Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
December 16th, 2013

Just a Note
We have a very busy week ahead of us trying to finish up presents, winter concerts, singing at kindred and last but not lest bowling! 

Thank you to everyone that donated food to the food drive! Your generosity is much appreciated. 

Winter Concerts
Winter concerts have been rescheduled for this Tuesday and Wednesday during school at 10:45 upstairs in Jason Lee Hall. The afternoon concert will be held Wednesday at 12:45. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Bowling
For our winter celebration we are going bowling on Dec 19th and 20th. The morning class will bowl at 9:30 at Crosley Lanes and The afternoon class will bowl at 12:30 (on the 19th). So our last day in class will be Wednesday December 18th. This is one of my favorite activities, it so much fun to visit with families and watch those balls roll slowly down the lane!  And it gives us another chance to wear those Blue Shirts!!  I will have a signup sheet out later this week. The price is $2 for children and $3 for adults. If you could prepay this week then we can let the bowling alley how many lanes we need.


This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will finish up our family presents and decorate our handprint Christmas trees. We will perform our Winter program, sing to the Grandma’s and Grandpa’s at Kindred and celebrate with our families at Crosley Lanes Bowling!

Word Wall
No Word Wall this week.

Important Dates
Dec 17th Winter Concert 10:45
Dec 18th Winter Concert 10:45 & 12:45
Dec 19th Bowling 9:30 and 12:30 for the afternoon class
Dec 20th Bowling 9:30
Dec 20th- Jan 5th Winter Break
Jan 6th First Day back for 2014


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
Jingle Bells
We wish you a Merry Christmas

Upcoming Themes
Family Traditions

Classroom Needs
Glue sticks

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise& Mikayla

Dragonfly News

December 9th, 2013

Just a Note
Time is flying!! We only have two weeks left of the 2013 school year!! We have a full schedule the next few weeks packed with family traditions and merriment! 

It’s looking very festive in our classroom, come in a check it out! While you’re there check out the words for the word wall (psst… they’re written on the windows!). 

Winter Concerts
Winter concerts are this Wednesday December 11th! Please have your child in our class by 5:45 for the 6:00 performance. It’s a good idea to have someone in your group find seats and someone bring your child to the classroom. Please take them to the restroom before coming to class.

Food Drive
The annual Canned Food Drive runs through December 13th. All food donations will be distributed in food baskets for the holidays.
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Family Traditions
This week we families will be starting to come in and share some of their family traditions. Not every child will get do to every activity but every day will be special! Thank you so much to those that are coming into share your traditions with us.

Bowling
For our winter celebration we are going bowling on Dec 19th and 20th. The morning class will bowl at 9:30 at Crosley Lanes and The afternoon class will bowl at 12:30 (on the 19th). So our last day in class will be Wednesday December 18th. This is one of my favorite activities, it so much fun to visit with families and watch those balls roll slowly down the lane!  And it gives us another chance to wear those Blue Shirts!!  I will have a signup sheet out later this week. The price is $2 for children and $3 for adults. If you could prepay this week then we can let the bowling alley how many lanes we need.

Gingerbread Forest
Next Monday and Tuesday morning (12-16 & 12-17) we will be decorating gingerbread forests. We will have a signup sheet out for items needed for this activity. Everyone brings in something different and we share items to decorate our trees.

The afternoon class will be decorating on Wednesday December 18th with the BusyBee Class.


This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be discussing what our family traditions are during this time of year. We have some families coming into our class to share their family traditions. We will be finishing up our secret projects and doing some fun seasonal crafts. We will also be exploring the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the seasons. We will be making one of my family traditions Candy Cane Milk!


Word Wall
This week we will feature the letter Cc for Candy Cane! Please help your child bring in an item that begins with the letter C. We will only be sharing items that are related to the letter of the week, so if it’s not obvious please give us hint. 




