Star Class News
Week of September 8th
Thank you for everyone for helping make the first year such a success! We had a wonderful start to the year and already the children are adjusting well. Thank you all for your help in making drop off for your children so successful!
Schedule Change
We will be switching our outside time with the Dragonfly class this year so that the Monday and Friday group can see the Sunshine friends they hang out with every day of the week. I will post our new schedule this week outside of the classroom.
Bikes
On days that it's not raining we will have the bikes out. If you chid wants to ride the bikes or scooters they will need to bring a helmet from home to wear. Please put your child's name on their helmet and put it in the polka dot bag outside our classroom. We will be taking the bag outside with us, if their helmets are not in the bag, we can not let them ride the bikes/scooters.
Space Available
Our class still has spots available on Monday, Wednesday (limited), and Friday. Please let us know if you would like to add a day to your current schedule. We also have space available in classes for all age from age 2 ½ to Kindergarten. Please spread the word about our wonderful program! Our Monday and Friday group will be combining with the Sunshine class until we add more friends to our class. If you come on Monday and Friday, you will still drop off and pick up at the Star Class door, but we will be heading to Sunshine class 15 minutes after class starts, or once everyone makes it to class.
Spanish Friday
This year we are going to offer an introduction to Spanish for our Children that come on Friday. If you are interested or want more information, please ask Teacher Jo or check in the Teacher Katie in the office.
All-About Me Books
We will be sending home All-about me books this week. Once they are complete, your child can bring them back to school to share with their friends, and we will hang it so they can look through it all year long.
Class Needs
We still need a couple pictures from several of the kids for our class. Please send copies of the pictures just in case something happens to them. We need one picture for their Cubby (please no larger then 3X5) and one of your family. We could also use a 2” binder to collect your child's work in. At the end of the year we would like to send special projects home together so that their work can all be in one spot.
Allergies/Medical Forms
If you are sending medication to school, please hand it to Teacher Jo and Teacher Sarah. All medication needs to be prescribed to the children. We have a secure box that it needs to be placed in, along with the medical release forms needed for us to administer the medicine. If you need to take any prescriptions back and forth from school, we ask that you still give them to the teachers each day instead of leaving them in their backpack. That way we can get to it quickly if we need it.
This week in the Star Class
This week we will be getting to know each other a little more while we talk about what makes us special, what we like, and what we look like. We will also be exploring different emotions this week and talking about how the emotions make us feel and what we can do when we have these feelings. We will also be trying to make our own emotions chart.
Word Wall
We will be starting our word next week. We will not be going in alphabetical order, but I will let you know each week what the upcoming letter will be. We may stick with the letters for more than a week to make sure everyone gets a chance to bring items in that begin with that letter. This week I am inviting the children to bring in an item that can help us learn more about who they are. They can bring in something to share during our final circle that is special to them. Encourage them to put it in the pelican outside of our door so that it can be safe while we’re in class.
Important dates and events
September 10th Tuition Due
September 17th & 18th First trips to Kindred
September 22-24 Class pictures, we will have more information as soon as we can
October 3rd School Carnival
This weeks songs in the Star Class
I am Special
I am Special
I am Special
I’m a star, there’s no one like me
Near or far
