Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
January 27th, 2014

Just a note
This week we will have a friendly fire fighter visit on January 27th and 28th. Scott, a dad in the Rainbow room, will be here with all of his gear to talk to classes. This will be a great time to practice being a good audience and learn about fire safety.

Good Night Moon
Our field trip to the performance of Good Night Moon is coming up fast and we will be collecting money for it this week. The cost is $5 per person and due by this Friday January 31st.

Koda the Bear
This week our friendly class bear will begin going home with students. I will attach a list of when you will have your turn with Koda. The bear comes with a journal which we will start in class and then you can document your week with the bear. After each child has had a turn we will keep the journals in our classroom until the end of the year when each child’s pages will go in their portfolios. Make the pages as creative as you like just try a take some pictures with the bear doing normal everyday things with you or fun exciting things too! The more excited you are about this time the more your child will be as well.

Registration for 2014-2015 School Year
Registration for 2014-2015 School Year is fast approaching! I encourage you to visit other classes and check out their handbooks on line. If you have any questions or would like to visit with me about next year please feel free to email me or we can set up a time to discuss placement.
Registration for 2014-2015 will be the first of next month. In-House Registration will be Feb 5th 2014 beginning at 9:15 in JLH and Open Registration will be held on Feb 7th.

Family Fun Night
Our Family Fun Night is this week. We have planned a pajama party, cookie decorating, hot chocolate, and a movie “The Snowman and the Snowdog”. This event will run from 5:30-6:45 with the movie starting at 6:15.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we will be continuing our bear discovery. We will be making bear dens and yes we will be making bird seed cookies, we had some delays in the cooking schedule but it will happen this week! On Thursday will be having a Hibernation Celebration (PJ Party). Your child is welcome to wear their Pajamas to school and we will have some bear snacks and plays some bear games! On Friday we will join the Sunshine Class for a Teddy Bear Picnic.


Word Wall
The letter of the week will be Bb again this week. Please remember that we only share items that start with the letter of week. This is a great way to talk with your child about beginning sounds and finding letters in your environment.

Important Dates
Jan 30th Hibernation Celebration (PJ Party)
Jan 31st Family Fun Night 5:30-6:45
Feb 3rd Tuition Due (late after the 10th)
Feb 5th In House Registration 9:15
Feb 7th Open Registration 9:15
Feb 12th Good Night Moon Field Trip 9:45/ 12:30

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class
Hibernation song (tune: “Aleuta Jonte Aleuta”)
Hibernation,
time for hibernation
Hibernation,
Time to go to sleep.
In the winter where’s the bear?
Sleeping in his log or lair
Where’s the bear?
Log or lair
Ohhhhhhh
Hibernation,
time for hibernation
Hibernation,
Time to go to sleep.

Upcoming Theme
Friendship

Classroom Needs
Wipes
Glue Sticks
Stickers

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

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
January 20th, 2014

Winter Weather
We go outside whenever it’s not raining so please remember to send a jacket, hat and gloves or mittens for your child.

Registration for 2014-2015 School Year
Registration for 2014-2015 School Year is fast approaching! I encourage you to visit other classes and check out their handbooks on line. If you have any questions or would like to visit with me about next year please feel free to email me or we can set up a time to discuss placement.
Registration for 2014-2015 will be the first of next month. In-House Registration will be Feb 5th 2014 beginning at 9:15 in JLH and Open Registration will be held on Feb 7th.

Silent Auction - The morning Class basket
It is time to prepare for Little Acorn's annual Auction and Dinner. The Dragonfly Class is putting together a Tour of Maryhill Winery (located in Goldendale, Wa) basket to auction off. We currently have a donation to tour the vineyard and two bottles of Maryhill wine.

To complete the basket we would like to ask every parent to donate $15 towards it so that we can buy a few items (a nice pair of wine glasses, a gas card, etc.) We understand that not everyone may be in a position to make a full donation but any amount you can offer will certainly help! All donations must be turned into Teacher Denise by January 31st so that we will have enough time to purchase the goods and put the basket together.

If you would like a receipt please let me know.


Portfolios
We will begin really focusing on doing our best work to put in our portfolios and starting an alphabet book that will go in their books. So you might want to talk about doing your best work.

This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we are exploring the world of animals during the winter including what Bears do. We will be making Bird Seed Cookies on Thursday and Friday to send home to hang in your back yard to feed some your neighborhood birds (or squirrels). We will learn about Bears this week and next closing with a PJ Party on Thursday Jan 30th!