Important Dates
Dec 11th Winter Concert 6:00
Dec 19th Bowling 9:30 and 12:30 for the afternoon class
Dec 20th Bowling 9:30



This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　

Jingle Bells
We wish you a Merry Christmas

Upcoming Themes
Family Traditions

Classroom Needs
Glue sticks


Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise& Mikayla

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
December 2nd, 2013

Food Drive
The annual Canned Food Drive will begin this week and run through December 13th. All food collected will go in Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets.

Winter Concerts
Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Dragonfly Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Sunshine classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come!

Santa Breakfast
Little Acorn’s annual Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 7th. If you would like to attend please purchase your tickets Monday.

Bowling
For our winter celebration we are going bowling on Dec 19th and 20th. The morning class will bowl at 9:30 and the afternoon class will bowl at 12:30 (on the 19th). So our last day in class will be Wednesday December 18th. This is one of my favorite activities, it so much fun to visit with families and watch those balls roll slowly down the lane!  And it gives us another chance to wear those Blue Tie Dyed Shirts!!  I will have a signup sheet next week.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be working on our Christmas projects. We will also be talking about how our families spend time together during the holidays. If anyone has family traditions that they would like to share please email me so we can schedule a time for you to come in. 



Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Cc for this week and next!


Important Dates
Dec 7th Santa Breakfast
Dec 11th Winter Concert 6:00
Dec 19th Bowling 9:30 and 12:30 for the afternoon class
Dec 20th Bowling 9:30


Songs we are learning
The bells on the sleigh
The bells on the sleigh go ring, ring, ring,
Ring, Ring, Ring Ring, Ring, Ring
The bells on the sleigh go ring, ring, ring,
At Christmastime……..
(the lights on the house go blink, blink, blink,)
(the reindeer on the roof goes tap, tap, tap,)
(the snow on the ground goes crunch, crunch, crunch)
(the families in the house all love, love, love)

Upcoming Themes
Secret Projects
Holiday Traditions

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!
Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
November 18th, 2013
Just a note…
We will be talking about being thankful this week and I just want to say how thankful I am for all of you!! We are truly blessed with amazing families here at Little Acorn. Thank you all so much for reaching out to the Wade Family in there time of need.

November Family Night
Please join us this Friday for Family Fun as we host a holiday “make and take” craft night. It is this Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts.

Dragonfly Friendsgiving
For our Thanksgiving celebration we will be making and sharing fruit salad. There will be a signup sheet out this week for fruit for the children to bring and then we will make it for our snack on Monday & Tuesday November 25th & 26th.

Food Drive
The annual Canned Food Drive will begin this week and run through December 13th. All food collected will go in Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets.

Bake Sale
We are hosting our annual “Bake sale” on Mon/Tues Nov.25 & 26 during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren’t a baker, then you can come and buy some goodies for your family Thanksgiving celebration! Either way, Thanks in advance for supporting our school.

Winter Concerts
Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Dragonfly Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Sunshine classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come!

Santa Breakfast
Little Acorn’s annual Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 7th. Tickets for that event will go on sale this week.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will continue talking about our families and homes but we will also be talking about Thanksgiving and what that means to us. What does being thankful mean and what are we thankful for? We will also be doing some traditional holiday crafts. We will be reading The Ugly Pumpkin, T is for Turkey and A Family Thanksgiving.

Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Jj for this week and next!

Important Dates
Nov 20th Visit to Kindred @ 10:15 Wear your blue tie dyed shirts
Nov 21th Visit to Kindred @ 2:00 Wear your blue tie dyed shirts
Nov. 22nd Family fun night/”make and take” craft night 5:30-7:00
Nov 25th Bake sale
Nov 26th Bake Sale
Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving break
Dec 7th Santa Breakfast
Dec 11th Winter Concert 6:00
Dec 19th Bowling 9:30 and 12:30 for the afternoon class
Dec 20th Bowling 9:30

Upcoming Themes
Thanksgiving
Holiday Traditions

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!
Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
November 11th, 2013


Just a note…
Wow! How time flies! It feels like it was the first day of school just yesterday and now we are already getting ready for the holidays. It was so nice getting to visit with you all during our conference time; we look forward to getting to know you more over the holidays as we talk about families and traditions.

