Recap
Of The Week: We spent lots of time working on our
Mother’s Day paintings. Did you find yours hanging in the hall???? We have been
doing lots of review of how to add using a number line and finding the beginning,
middle and ending sounds in words. We have been discussing 3 rules for when to
use upper case letters in a sentence. We also celebrated Cinco de Mayo and
learned a little about why it is important. We started working on the songs we
will be singing during our graduation program.
Math: This week we will be learning
about solid shapes. We will discuss the difference between them and plane
(flat) ones. We will also review the concept of “how many more do I need to make 10?”
Literacy: Please keep reading
with your child as those mini-books come home. Practice at home reinforces the
learning at school. Make sure your student is tracking as they read. Our sight
words for this week are ‘help,’ ‘one,’ ‘where,’ ‘yellow,’ and ‘you.’ Throughout
the week students make flash cards, figure out which words go in which shape
box, make word pyramids, match words in different fonts, and create their very
own word search to give to a friend to solve.
Writing: Some groups
will finish the “When I grow up …” story starter, and then later in the week
the prompt will be “I am not afraid of …” and “If I was a butterfly …”
Science, Social Studies & Art: We planted our seeds on Friday and will spend some time this
week making sure they are watered and waiting for them to sprout. We are also
waiting on our butterflies to emerge from their chrysalises. Once they do, we
will give them a day or 2 to dry their wings before taking them outside and
setting them free. We will be doing some art about the seasons of the year this
week. We will look back at the drawings we made earlier in the year to help us
remember how trees looked in each season before making a Seasons project.
Progress Reports: The pre-school classes will be sending home
progress reports this week. Kindergarteners will receive their end of year
(spring) reports on the last Friday of the school year. This allows us to
continue learning and assessing until the very end of Kindergarten.
Seussical Jr. Play: As you know, we will be attending the play on May
19th. We are all set with numbers for each of the performances.
Thank you for your understanding and flexibility with the changes. Please bring
in your ticket money this week. It is $6 per person. There will be no school on this day. For more information about the show, check out
this link: http://www.journeytheater.org/shows/seussical-tya/
This Wednesday a docent from the Journey
Theater is coming to talk to our students about the play, how to have good
manners, theater rules, and to tell them what Journey Theater is.
Playground Clean-up: We are having our annual playground clean-up next
Saturday between 9 and 11. Come ready to help with weeding, spreading sand and
gravel, and general clean-up of our playground area.
Family Fun Night: Our last Family Fun Night of the year will be on
May 21st. This is a free family event and the theme will be Fun With
Math & Science.
Fit and Fun at First: This is a fun day hosted by the church on May 30th.
There will be a few different fun runs, a bounce house and games.
Summer Camps: We
will have 3 summer camps this year: Art Explosion (June 15-19), Knights &
Princesses (July 13-17) and Super Hero Week (July 20-24). Registration has
already started. Camp is $95 per child per week; $175 for 2 for one week. There
is a $25 non-refundable registration fee that will be applied towards camp
tuition.
Other 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),
- Shoparoo: Little Acorn is now a member of Shoparoo (shoparoo.com). You can download the Shoparoo App to earn points for our
school.
Volunteering: The end of the school year is approaching. If you
still need to fill your volunteer hours for the year, Playground Clean-up will
be on Saturday May 16th from 9:00-11:00. There are still some spots
available on Fridays to sign up to volunteer in class too. Come see what your Kindergartner
is doing. Your time in class is very helpful. You get a chance to see what our
day is like and how your child is interacting. A new sign-up sheet is outside the
classroom for this trimester. If Fridays don’t
work for you and you would like to volunteer in the classroom, just let me know
and let’s see if we can find a time that does work with your schedule.
Little Acorn Mascots: Our
school has two new furry friends! Sam and Sally are sweet stuffed squirrels who
love to travel. If you would like to take Sam or Sally to travel with you on
your next trip just ask Katie in the office!
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.
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:
May
16th
|
Playground
Clean-up from 9:00-11:00
|
19th
|
Seussical Jr Play at
9:30
|
21st
|
Kindred Visit
|
21st
|
Family Fun Night
5:00-7:30
|
25th
|
Memorial Day – No
School
|
30th
|
Fit-n-Fun at First
– FUMC Family Fun Run
|
June
1st
|
Tuition Due – ½
off for June
|
9th
|
Kindergarten
Graduation at 10:00 upstairs in Jason Lee
|
10th
|
All School Picnic
/ Last Day of School 9:30-12:30
|
15th
-19th
|
Art Explosion
Summer Camp 9:00-12:00
|
July
13th-17th
|
Knights &
Princesses Summer Camp 9:00-12:00
|
20th
-24th
|
Super Hero in
Training Summer Camp 9:00-12:00
|
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
