsletter - December 1st

 Star Class News

Week of December 1st

We hope that everyone had a safe and healthy Thanksgiving!  Thank you to everyone who helped out with our Bake Sale, from bringing in food, to buying and selling it.  Without you, it would not have been a success.

Friday
We will be meeting in the Star Class on Fridays.  Please remember if your child comes on Friday, we will be picking up and dropping off in the Star Class.

Santa Breakfast -This Saturday!!!
Santa Breakfast will be held on December 6th from 9-11.  Santa will give a gift to each child who attends.  Breakfast will be $3 for kids and $5 for adults.  We will need help making and serving breakfast, set up and clean up.  This is a great chance for parents get some volunteer time!!  Tickets will be on sale now.  We hope to see everyone there!

Winter Concert
Mark your calenders for our annual Winter Concert.  The Star Class will be preforming on Monday, December 8th.  The concert starts at 6:00, but kids need to be dropped off in class at 5:45. You can leave them with us and find a spot to sit upstairs in the sanctuary. We will bring the kids up for the concert and then release them to you after the performance.

Family Traditions
Over the next three weeks, we will be doing a lot of holiday projects and talking about what we doing during the holidays. We would like to invite you to come into the classroom and talk about any traditions you have during this time of year. If you have a story you always read, a cooking project, an art project, etc. you would like to share with us, just talk to Teacher Jo to plan a time to come in to the classroom. We can't wait to share this time of year with you!

Book Fair
We will be having a Book Fair the week of December 8th – 12th.  You can check out the book fair during school hours or at the Winter Concerts.

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  This week we will be decorating a box that will be set just outside of our classroom.  The boxes will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to begin gearing up for Christmas.  Some of our crafts are meant to be a surprise as we are starting on our Christmas gift, but we will also be doing projects to start making our room feel like Christmas.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Ii for Igloo or Iguana.  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
December 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
December 4th Santa Breakfast Ticket Sale Ends
December 6th Breakfast with Santa
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

From now until our Winter Concert we will be singing our songs for the Winter concert!!

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:
Santa Breakfast - Dec. 6
Book Fair - Dec. 8-12

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

Newsletter - November 24th

 Star Class News

Week of November 24th

Last week, we had fun creating a bunch of different turkeys.  Most of them are currently decorating our hallway!  We also have been working hard on our Christmas songs.  They are learning them quickly.

Bake Sale
Our Bake sale will be November 24th and 25th.  We invite you to donate baked good to sell at our Annual Bake Sale.  There are always some creative delicious goodies so stop by and pick up something extra special to share.  If you are bringing baked goods, please have them to the school by 8:45.

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  This week we will be decorating a box that will be set just outside of our classroom.  The boxes will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.  

Santa Breakfast
Santa Breakfast will be held on December 6th from 9-11.  Santa will give a gift to each child who attends.  Breakfast will be $3 for kids and $5 for adults.  We will need help making and serving breakfast, set up and clean up.  This is a great chance for parents get some volunteer time!!  Tickets will be on sale now.  We hope to see everyone there!

Winter Concert
Mark your calenders for our annual Winter Concert.  The Star Class will be preforming on Monday, December 8th.  We are looking for a pianist for both concerts – Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th.  If you or someone you know are willing and able to volunteer, please let Teacher Katie know.

Fund-raising Opportunities
If you enjoy shopping you can help us raise money for our school.  Add Little Acorn to your Fred Meyer rewards card by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. 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.

This week in the Star Class
This is going to be a short week.  We only have classes on Monday and Tuesday.  We will be creating a Thanksgiving Centerpiece and continuing talking about what it means to be Thankful.  We hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Hh for House or 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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
November 24th & 25th Bake Sale
November 26th-28th Thanksgiving Break
December 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
December 4th Santa Breakfast Ticket Sale Ends
December 6th Breakfast with Santa
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

From now until our Winter Concert we will be singing our songs for the Winter concert!!

Newsletter - November 17th

 Star Class News

Week of November 17th

Last week was such a crazy week, thank you to everyone for being understanding about our snow day.  Our policy is that we are closed when Vancouver School District calls a 2 hour late start.  Our goal is to keep everyone safe.  Although the snow this time did not come, it was predicted to be pretty bad.   It was a tough call to make.

Family Fun Night
This Friday, Nov. 21st (please note the date change),  we will be having our first family fun night of the school year. This month it is a “Make and take holiday craft night”.  This is a free event and includes the whole family. We will have some cookie decorating, a holiday obstacle course and fun crafts for the whole family. Mark your calendars so you wont miss it!

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  This week we will be decorating a box that will be set just outside of our classroom.  The boxes will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.
Santa Breakfast

Bake Sale
Our Bake sale will be November 24th and 25th.  We invite you to donate baked good to sell at our Annual Bake Sale.  There are always some creative delicious goodies so stop by and pick up something extra special to share.

Santa Breakfast
Santa Breakfast will be held on December 6th from 9-11.  Santa will give a gift to each child who attends.  Breakfast will be $3 for kids and $5 for adults.  We will need help making and serving breakfast, set up and clean up.  This is a great chance for parents get some volunteer time!!  Tickets will be on sale starting this week!

