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