Boy have we been busy since the first of the year! I cannot believe how fast time is going. We are definitely on the home-stretch for the 2015-2016 school year. Here are some pictures of what we have been up to!
Using tools for building in the Dress-up Center.
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| My dad, John teaching us all about tools that are used to build, buildings! |
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| The Morning class got to attend a PBIS assembly for Read Across America Week! A few of us even won prizes for reading at home! |
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| Playing at the park for Monster points reward |
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| Hunting for 100 eggs on the 100th day of school! |
Announcements:
Coin Competition
We are so thrilled with our Preschool Coin Collection Competition. All preschool students had a chance to participate in distributing/collecting buckets and coins daily and the afternoon students enjoyed watching Mrs. Kaleen and Mrs. Stacia counting coins day after day. Our fundraiser was a HUGE success and we collected over $900 in coins for the Christensen/Clark family! Thank you all so much for your ideas, support,patience and donations, it is MUCH appreciated!
We will be hosting the winners on Friday for Preschool Play time! In the morning, Mrs. Droll's class 1B will be joining us and 5A, Ms. McAtee's class will join us in the afternoon. Here is a picture of the coins on display for the students to see.
Walk-a-thon Fundraising Envelopes
Your student brought home an envelope last week with a bright green sheet of paper attached to the front. That envelope is for a fundraiser put on by our PTO and is associated with the Walk-a-thon event that will be help on April 22. We are hoping for each student to raise $25.00 to help with projects/events at the school. I will attach more information in my email.
Snack Calendar and Changes
I have posted the snack sign-up for April, but I want to make 1 small change to our original process. If you are signing up to bring fresh produce, like strawberries, please check the snack calendar we send home and send the snack item for the week we will be eating it. This will help us to cut down on food spoiling before we are able to eat it. We LOVE having fresh produce and HATE having to waste anyone's money!
Drinks at School
The temperate outside (and in our classroom) is on the rise (HOORAY!) and so is our thirst! If you are willing and able, please send us a water bottle that can be kept at school for drinks during the day. This will help to minimize the interruption and the trash!
Family Art Project
We are going to be making a flower garden on our family board so please keep an eye out for your piece and instructions to be completed at home and returned to school.
Afternoon arrival
We are noticing more and more issues with afternoon arrival to school! It is very important that you bring you afternoon student INTO THE BUILDING every day! It is also very important that you bring your student to school in the 12:05-12:20 time frame, before that, there is a very good chance that we won't be in the classroom and after that, we have already started our learning for the day. Now, more than ever, every minute counts as we speed through our last remaining days in Preschool.
Book Orders
Book orders were sent home this week. Please check it over and place an orders online or return to the classroom by next Wednesday, April 6.
Pictures
Spring pictures were also sent home on Monday. If you are interested in ordering, please pay online or return your order form as soon as possible. If you are not interested in ordering, please return the picture packet to school.
Afternoon Intern
We will be having a high school student joining us for the remainder of the year. Miss Rachel will be in our classroom everyday for the afternoon class. Monday will be her first day and we are very excited to have her.
Upcoming events
April 12: Walking field trip to the Wellman Library
April 22: Walk-a-thon at North Park
May 13: Field trip to Washington Sunset Park (Volunteers needed)
May 26: Last day of Preschool
May 27: Preschool Celebrations (time and location to be announced)