Pictures of your homes
We will be talking about our homes and families this week as we begin to discuss traditions. If you can please send in a picture of your home, we will keep it displayed in our room and then we have a spot for it in your child’s portfolio.

November Family Night
Our Family Fun night this month will be a holiday “make and take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts.

Bake Sale
We are hosting our annual “Bake sale” on Mon/Tues Nov.25 & 26 during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren’t a baker, then you can come and buy some goodies for your family Thanksgiving celebration! Either way, Thanks in advance for supporting our school.


Winter Concerts
Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Dragonfly Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Sunshine classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come!

Santa Breakfast
Little Acorn’s annual Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 7th. Tickets for that event will go on sale this week.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be discussing our families and homes. Some of my favorite books go with this week, The Little House, The shape of things, and Houses Around the World! We will talk about what our homes look like and who lives in our homes.


Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Hh again this week, perfect for House!
The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.




Important Dates
Nov. 22nd Family fun night/”make and take” craft night 5:30-7:00
Nov 25th Bake sale
Nov 26th Bake Sale
Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving break
Dec 7th Santa Breakfast
Dec 11th Winter Concert 6:00
Dec 19th Bowling 9:30 and 12:30 for the afternoon class
Dec 20th Bowling 9:30



Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
November 4th, 2013

Thank you!
Thank you for all your help and donations to help make our Halloween Parties so great!
Thank you to all who have stepped up to help the Wade Family or who are going to help in the next few weeks. Our families are amazing!

Thank you for taking the time for conferences this week, your support and involvement is important to your child having a successful school year.


November Family Night
Our Family Fun night this month will be a holiday “make and take” craft night. It will be on Friday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:00. This free event will include ornament making, reindeer food, and cookie decorating plus a photo booth. The whole family is welcome to come get a jump on the holidays and spend some quality time together creating crafts.

Bake Sale
We are hosting our annual “Bake sale” on Mon/Tues Nov.25 & 26 during school hours. We will be taking baked donations to sell both days. If you aren’t a baker, then you can come and buy some goodies for your family Thanksgiving celebration! Either way, Thanks in advance for supporting our school.


Winter Concerts
Mark your Calendars for the evening of December 11th at 6:00pm as we present our winter concert to families. The Dragonfly Class will be joining with the Busy Bee and Sunshine classes on this night. We’ll be singing winter/holiday songs for your enjoyment and then afterward the scholastic book fair will be open for book buying. This is a fun night so be sure and plan to come.


Santa Breakfast
Little Acorn’s annual Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 7th. Tickets for that event will go on sale next week.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be talking about Trees! We will discuss how trees look at different times of the year and how they look right now. We will sketch trees from around the building.


Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Hh. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.




Important Dates
Nov 7th No School Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s
Nov. 22nd Family fun night/”make and take” craft night 5:30-7:00
Nov 25th Bake sale
Nov 26th Bake Sale
Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving break



Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
October 28th, 2013

Pumpkin the guinea pig
I just wanted to let everyone know that Pumpkin passed away this weekend. She has been a part of my class since I became a lead teacher five years ago. She had an impact on a lot of children and families. She was a very big part of our class over the years. A few weeks after school started I could tell that she has not doing good so that’s why I stopped bringing her to class. I have talked with the children about her staying at home because she didn’t feel good and that Mikayla’s pig would start visiting us. Her name is Leona.  I won’t come out and talk about Pumpkin unless it is brought up. I just want to warn you in case it comes up we will talk about it and then talk about what a great pig she was.

Class Parties
We are having our class parties on Thursday October 31st and Friday November 1st. There will be sign-up sheets out for party treats. The children are invited to wear costumes if they want and we will parade around the school before the party. The morning parties will be at 10:30 and the afternoon party will begin around 2:00!

