Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
March 30^th, 2015

This week in the Dragonfly Class 
This week in the Dragonfly Class will be reading The Gruffalo!  We will read the book on Monday & Tuesday and then watch the movie in class on Wednesday & Thursday! We have some fun projects and activities to go along with this week.  We will also be finishing our class auction project and working on some portfolios, we will be talking about doing our best work.

Hey! Did you hear that Auction Tickets are on sale NOW!
We are a non-profit school and our annual auction is extremely important to us being able to continue improvements to our program. Some of the funds will go to a new outdoor sign on Main Street and we are also hoping to raise funds for some outdoor structures for the playground. Not to mention you can get some GREAT deals at Auction!

This year auction will be help on Saturday April 18^th at Big Al’s! Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10^th.  After April 10^th, tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple. This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time. Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons that can be used at a later date so they can bring their families back to enjoy the fun.

Seussical Jr. Play
We will be going to see the play Seussical Jr. at Fort Vancouver High School on Tuesday May 19^th.  The play will begin at 9:30 and parents need to attend and transport their child. I will have a signup sheet out so we can confirm the number of people attending.  

Word Wall

The letter of the week is Xx this week because I like a challenge! Please help your child bring in an item that begins with the letter X.  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. J

Important Dates

April 1^st                          Tuition Due
April 6^th - 10^th                 Spring Break
April 13^th- 17^th                Week of the Young Child
April 18^th                        Little Acorn Auction at Big Al’s
April 22 & 23^rd               Kindred @ 10:15
May 1^st                            Tuition due
May 9^th                            Playground Clean-up
May 19^th                          Seussical @ Fort Vancouver High
May 20^th & 21nd              Kindred
May 22^nd                         Family Fun Night 5:30 - 7
May 25^th                         Memorial Day - No School
End of May                      Progress reports go home
June 1^st                           Tuition due
June 10^th                         Last day of school - All school picnic 10:30 - 1pm

 

Upcoming Theme
The Gruffalo
Spring

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class
My Dog Rags

I’ve got a dog and his name is Rags
He eats so much that his tummy sags
His ears flip, flop & his tail wig wags
And when he walks, he goes zig zag. 

He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
I love Rags, and he loves me.

 

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!  We are truly honored that you have chosen us to be a part of your children’s early learning and want this to be a wonderful experience for your family.   
Please feel free to contact me by email at Drhodeshz@msn.com  or by phone at (360) 910-0982 if you have any questions or concerns.  

Warmly,
Denise

 

 

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News

March 23^rd, 2014

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that was able to make it to the family breakfast, it was a wonderful to see your families. If you weren’t able to make it we were missed but I hope you had a great weekend and we will be displaying our art this week outside our classroom.

Pet Pictures

Since we are talking about pets this week we would love for your children to share about their pets.  We will have a place to display pet pictures, I always encourage copies.  J We will keep these up for the rest of the year.

Silent Auction

Auction will be Saturday April 18th, at Big Al’s!  Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10th.  After April 10, tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple.

This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time.

Tickets are on sale now!

**Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons

Seussical Jr. Play

We will be going to see the play Seussical Jr. at Fort Vancouver High School.  The play will begin at 9:30 and parents need to attend and transport their child.  I will have a signup sheet out so we can confirm the number of people attending.  

This week in the Dragonfly Class

We will be exploring pets this week because our children love pets! We will be sharing about our own personal pets and talking about animals that they might want as a pet.  We will be converting our kitchen area into a Pet Hospital.  So if you have any extra clean pet items you would like to share we would love them! We will be writing stories about pets, painting and creating pet art.  We will be reading the book Not Norman about a little boy that gets a fish instead of a dog (which he tries to trade for a dog but ends up liking this little gold fish) which is relevant to us because we are getting a fish for our class!

Word Wall

The letter of the next two weeks will be Vv!   Your child can bring in an item that starts with the letter of the week and we will write the word out and put on our word wall. 

