Hi Families,

The Dinosaur unit has been fun. We have made our volcanos and are planning on painting them and then having an eruption day towards the end of the week. We have had a few kids bring back their dinosaur reports and are enjoying hearing about what they have learned. Please help your child complete their report and send it back to school to share with the class.

We are going to be blending in some learning about Butterflies. The caterpillars arrived sooner than expected and so we are watching them for signs they are moving into the cocoon(Chrysalis) stage. This week we will be tossing in some activities about them as well as continuing with our learning about dinosaurs. Also, on Monday, May 5th, Teacher Caroline will be joining class to talk about “Cinco De Mayo” and practice a little spanish with the class.

  Reading groups will be on Monday/Tuesday so be sure your Busy Bee has their folder back at school, so they can take home new materials each week. We will continue with Reading groups through the month of May. Not only is it good for your child to get new materials each week, but other kids need their turn with the books/games that you have at home in your child’s folder. Thanks for making this an important part of our reading group success.

Family fun night is coming up in a few weeks on Friday May 16th. We will be exploring math and science with lots of fun hands on activities. The teachers are working hard on some great stations to get everyone thinking about math and science. Please don’t feel obligated to come, we offer these  nights for families to come together and encourage learning,to show our support and give families a free night out.  The fun will begin at 5:30pm

Graduation will be one day only, Tuesday June 17th. The morning class will be at 10:30 AM . If this is not your child’s regular day please plan on them coming to school this day. The Afternoon class will have Graduation at 1:30. Look for the sign up sheet in the hall to let me know how many will be attending our Graduation, so we can plan for food, punch and seating.

We will need some help with set up/clean up if you still need volunteer hours this would be a great time to complete them.

Playground clean up day is coming in June. We will be doing several projects that we could use some parent volunteer help with. We’ll be painting,pulling weeds,spreading pea gravel and trimming bushes. This is a great time to finish up the required 2 hours per child volunteering commitment for the school year. Or just come help out and hang out with some super fun and very cool teachers who love Little Acorn preschool!

Be sure and let me know if you have questions or concerns about anything happening here at school, my door is always open to you. Thanks for choosing LAPS for your family’s early learning experience.

      Teacher Kim

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

Dates to remember:

May 16..........................Family fun night/math and science activities 5:30-6:30

May 26...........................Memorial Day/no school

June 7...........................Playground clean up day 8:00-10:00 am

June 17.......................Busy Bee Graduation Am class @ 10:30/Pm Class 1:30

June 19th...................... end of year all school picnic