October Family Fun Night Tuesday starting at 5:30
We will be highlighting the importance of dramatic play and different aspects of early literacy. Come in your Halloween costume and enjoy some of the teacher’s favorite stores, then stay for our Costume contest. There are 5 different categories this year and the winner from each will receive $10 off of next month’s tuition. The categories are: cutest, best homemade, most creative, best family themed, and spookiest.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be talking about things that scary us and how we can feel ok when we are afraid. We will also talk about what is real and what is pretend. We will be making spiders and webs, creating scarecrows and little monsters!

Word Wall
No Word Wall this week


Letter of the Week
Nov 4th Hh

Important Dates
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30
Oct 31st Halloween Party @ 10:30 and 2:00
Nov 1st Halloween Party @ 10:30
Nov 7th Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate
The first one said “Oh my it’s getting late!”
The second one said “There’s a chill in the air”
The third one said “But we don’t care”
The fourth one said “I’m ready for some fun!”
The fifth one said “Let’s run, run and run!”
Oooh went the wind and out went the lights
And the Five little pumpkins rolled out of sight


Upcoming Themes
Fall/Trees

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
October 21st, 2013

Just a note
Wow! We couldn’t have asked for better weather for the pumpkin patch!! We have class pumpkins that we will be exploring this week!

Class Parties
We are having our class parties on Thursday October 31st and Friday November 1st. There will be sign-up sheets out for party treats. The children are invited to wear costumes if they want and we will parade around the school before the party. The morning parties will be at 10:30 and the afternoon party will begin around 2:00!

Conferences
There is a signup sheet for conferences. I will be sending home a paper for questions and concerns, if I could have that back before conferences it would very helpful! There is no school on November 7th so that we can meet and discuss how wonderful your child is!

October Family Fun Night
We would like to invite you to our October Family Fun Night on October 29th starting at 5:30. Come in your Halloween costume and enjoy some of the teacher’s favorite stores, then stay for our Costume contest. We believe there are 5 different categories this year and the winner from each will receive $10 off of next month’s tuition. The categories are: cutest, best homemade, most creative, best family themed, and spookiest.

Trunk or Treat
You are invited to join in all the fun of the 4th annual Trunk-or-Treat. This safe, fun and free event is presented by the church on Sunday, October 27th from 2:00 – 4:00. There will be antique fire trucks, skeet ball, candy at every trunk and light afternoon snack. If you would like to hand host a trunk contact the church office at 693-5881. The church is also accepting gently used or new costumes for families around the area that may need them.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be exploring pumpkins and corn this week. We will be creating our own little farm on the bulletin board in the classroom. Painting with corn and creating pumpkins.

Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Ee. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.

Letter of the Week
Oct 21st Ee

Important Dates
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00
Oct 31st Halloween Party @ 10:30 and 2:00
Nov 1st Halloween Party @ 10:30
Nov 7th Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate
The first one said “Oh my it’s getting late!”
The second one said “There’s a chill in the air”
The third one said “But we don’t care”
The fourth one said “I’m ready for some fun!”
The fifth one said “Let’s run, run and run!”
Oooh went the wind and out went the lights
And the Five little pumpkins rolled out of sight


Upcoming Themes
Pumpkins/Scarecrows
Real or Pretend



Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
October 14th, 2013

Just a note
In case you are new to our school or were unaware parents are required to transport and stay with their child during our field trips. It’s a great time to meet and visits with other families! 

Blue Tie Dye Shirts
If you purchased a class t-shirt we will be sending them home Monday and Tuesday so they will have them for the Pumpkin Patch. If you haven’t paid for them please do so this week. Please wash them separately for the first 2 or 3 times.

Pumpkin Patch
Our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch is this week!  We will meet at BiZi Farms on Thursday & Friday (Oct. 17th & 18th) at 10:00 for the morning classes and Thursday at 1:30 for the afternoon class. We like to meet about 15 minutes early if you can. Little Acorn pays for each child that is enrolled for one trip to the pumpkin patch with one adult.(Extra Adults attending are asked to pay $8 at the Farm) If siblings are joining us the cost is $5.00 for each extra child. You can pay for siblings in the store on the day of the field trip. The owners of the farm ask that your child be able to carry the pumpkin that the take home, they provide a bag for easier carrying. It can be a little muddy (if it rains between now and then) so boots are a good idea and towels for car can never hurt! The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin. Remember to bring some quarters for grain to feed the goats!

