Hi Families,

              REMEMBER: No school Monday Jan 20th in honor of MLK day

Hope everyone saw my blog post or email about our classroom pet Lulu and had a chance to talk to your Busy Bee about her. I wanted families to be able to handle her death they way that worked best for them. As we move through the next week , we will be writing some stories and drawing pictures of her to get some closure for the kids. We will also discuss what kind of new classroom pet would be a good choice. Thanks for your support and for walking your kids through something hard.

For the next two weeks we are going to be focusing on Bears and hibernating. We will be doing some fun art, making our own bear caves, counting and graphing gummy bears and learning more about what bears do in the winter. We will wrap up our learning with a “Hibernation Celebration” on Jan 30 & 31st. The kids can wear their PJs to school and bring something to snuggle with, we’ll eat “bear snacks” and watch some books on DVD. 

This week we will also go to Kindred to sing to the Grandmas and Grandpas .

We are collecting money for the NWCT play “Goodnight Moon” that we are seeing in February. It is $ 5 a ticket and can be paid in class or in the preschool office. We need your payment by the end of the week.

The LAPS annual Dinner/auction is coming in March and needs some volunteers to help with the planning process and pre-event organizing. This would count towards your required volunteer hours for the school year. Let me know or stop by the preschool office and talk to Maria if you can help with anything. This has been a fun and profitable event for our school in the past and with your help we can keep up the tradition.

Mark your calendars for the family fun night this month. It will be on Friday Jan. 31 in the evening from 5:30-7:00. We will be having a PJ/movie night for the whole family, cookies and hot chocolate and a free fun night for kids. If your family will be joining us, please sign up on the sheet in the hallway so we can plan accordingly.

Remember to keep sick kids home and let us know if they have flu like symptoms so we can track how many families are being affected by this flu going around. We are working hard to keep germs away and sanitize classrooms and play areas. Having kids wash their hands before they come into class(especially if they come from the playroom) would be another way we can keep our classroom germ free.

Our school will be having registration for the 2014-2015 school year starting next month. Although most of your kids will be moving on to Public school Kindergarten in the Fall, if you have younger siblings that will be coming to LAPS, now is the time to choose their classroom. We also will try to open our own Kindergarten class in the Fall and would love to know if you are interested in having your child attend. Let Maria know if you are considering this for your child. 

Please let us know if you have question or concerns. We are here to help your child and family have a positive school experience and feel supported. Thanks for the privilege of being a part of your child's learning process. 

Teacher Kim

contact info: Email Rivmom@msn.com     Cell # 360-600-2875

Dates to remember:

Jan 20..............................MLK Day-No school

Jan. 23..............................Kindred(sing to Grandmas & Grandpas)

Jan. 30&31........................Hibernation Celebration(Pajama day)

Jan.31...................................Family Fun Night 5:30-7:00

Feb 12.........................NWCT play “Goodnight Moon” 9:45 & 12:00

Feb.13 & 14...........................Valentine’s day classroom parties

Feb 17th........................Presidents Day-No School