Sunday, November 23, 2014

Kindergarten Newsletter November 24th - November 25th

Hello Kindergarten Families!

Recap of the Week: Last week we wove some placemats for our Thanksgiving celebration on Tuesday. We talked about Thanksgiving traditions in our families and we made a Spanish book about things we are thankful for with Teacher Caroline. We also began reading groups, working on words that have the short a sound. And in math, we worked on some 2 dimensional shapes. We had a lot of fun working together as a group to write a story about a turkey.

Math: This week we are going to focus on putting numbers in order, and ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)

Literacy: We will begin our 3rd book working on the short a sound this week. We will also do an assessment where we write down sounds that the teacher calls out.

Writing: We will each write a story about how to catch a turkey.

Social Studies, Art & Science: Students who have been absent will catch up by making their Thanksgiving Placemats. Please send in a family photo (not returnable) if you have not already done so. We will also make a cornucopia. On Tuesday, we will make some mini pumpkin pies to have for our snack.

Food drive: Thank you to everyone who brought in food for the Thanksgiving baskets. As we move into December, we will continue to have a box outside our classroom to collect non-perishable items for Christmas boxes.

Parent-Board Meet & Greet: The Meet & Greet has been rescheduled to January 15th from 6:30-7:30pm in the Conrad Room. We welcome your feedback on how you think our school is doing! Please RSVP to let us know if you are planning on attending.

Family Fun Night: We had a lot of fun at the Family Fun Night on Friday. Thank you to all those who came and helped to make it such a great success!

Bake Sale: Our Bake Sale will be running during school hours on Monday and Tuesday (November 24th and 25th.) If you are dropping off items to sell, please do so by 8:45am.

Santa Breakfast: Our Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 6th, from 9:00-11:00. Santa will give a gift to each child who attends. Breakfast will be $3.00 for kids and $5.00 for adults. We will need help setting up, making and serving breakfast, and with clean up. This is a great chance for parents to get some volunteer time!! Tickets will be on sale between now and December 4th.

Fundraisers:
- Box Tops for Education,
- Fred Meyer (you can support our school by going to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 and adding Little Acorn to your rewards account),
- Scholastic Book Orders (http://www.scholastic.com/ our school code is GX4F3),
- Scholastic Book Fair (http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs  - Click on the State, the City, then the School to order), and
- Usborne Books eFair (https://n3313.myuban.com/634160).
- Shoparoo: Little Acorn is now a member of Shoparoo (shoparoo.com). You can download the Shoparoo App to earn points for our school.

Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed for the Bake Sale, Santa Breakfast and the book fair. There is a sign-up sheet outside the classroom for the Santa Breakfast. You can also sign up to help at the school office.

Winter Attire: Please send your kindergartner to school with coats and footwear appropriate for the weather. Even hats and gloves/mittens are needed on some days as this week has shown us! Remember we go outside as much as we can, as long as it is not too cold and there is not too much of a downpour.

Sickness: If your Kindergartener is sick, please call the school office, or you can send me an email or a text so we can keep track of illnesses.

Weather Related School Closures: Remember, if Vancouver School District declares a 2 Hour Late Start or is Closed, then our school will be closed too. In case of bad weather, watch for emails and/or text message notifications from Little Acorn and from our Remind.com accounts. The Remind.com number for Little Acorn is 307-459-3175, class code lapsk20. For Kindergarten, the number is 503-342-8657, class code @473363.

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Send a text, give me a call, or you can email. I am here to help you and your child have a great kindergarten year!

Thank you for sharing your child with us,
Teacher Sinead & Teacher Caroline 

Dates to remember:
November:
17th
Santa Breakfast Tickets go on sale $3 child, $5 adult
24th/25th
Bake Sale
26th-28th
Thanksgiving Break – No School

December:
1st
Tuition Due
4th
Santa Breakfast Ticket Sales Ends
6th
Santa Breakfast 9:00-11:00am
8th
Winter Concert 6pm – Star, Sunshine, Busy Bee and Kindergarten classes
9th
Winter Concert 6pm – Dragonfly AM & PM, Rainbow and Butterfly classes
10th
Tuition Grace Period Ends
19th
Kindergarten Classroom Holiday Party
Dec 22nd – Jan 2nd: Winter Break - No School

Tuition Prices 2014-2015 School Year
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

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