Class Parties
We are having our class parties on Thursday October 31st. There will be sign-up sheets out for party treats. For the morning class, if your child doesn’t attend on Thursday we invite you to join us with your child around 10ish to play games and PARTY!!  The children are invited to wear costumes if they want and we will parade around the school before the party.

Conferences
There is a signup sheet for conferences. I will be sending home a paper for questions and concerns, if I could have that back before conferences it would very helpful! There is not school on November 7th so that we can meet and discuss how wonderful your child is!

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be talking about Farms. We will be reading The BIG Red Barn and doing activities that go with it. We will be talking about what we will see at the farm we are going to be visiting and we will play animal charades!


Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Ff or Ii. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.

Letter of the Week
Oct 21st Ee

Important Dates
Oct 17th BiZi Farms 10:00 and 1:30
Oct 18th BiZi Farms 10:00
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00
Oct 31st Halloween Party @ 10:30 and 2:00
Nov 7th Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate
The first one said “Oh my it’s getting late!”
The second one said “There’s a chill in the air”
The third one said “But we don’t care”
The fourth one said “I’m ready for some fun!”
The fifth one said “Let’s run, run and run!”
Oooh went the wind and out went the lights
And the Five little pumpkins rolled out of sight


Upcoming Themes
Pumpkins/Scarecrows
Real or Pretend

Classroom Needs
Copy Paper for creative art

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
October 7th, 2013

Just a note
Pumpkin, our class guinea pig is not feeling so great :/. I will be keeping her home so she can hopefully start to feel better. She is an older guinea and I think going back and forth might be stressing her out. So for now we will keep her home. I will keep you posted on her.

Bathroom
We ask that you please take your child to the bathroom before class so they’re ready to go when they come to class or should I say they have already gone when they come to class ;) Even if they don’t need to use the restroom they can wash their hands before school. We appreciate this very much! 

Classroom Help
During the next few weeks we will be doing assessments for parent conferences and we would greatly appreciate your help during class time. If you can help us between 10:40 and 11:40 for am classes and 12:30 until 1:45 please email me so I can schedule you. This hour can be counted towards your volunteer time.

Pumpkin Patch
Our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch is next week! We will meet at BiZi Farms on next Thursday & Friday (Oct. 17th & 18th) at 10:00 for the morning classes and Thursday at 1:30 for the afternoon class. We like to meet about 15 minutes early if you can. Little Acorn pays for each child that is enrolled for one trip to the pumpkin patch with one adult. If siblings are joining us the cost is $5.00 for each extra child. You can pay for siblings in the store on the day of the field trip. The owners of the farm ask that your child be able to carry the pumpkin that the take home, they provide a bag for easier carrying. It can be a little muddy (if it rains between now and then) so boots are a good idea and towels for car can never hurt! The price includes: visiting the animals, mini-maze, hay pyramid, covered hay ride to the patch and a pumpkin. Remember to bring some quarters for grain to feed the goats!

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be talking about apples! We will be doing a taste test with different apples, painting with apples, making apple trees, and making apple patterns.



Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Ff. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.

Letter of the Week
Oct 13th Ff
Oct 20th Ee

Important Dates
Oct 11th ASQ’s due back
Oct 17th BiZi Farms 10:00 and 1:30
Oct 18th BiZi Farms 10:00
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00
Oct 31 Halloween Party 10:30 and 2:00
Nov 7th Parent Conferences
Nov 8th No School (Church event)
Nov 11th No School Veterans Day’s

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
Make new friends
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.

A circle is round,
it has no end.
That's how long,
I will be your friend.

Upcoming Themes
Pumpkins
Farms/Scarecrows
Real or Pretend

Classroom Needs
Copy Paper for creative art

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News
September 30th, 2013

Just a note
Thank you so much to everyone for their support and fundraising effort for Laps for LAPS. We had a lot of families raise money for our school but even better we promoted activity and fun!!