Word Wall
The letter of the week for the next two weeks will be Bb. Please remember that we only share items that start with the letter of week. This is a great way to talk with your child about beginning sounds and finding letters in your environment.

Important Dates
Jan 30th Hibernation Celebration (PJ Party)
Jan 31st Family Fun Night 5:30-6:45
Feb 3rd Tuition Due (late after the 10th)
Feb 5th In House Registration 9:15
Feb 7th Open Registration 9:15
Feb 12th Good Night Moon Field Trip 9:45/ 12:30

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class

Make New Friends
Make new friends,
But keep the old.
One is silver,
And the other, gold.
A circle's round
It has no end
That's how long
I'm gonna be your friend.

Upcoming Theme
Friendship

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

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
January 13th, 2014

Just a Note
We had a delay in getting to know our Bears last week so we will be busy doing that this week. We will go ahead and draw names for which order they will be going home with you.

Winter Weather
We go outside whenever it’s not raining so please remember to send a jacket, hat and gloves or mittens for your child.

Classroom Bears
We will have classroom bears that will be going home with the children. During this week the bears will be hanging out in our class and starting next week the bears will go home with the children for one week at a time. We will draw names and go in that order. The bear comes with a journal which we will start in class and then you can document your week with the bear. At the end of the year these journal pages will be placed in their portfolio.

Portfolios
We will begin really focusing on doing our best work to put in our portfolios and starting an alphabet book that will go in their books. So you might want to talk about doing your best work.


This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we are reading What Snowmen do at night series. We will create some snowmen and stories to go along with them. We will end the week with a “snow ball fight”. We will be freezing some objects from our classroom and then exploring how they melt with salt and water.

Word Wall
The letter of the week for the next week will be Dd. Please remember that we only share items that start with the letter of week. This is a great way to talk with your child about beginning sounds and finding letters in your environment.


Important Dates
Jan 20th MLK Day --- No School
Jan 31st Family Fun Night 5:30-6:45
Feb 3rd Tuition Due (late after the 10th)
Feb 5th In House Registration 9:15
Feb 7th Open Registration 9:15
Feb 12th Field Trip Portland Children’s Theater -Good Night Moon 9:45

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class
I’m a little Snowman
I’m a little snowman,
Short and fat.
Here is my scarf.
Here is my hat.
When the sun comes out.
I’ve got to go!
But I’ll be back
The next time it snows.

Upcoming Theme
Bears

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

Dragonfly News

Dragonfly News
January 6th, 2014

Just a Note
Welcome Back!! I hope everyone had a wonderful break and were able to spend a lot of time with loved ones!! We want to thank you all so much for thinking of us at Christmas and tell you how much we appreciate your thoughtful gifts that you shared with us.

Classroom Bears
We will have classroom bears that will be going home with the children. During this week the bears will be hanging out in our class and starting next week the bears will go home with the children for one week at a time. We will draw names and go in that order. The bear comes with a journal which we will start in class and then you can document your week with the bear. At the end of the year these journal pages will be placed in their portfolio.

Sign Up Sheets
We will have two signup sheets out that need your attention. One is for our upcoming Family Night, we just need to know how many to plan for. The other is for our upcoming Field Trip so we can reserve seats for everyone that wants to attend. It is at the Portland Children’s Theater for Good Night Moon on Feb 12th. We will need payment later this month.


This week in the Dragonfly Class
This week in the Dragonfly Class we are exploring winter, we will start off by letting the children tell us about winter and go from there. We have several great books that we will read On a Winter’s Day, Footprints in the Snow, and What Snowmen do at night. We will create some snowy art, paint with ice or maybe hot coco and we will end the week with a “snow ball fight”. We have some fake snow that we will be experimenting with and we will also be doing some icy art and talking about what happens to water in the cold.

Word Wall
The letter of the week for the next two weeks will be Dd.

Important Dates
Jan 6th Tuition Due
Jan 10th Tuition Grace period ends at noon
Jan 20th MLK Day --- No School
Jan 31st Family Fun Night 5:30-6:45
Feb 3rd Tuition Due (late after the 10th)
Feb 5th In House Registration 9:15
Feb 7th Open Registration 9:15
Feb 12th Field Trip Portland Children’s Theater -Good Night Moon 9:45

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class
I’m a little Snowman
I’m a little snowman,
Short and fat.
Here is my scarf.
Here is my hat.
When the sun comes out.
I’ve got to go!
But I’ll be back
The next time it snows.

Upcoming Theme
Snowmen

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