Winter Concert
Mark your calenders for our annual Winter Concert.  The Star Class will be preforming on Monday, December 8th.  We are looking for a pianist for both concerts – Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th.  If you or someone you know are willing and able to volunteer, please let Teacher Katie know.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to continue getting ready for Thanksgiving.  We will be talking about what it means to be Thankful, and who/what we are Thankful for.   We will be creating some fun turkeys that you can decorate your homes with.  We will also be discussing some of the some of the foods you might see at Thanksgiving.

Word Wall
This week we will be continuing with the letter Hh for House or 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 that is by the word wall.

Important dates and events
November 17th Santa Breakfast Tickets go on Sale
November 19th Kindred @ 10:15
November 21st Family Fun Night 5:30 – 7:00
November 24th & 25th Bake Sale
November 26th-28th Thanksgiving Break
December 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
December 4th Santa Breakfast Ticket Sale Ends
December 6th Breakfast with Santa
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

From now until our Winter Concert we will be singing our songs for the Winter concert!!

Newsletter - November 10th

 Star Class News

Week of November 10th

Thank you for everyone who came to the Conferences last night, it is always fun to get to talk to the parents.  If you have any questions or concerns feel free to let me know.  We can correspond by email or set up a good time to meet where there aren't a lot of distractions. As I mentioned in many of the meetings I am excited for this year, we have a great group of kids!

No Class Tuesday!
Just a reminder there will be no school on Veterans Day which is this Tuesday, November 11th.

Family Fun Night
On Nov. 21st (please note the date change),  we will be having our first family fun night of the school year. This month it is a “Make and take holiday craft night”.  This is a free event and includes the whole family. We will have some cookie decorating, a holiday obstacle course and fun crafts for the whole family. Mark your calendars so you wont miss it!

Food Drive
Little Acorn is partnering with the church in this years food drive.  This week we will be decorating a box that will be set just outside of our classroom.  The boxes will be out through December so your child can bring in a few cans of food or other non perishable items to donate to the food boxes the church hands out this holiday season.

LAPSK Board
This Thursday the LAPSK board is having a meet and greet in the Conrad Room (upstairs) from 9:00-11:00.  You will have a chance to meet the members of the board and share any thoughts, ideas, or even a thank you for all they do.

Winter Concert
Mark your calenders for our annual Winter Concert.  The Star Class will be preforming on Monday, December 8th.  We are looking for a pianist for both concerts – Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th.  If you or someone you know are willing and able to volunteer, please let Teacher Katie know.

This week in the Star Class
This week we are going to be getting ready for Thanksgiving.  We will be creating some fun turkeys that you can decorate your homes with.  We will also be discussing some of the some of the foods you might see at Thanksgiving, and start thinking about what things we might be Thankful for (which we will really discuss next week)

Word Wall
This week we will be contining with the letter Gg for Gorilla or grape (please don't bring in a real grapes, it can get really messy).  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
November 10th Tuition Grace Period Ends @ Noon
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
November 11th No School – Veterans Day
November 17th Santa Breakfast Tickets go on Sale
November 19th Kindred @ 10:15
November 21st Family Fun Night 5:30 – 7:00
November 24th & 25th Bake Sale
November 26th-28th Thanksgiving Break
December 1st Tuition Due
December 4th Santa Breakfast Ticket Sale Ends
December 6th Breakfast with Santa
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

From now until our Winter Concert we will be singing our songs for the Winter concert!!

Newsletter - November 3rd

Star Class News

Week of November 3rd 

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween. I can’t believe we are already in November! I want to thank everyone for making the Halloween parties so wonderful. It was great to get a chance to see the kids in their costumes!  Remember to set you clocks back an hour today if you haven't already done so.

Conferences
Parent Conferences are scheduled this Thursday November 6th (No School Thursday 11/6 or Friday 11/7).  If you have any questions or concerns that you would like to discuss please email me this week so I can give it my full attention before we meet. If you haven't had a chance to sign up or need to reschedule, please let me know.

Winter Concert
Mark your calenders for our annual Winter Concert.  The Star Class will be preforming on Monday, December 8th.  We are looking for a pianist for both concerts – Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th.  If you or someone you know are willing and able to volunteer, please let Teacher Katie know.

This week in the Star Class
This week we will be finishing our Halloween themes with some animals that are thought of as “Spooky” animals.  We will be creating Bats and Spiders and talking about what it means to be a nocturnal animal.

Word Wall
This week we will be starting with the letter Gg for Gorilla or grape (please don't bring in a real grapes, it can get really messy).  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
November 2nd Daylight Saving Time Ends (Fall Back)
November 6th No School – Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 7th No School – Church Event
November 10th Tuition Grace Period Ends @ Noon
       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
November 11th No School – Veterans Day
November 17th Santa Breakfast Tickets go on Sale
November 19th Kindred @ 10:15
November 20th Family Fun Night 5:30 – 7:00
November 24th & 25th Bake Sale
November 26th-28th Thanksgiving Break
December 1st Tuition Due
December 4th Santa Breakfast Ticket Sale Ends
December 6th Breakfast with Santa
December 8th Winter Concert @ 6:00
December 8-12th Book Fair
December 17th Kindred @ 10:15
December 22nd-January 2nd Winter Break – No School

This weeks songs in the Star Class

Bats are Sleeping

Bats are sleeping, Bats are sleeping
Upside down, Upside down
Waiting for the night to come, Waiting for the night to come
And then they fly around, and then they fly around

Itsy, Bitsy Spider

The Itsy, Bitsy Spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the Itsy, Bitsy spider went up the spout again

Other verses :  The big ginormous spider
The teensy, weensy spider