Book orders are due Monday September 30th
T-shirt orders and money are due Tuesday Oct 1st!

Carnival
Our Fall Carnival is this Friday October 4th! I hope you can all come and join us for this fun family event! Weather permitting we will have all our games and booths outside in the parking lot across for the Art School. Carnival game tickets are on pre-sale until Wednesday at the end of school. Bracelets are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. We will only be offering individual food items. We are offering hotdogs/chili dogs, bowl of chili, chips, water/juice, cookies and cotton candy.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be exploring our 5 senses! We will be painting to the rhythm of music, going on a listening walk, having a taste test, playing guessing games with touch and smell, creating art with sensory paint and doing some fun experiments. We are all scientist! It’s the way we explore the world!

Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Tt. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home.

Letter of the Week
Oct 6th Ii
Oct 13th Ff
Oct 20th Ee

Important Dates
Sept 30th Book Orders due
Oct 1st Shirt orders due
Oct 1st Tuition Due
Oct 2nd End of Carnival Pre-sell tickets
Oct 4th Fall Carnival
Oct 11th ASQ’s due back
Oct 17th BiZi Farms 10:00 and 1:30
Oct 18th BiZi Farms 10:00
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
The Rhyming Song
Cat and Bat are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words
Cat and Bat rhyming words
Cat and Bat!! (continue with other rhyming words)

Upcoming Themes
5 Senses
Apples & Pumpkins
Farms
Scarecrows

Classroom Needs
Copy Paper for creative art

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
September 23rd, 2013

Just a note
We will be starting the Word Wall this week! I encourage you to help your child find items that begin with the letter of the week. Please don’t send other toys from home as we don’t want them to get broke or mixed in with ours. Word Wall items will only be brought out and shared during Word Wall and then placed in your child cubby.

Pictures
We will have our class and individual pictures on Wednesday and Thursday in the morning and Wednesday afternoon.

Laps for LAPS
We will be hosting a fundraising event on September 27th called Laps for LAPS! This is the first year that we are hosting this event but basically you sponsor and you ask grandparents, etc. to sponsor your child for each lap your child completes (which is a made up course in our parking lot).

Carnival
Our Fall Carnival is also fast approaching! It will be held on October 4th this year and we will need your help! This is a great opportunity to get some of your volunteer hours that are required in. We need help set up and clean up as well as manning our booth, which happens to be the ever popular Bounce House! There is a signup sheet out for this by our sign in sheet and also on Maria’s door.

Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Ll. The children love to bring items into share and this is a great way to have them start to think about beginning letter sounds so we encourage you to help your children find something they can bring in that starts with the letter of the week. The items go in a container at the beginning of the day and then after they have been shared they will go home. 

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will reading the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom along with other letter books. We will be doing activities that all involve letters as we begin the word wall. On Monday and Tuesday we will be painting our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree with our arms and hands so if you could please send your child in short sleeves it would be very much appreciated. 

Important Dates
Sept 23rd Carnival Tickets go on sale
Sept 25th Class Pictures AM/PM
Sept 26th Class Pictures AM
Sept 27th Laps for LAPS
Sept 30th Book Orders due
Sept 30th Shirt orders due
Oct 1st Tuition Due
Oct 2nd End of Carnival Pre-sell tickets
Oct 4th Fall Carnival
Oct 11th ASQ’s due back
Oct 17th BiZi Farms 10:00 and 1:30
Oct 18th BiZi Farms 10:00
Oct 24th Kindred 10:15 & 2:00
Oct 29th Halloween Read-In & Costume Contest 5:30-7:00


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　

The Rhyming Song
Cat and Bat are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words
Cat and Bat rhyming words
Cat and Bat!! (continue with other rhyming words)

Upcoming Themes
5 Senses

Classroom Needs
Copy Paper for creative art 

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News
September 16th, 2013

Just a note
There are a couple of dates that I want to bring to your attention to that are coming up fast! We will be hosting a fundraising event on September 27th called Laps for LAPS! This is the first year that we are hosting this event but basically you sponsor and you ask grandparents, etc. to sponsor your child for each lap your child completes (which is a made up course in our parking lot). A flyer with more information will go home Monday and Tuesday.