  

Important Dates

Scholastic Book Fair               week of March 23^rd

Spring Break                           week of April 6^th

Week of the Young Child         week of April 13^th

Seussical Jr. Play                    May 19^th

                                   

This week’s songs in the Dragonfly Class 
My Dog Rags

I’ve got a dog and his name is Rags
He eats so much that his tummy sags
His ears flip, flop & his tail wig wags
And when he walks, he goes zig zag.

He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
I love Rags, and he loves me.

My dog Rags, he loves to play
He rolls around in the mud all day
I call him (whistle), he doesn't obey
He always runs the other way.

He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
He goes flip flop, wig wag, zig zag.
I love Rags, and he loves me.

Upcoming Theme                                        Classroom Needs

The Gruffalo                                             Wet Wipes

Thank you

Thank you for sharing your lives with us!  We are truly honored that you have chosen us to be a part of your children’s early learning and want this to be a wonderful experience for your family.  

Please feel free to contact me by email at Drhodeshz@msn.com  or by phone at (360) 910-0982 if you have any questions or concerns. 

Warmly,

Denise

 Quote of the week:

“Art is something you have to do that makes you love it!”

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
March 16^th, 2015
Early Release Tuesday March 17^th
We will be releasing at 11:45 this Tuesday, I know this is short notice but because of our extended time this year we have decided that we need to release 15 minutes early in order for families to have time to pick their children up and grab some lunch before the parade.  You may want to pack a lunch to eat picnic style before heading down to the parade.

I apologize for any inconvenience this short notice might cause, if you have any concerns about picking your child up at 11:45 please don't hesitate to talk with me about it.

We hope to see you at the parade!  We will meet in front of Hough Elementary School at 12:15, Look for familiar faces and our banner.  

Hough Elementary is located at 1900 Daniels Street.

Family Art Show and Breakfast – We hope you will join us this Saturday
We want to serve you breakfast so mark your calendars for March 21^st! We will showcase the children’s artwork and serve you and your family breakfast from 8-10 on Saturday March 21^st. We love our families and want to show them our appreciation for sharing their lives with us.  This is a free event and all are welcome J
 
Book Fair
We will be hosting a scholastic book fair this week through our Family Breakfast on Saturday.
 
This week in the Dragonfly Class 
This week in the Dragonfly Class will be extending our exploration of art, we will be working on Art for the Art Show, we will be sorting our beautiful things, and exploring drawing people and animals.  I hope to do some original stories and later make a book for our class.
 
Auction
This year auction will be help on Saturday April 18^th at Big Al’s! Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10^th.  After April 10^th , tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple. This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time. Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons that can be used at a later date so they can bring their families back to enjoy the fun.

 

Word Wall
The letter of the week is Uu this week.  Please help your child bring in an item that begins with the letter U.  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. J

Important Dates

March 17^th                       Hough St. Paddy’s Day Parade
March 21^st                       Art Show and Family Breakfast 8-10am
March 21^st – 27^th              Scholastic Book Fair
April 6^th - 10^th                 Spring Break
April 13^th- 17^th                 Week of the Young Child
April 18^th                        Little Acorn Auction at Big Al’s

Upcoming Theme

Beautiful Things
Pets

I just want to say how much I appreciate being a part of your lives. It is truly a joy to share in your child’s day and I am honored to be a part of your lives.  If you ever have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me, my phone number is

(360) 910-0982 please feel free to text me or call me anytime.

 
~Denise

 

Dragonfly Class

Dragonfly News
March 9^th, 2015
 
Family Art Show and Breakfast
We want to serve you breakfast so mark your calendars for March 21^st! We will showcase the children’s artwork and serve you and your family breakfast from 8-10 on Saturday March 21^st. We love our families!!

