Hi Families,

What a great first week we had in the Busy Bee class! Everyone enjoyed lots of playing and exploring in the classroom, had a turn to be a helper and worked on a few activities. I just love this age when the kids are so excited to be at school that separation issues are a thing of the past and a quick good-bye is all they need. A year can make a big difference in how they look at school and how important friends can be. Thank you, Parents for helping your child’s transition this last week go smoothly.

We are still missing some paperwork from a few families. Please try hard to get those back to the office this week. The goals sheet helps us know what you feel is important to  your child’s school year and the info sheet helps us get to know your family and child a little better. If you would like to receive the classroom newsletter each week via email and have not sent me your info, please email me at Rivmom@msn.com and I will get you set up. Also if you would like to  receive text message reminders and haven’t signed up for that, let me know and I’’ll get that to you. These are great ways to keep updated on what’s happening  in class and around our school.

This week during class we will be talking all about letters and doing a bunch of activities with the book “Chicka,chicka boom,boom”. We will go on a letter hunt, watch a video of the book, make our own coconut tree and learn all about the letters and sounds. This is also a good time for us to assess where the group is developmentally with reading readiness so we know what/how to teach. If your child has a favorite alphabet book they would like to bring in to share that would be great. The weather looks good for this week, so plan on bikes being out. If your child wants to take a turn on any ride on toy, they must bring a properly fitting helmet from home. 

The bookbags have been painted and are ready to take home a book in. The kids will bring home a borrowed book from the classroom bookshelf in their bookbag. Read it to them at least once and return it the next school day. Then they may pick out a new book to borrow,read and return. If they don’t return the book and bookbag to school , they may not choose a new one. Many of these books I have purchased or received from our school book fair and some are favorites of the class. Please talk to your kids about their responsibility for the book they borrow. This is a good way to introduce this idea of taking care of something that belongs to someone else, keeping the book clean, dry and safe from accidents is the goal. Thanks for your help with this little life lesson

Many of you have sent/signed up to bring in donations. My goal is to have enough binders to start portfolios by next week. The kids will be adding papers, work, art projects and photos to these books all year long and then in June, get to take them home. Remember that your donation counts as 15 minutes towards your 2 hours of volunteering per child.

Later this month we will be having school/class photos done professionally. There will be more info about this in a week or so, but mark your calendars for the week of Sept. 23rd. Also coming up this month is our first Family Fun night of the school year. Friday September 27 will be  “Laps for LAPS” it will be a fundraiser/ ice cream social. Keep your ears open for the details and more info to come.

The Busy Bee class has a different Assistant teacher in afternoon than the morning class. I just wanted to be sure that everyone knows they can go to the assistants with questions or concerns as well as myself. Teacher Caroline is the morning assistant and Teacher Jaylene is the Afternoon. Thanks for being so supportive of our class and school!

 

Teacher Kim

contact info: Email Rivmom@msn.com

Cell # 360-600-2875

Dates to remember:

Sept 18/19...........................sing to the Grandmas and Grandpas (Kindred)

Sept. 23-27..........................Classroom/individual photos

Sept. 27...................................Family Fun night -”Laps for LAPS”

Oct 17/18............................Pumpkin patch fieldtrip to BIZI farms