Our Fall Carnival is also fast approaching! It will be held on October 4th this year and we will need your help! This is a great opportunity to get some of your volunteer hours that are required in. We need help set up and clean up as well as manning our booth, which happens to be the ever popular Bounce House! There is a signup sheet out for this.

Pictures
It’s not too late!! If we don’t have your pictures you can still send them in! 
We will be finishing up our projects with pictures this week We need a picture of your child alone, one of them doing something they enjoy and one of your family. Please send copies of these pictures as you will we keep them all year.

Snapfish Album
Our Classroom Album is created and ready for your viewing!! I have emailed you the link to the website and the unique classroom code. If you don’t have a Snapfish account then you will have to sign up for one and then join our password protected group room. This is a fun way for you to talk with your child about their day at school and you can have a snap shot of what their day looks like. 

Kindred Visit
We are visiting the grandma’s & grandpas at Kindred across the street Wednesday and Thursday this week for the first time this year. (Thursday for the Afternoon Class) This can be a little scary the first couple of times because it’s a new atmosphere and some of the residents are in wheel chairs and some are sleeping. I will prepare the children for this by talking about how we all have similarities and differences. If you could talk with your child with positive energy about this time we share there it would be very helpful. This can be a very rewarding and joyful time in sharing our smiles & songs and that’s what we want to focus on.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will finish up with our All About Me theme. We didn’t quite as much done last week as I thought we would so we will trace our bodies, share the what I like pages and our family pictures. We created a self-portrait last week that we will keep for our portfolios and this week we will work on one to send home. We still need to measure our height and weight so we can track how much we grow this year!


Important Dates
Sept 18th Kindred Visits @ 10:15
Sept 19th Kindred Visit @ 10:15 & 2:00
Sept 23rd ASQ’s go home
Sept 23-26th Class Pictures
Sept 25th PM Class Pictures
Sept 27th Laps for LAPS
Oct 4th Fall Carnival


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
The Rhyming Song
Cat and Bat are rhyming words, rhyming words, rhyming words
Cat and Bat rhyming words
Cat and Bat!! (Continue with other rhyming words)




Upcoming Themes
Friendship

Classroom Needs
1 inch white binder with clear cover

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News
September 9th, 2013

Just a note
We are off to a great start!! I know last week was a little hectic but went very smoothly after class got going. I really strive to build a classroom community and encourage families to get to know each other and bond outside school as well! We will have a sign-up sheet for a directory to aid in this. If you would like to be a part of this directory please sign up by Friday.

Pictures
We will be doing several projects with pictures this week (and next). We need a picture of your child alone, one of them doing something they enjoy and one of your family. Please send copies of these pictures as you will we keep them all year.

Bikes
If all goes well Bikes will be available this week. If your child would like to ride them they need to bring a helmet from home. Please remember to label it with your child’s name.

Supplies
Thank you so much for all the supplies that we have received!! You guys rock! If you have turned in or are going to turn in a white binder with any of the other supplies listed it will count as 1/2 hour of your volunteer time! :)

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class the theme is “How we are all special”. We will be sharing what our favorite colors, food, and activity is with our class. We will be creating self-portraits and tracing our bodies this week. We will discuss what our bodies do and how we can keep them healthy. We have several projects this week that involve pictures so if we don’t have your pictures please send them in this week.


Important Dates
Sept 10th Tuition Due by Noon
Sept 18th Kindred Visits @ 10:15
Sept 19th Kindred Visit @ 10:15 & 2:00
Sept 23rd ASQ’s go home
Sept 23-26th Class Pictures
Sept 25th PM Class Pictures


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
I am Special
I am Special
I am Special
I’m a star, there’s no one like me
Near or far

The more we get together
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, together, together
The happier will be!
Your friends are my friends and
My friends are your friends
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, together, together
The happier you’ll be!