Hough St. Paddy’s Day Parade
As a school we participate walking in the Hough St. Paddy’s Day Parade, which is on March 17^th.  Every year Hough Elementary School puts on a St. Patrick’s Day Parade that starts at their school and winds downtown through Main Street.  It has turned into quiet a big local event.  For all those who would like to join us we will meet in front of Hough Elementary School between class release time and 12:30.  It is a good idea to bring a sack lunch and eat while we wait on the start of the parade.

Auction

This year auction will be help on Saturday April 18^th at Big Al’s! Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10^th.  After April 10^th , tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple. This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time. Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons that can be used at a later date so they can bring their families back to enjoy the fun.
 
This week in the Dragonfly Class 
This week in the Dragonfly Class will be exploring art, we will be mixing colors, painting with different types of brushes and materials.  We have some great books to read this week along with the science of color mixing. We will be painting faces during the week, it is water based pencil that washes off but I just wanted to give you a heads up!
 
Word Wall
The letter of the week is Rr this week.  Please help your child bring in an item that begins with the letter R.  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. J
 
Important Dates
March 17^th                       Hough St. Paddy’s Day Parade
March 21^st                       Art Show and Family Breakfast 8-10am
March 21^st – 27^th             Scholastic Book Fair
April 6^th - 10^th                 Spring Break
April 13^th- 17^th                Week of the Young Child
April 18^th                        Little Acorn Auction at Big Al’s

Songs

I know my colors for painting fun 
green like the grass and the yellow sun, 
an orange pumpkin and white snow, 
a red rose and a black crow, 
blue like a mailbox, brown like an ape, 
a pink pig and some purple grapes!
 
Upcoming Theme
Art Explorations
Beautiful Things

 I just want to say how much I appreciate being a part of your lives. It is truly a joy to share in your child’s day and I am honored to be a part of your lives.  If you ever have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me, my phone number is (360) 910-0982 please feel free to text me or call me anytime.

~Denise

 

Dragonfly News
March 2^nd, 2015

Mad Scientist Basket

Our class basket for auction this year is a Mad Scientist Basket! If you want to help our school without spending a lot of money this is a great way to help us raise funds for our school. There are a lot of affordable items to sign up for this basket or you could add something of your own.  I realized I left off some essentials for every scientist so I will be adding those on another page.

Auction

This year auction will be help on Saturday April 18^th at Big Al’s! Tickets will be $18/person, or $34/couple until April 10^th.  After April 10^th , tickets will be $22/person or $40/couple. This is an adult-only night, and a night where we can have lots of fun, play games and have a good time. Families who purchase auction tickets will get free bowling coupons that can be used at a later date so they can bring their families back to enjoy the fun.

This week in the Dragonfly Class 
This week in the Dragonfly Class will be celebrating Dr. Seuss! We will have Green Eggs and Ham on Monday and Tuesday. We will be doing activities for The Foot Book, Oh the Places you’ll go and of course Green Eggs and Ham!  We will be measuring our feet, making a map of the places we go, and creating our own Cat in the Hat. We will also be doing lots of rhyming this week!

Word Wall

The letter of the week is Ss this week.  Please help your child bring in an item that begins with the letter S.  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. J
 
Important Dates
March 17^th             Hough St. Paddy’s Day Parade
March 21^st             Art Show and Family Breakfast
March 21^st – 27^th   Scholastic Book Fair
April 6^th -10^th                  Spring Break
April 13^th- 17^th                Week of the Young Child
April 18^th                        Little Acorn Auction at Big Al’s

Songs

Cat and Hat are rhyming words, rhyming words
Cat and Hat are rhyming words, rhyming words
Cat and Hat!

Upcoming Theme

Dr. Seuss
Pets
Beautiful Things

I just want to say how much I appreciate being a part of your lives. It is truly a joy to share in your child’s day and I am honored to be a part of your lives.  If you ever have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me, my phone number is (360) 910-0982 please feel free to text me or call me anytime.

 

~Denise