Upcoming Themes
All About Me
Friendship

Classroom Needs
1 inch white binder with clear cover

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly News
September 3rd, 2013

Just a note
We are so excited to get this year started and get to know all of you!! If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to talk with me, during the day might be a little crazy but I am always available via email Drhodeshz@msn.com or phone (360)910-0982.

Drop Off
Drop off can be a little overwhelming but try to make it quick and be confident about it! It is best after the first day to say goodbye at the door (for your child and others). If it is too crowded in the classroom it can make children anxious. I know the first days of school can be hard (on the parents more so than the children!) but have confidence that your child is in good hands and we will take good care of your child. . Let your child know you are excited for them through words and the energy that you send out to them. Be confident and they will feel it

Newsletters
I will email the weekly newsletters to the email that you provided and they will be posted on the Little Acorn Website at http://lapskdragonfly.blogspot.com/ . The website also has the monthly newsletter and snack menu for the month.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we are going to meet new friends and get to know our classroom! Our day includes a circle time where we talk about the weather and day of the week, outside play, snack, story time, and then art & classroom exploration. We will play with play dough and explore our classroom, meet new friends, and play outside.



Important Dates
Sept 10th Tuition Due by Noon
Sept 18th Kindred Visits @ 10:15
Sept 19th Kindred Visit @ 10:15 & 2:00
Sept 23rd ASQ’s go home
Sept 23-26th Class Pictures
Sept 25th PM Class Pictures


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class　
I am Special
I am Special
I am Special
I’m a star, there’s no one like me
Near or far

The more we get together
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, together, together
The happier will be!
Your friends are my friends and
My friends are your friends
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, together, together
The happier you’ll be!

Upcoming Themes
All About Me
I can!

Classroom Needs
Glue Sticks
1 inch white binder with clear cover

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!!
~Denise & Mikayla

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
June 10th, 2013

Just a note
Wow!! I can’t believe this year has gone by so fast!! This is our last full week in school!
It has been a pleasure to get to know you over the year and share in your lives. Thank you so much for sharing your children with us, it is truly an honor. I hope that you have a great summer and hope to stop to say hi next year.


Here’s a run-down of the last days.

Morning Class
Monday – Friday this week are normal class hours.
Monday 6/17th we will meet at Steakburger on Hwy 99 at 9:30, everyone is welcome to join us.
Tuesday 6/18th we will meet at Felida Park for a group picnic from 10:30 till 12:30.


Afternoon Class
Tuesday-Normal drop off time, Graduation Celebration @ 1:30 upstairs.
Wednesday- Normal school hours.
Thursday-we will meet at Steakburger on Hwy 99 at 1:00.
Tuesday 6/18th we will meet at Felida Park for a group picnic from 10:30 till 12:30.

Book Bags
If you have searched high & low, under beds and in the couch and still can’t find the book you borrowed please replace it with a gently used age appropriate book in its place. 


End of the Year Picnic
Our end of the year picnic is only going to be one day this year so everyone can play together. It is being held Tuesday June 18th at Felida Park, both morning and afternoon classes will picnic together from 10:30 until 12:30. There is a signup sheet out for items to bring to share. Little Acorn provides hot dogs. 

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be playing with play dough and shaving crème this week. We will also be cleaning our toys as we get ready to close our rooms for the year. On Monday and Tuesday we will be reading A Home for Hermit Crab and visiting classes for next year.


Important Dates
June 10th Tuition grace period ends @ NOON
June 11th Busy Bee and Dragonfly Afternoon Class Graduation @ 1:30 in JLH
June 13th Afternoon Field Trip to Steakburger for Putt Putt Golf!
June 17th Morning Class Field Trip to Steakburger for Putt Putt Golf!
June 18th All School Picnic/Potluck at Felida Park from 10:30 – 12:30


This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class

The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be!
Because your friends are mine friends and mine friends are your friends
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be!



Upcoming Theme
Summertime Fun

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!
~Denise & Katie