November 21, 2008
This week the topic was “Thanksgiving”. The children learned many facts about “Thanksgiving” such as, pilgrims and where they came from, how they met the Native Americans and the type of foods they ate. On Monday, the children started cutting paper feathers to make an Indian hat. On Tuesday, the children enjoyed soccer class with Coach Oscar and also drew on their journals “What they were thankful for”. On Wednesday, the children made Thanksgiving cards for their families. On Thursday, the children made Pilgrim hats. And finally on Friday, we prepared edible Indian corn with corn cereal, diced dried fruit and a Popsicle stick.
Please don’t forget to sign up for our Thanksgiving Feast that will take place on Tuesday, November 25 at 11:00am.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS:
Thank you to
all the families who have sent in Publix Gift Cards to share with families in
need this Thanksgiving season. Those who donated, your child moved their heart
onto the graph of giving for sharing their heart with someone else. We will
still be collecting gift cards in any amount until November 26th.
Remember, lots of little donations make a wonderful Thanksgiving Feast!
Thank you,
thank you, thank you to Holly’s dad, Inaki’s Mom, Angeline’s Dad (from blue
door) and Adelise’s Siblings Ramón, Leesia & Britney (Yellow Door) for helping spread the
mulch on the playground.
A word of
thanks for everyone who has turned in their already read magazines to recycle
for others to read. If you would like to borrow one, they are on the last set
of bookshelves outside of Blue Door. When you finish, just bring it back.
Please plan
accordingly…we will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28th
in observance of Thanksgiving. Weekly parents are asked to please pay on
Monday.
If you plan
to shop on line on “Black Friday” instead of standing in line at the store,
please go through our portal to do your holiday shopping.
o http://www.kidsforkidsacademy.com/shop%20to%20earn.htm
Do you like
to bake or to have great baked goods in your house around the holiday time? If
so, sign up to be part of the Great Cookie Exchange. Here is how it works:
o Sign up and bake 4 dozen cookies using your favorite recipe.
o Put 2 cookies in each zip lock bag with a label or insert in the bag with the recipe.
§ If you need our help, email us the recipe and we will print out 24 little inserts for you to put in the bags.
o Bring in the 24 bags on December 17th.
o We will but your bags on the assembly line and in return, you will get 24 different bags with other cookies and their recipes.
o Enjoy a wonderful variety of cookies in your home this holiday season.
November 14, 2008
This week’s topic was shapes and the letter “S”. On Monday, we traced and decorated the letter “S”; we also wrote words that begin with the letter “S” and drew corresponding pictures. On Tuesday, was Veteran’s Day and the school was closed. On Wednesday, we decorated a square with tissue paper and wrote in our journals. On Thursday, we did scribble art; we colored a paper with black crayon and then used the others colors to go over the white spots. On Friday, for our cooking class we made a delicious salad that we all enjoyed.
The student of the week next week will be Karina Carratala. Please bring in a poster on Monday to share with the class.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS:
What a wonderful week we had! Not only did our teachers enjoy getting a ton of new things for their class from the NAEYC conference, but I was happy to be back enjoying our students. I especially had a great time at our Family Reading Night. For those of you, who missed it, please consider joining us next month on December 4th.
We have a lot of things coming up in November. We will be introducing our students to the Graph Of Giving as we teach them to share their hearts with someone else. In November, we usually collect food and grocery gift cards for needy families outside of our school, but this year we have 6 families we have recently lost their jobs and are falling on hard economic times. If you are able, we are collecting $5 Publix Gift Cards to help those families from our own school to have a Happy Thanksgiving. Any child who brings in a $5 Publix Gift Card will move their heart onto the Graph of Giving on the Pantry Door.
For those of you who ordered cookie dough, it will be arriving on Wednesday, November 19th. Please plan to pick it up that day and either deliver it to the individuals you sold it to or have a place in your refrigerator or freezer until you can deliver it. It is ok to refreeze or refrigerate, but we do not have space at the school to store it overnight. In all, we raised $1400 on the sale, $850 will be used on a truck full of playground mulch and the rest will be used to enhance our multicultural toys and books in the classrooms. If you are able to help in spreading the mulch, we are looking for help around noon Saturday. Rakes, wheel barrels, and shovels are welcome! If we have a lot of volunteers, it should take about an hour.
We will be holding a Family Turkey Decorating Event. Please check your child’s mailbox for an outline of a turkey. Use your creativity to decorate it any way you wish. Some ideas include using beans, rice, feathers, buttons, or anything found around your house. Please return it before Monday, November 25th so that we can hang them for all to see. Be sure to write your child’s name and class on the back.
Finally, we will be holding Thanksgiving Feasts in all our rooms. Please check your child’s class door to sign up to bring an item for the feast. VPK sign up sheets will be on the pantry doors by the kitchen. Families are invited to join us for this special day so mark your calendars. Remember, we will be closed on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28th in Observance of Thanksgiving.
November 7, 2008
This week the topic was “All About Me”, and the letter “A”. On Monday, we talked and wrote words that start with the letter “A”. On Tuesday, we wrote our name with glue and decorated with color tiles. We also traced a crown, cut and decorated it and had the opportunity to be King/Queen for the day. On Wednesday, we went to The Actor’s Playhouse to see “The Wizard of Oz”; that was a great play and we all enjoyed it. On Thursday, we drew a self-portrait and worked in our journals. On Friday, for our cooking activity, we made “Ants on a log” with celery, cream cheese and raisins.
The student of the week next week will be: Jorge Hernandez. Please bring in a poster on Monday to share with the class.
I am writing you from Dallas where I am attending the NAEYC conference. I want to take a moment to thank my wonderful staff who has worked so hard in my absence to make sure things ran smoothly, especially Miss Jeanne who stood in for me, Miss Delly, and even cooked in the kitchen for Miss Maria. I have learned so much at the conference that I can’t wait to share with the parents and staff. I am always looking to improve my skills as an administrator since my primary training is as a teacher. I had a chance to look at some great new innovative things for the classroom and made some purchases that I know the teachers and students will really enjoy. One of the things I learned was how to put up a Staff Compliment Tree. In the weeks to come you will see it going up. I am asking parents to think of a compliment you can give to the teachers and assistants in your child’s class and turn it in to me on a post it note. Each week, I will add the compliments to the tree. It can be general or specific (I really appreciate it when I pick up my child and Miss X always hugs them as they leave the class. Or I loved the monkey activity that was done in Miss X’s class this week. My child really learned a lot.) You can also mention a quality that makes the teacher special. You will be surprised how special just a few words can make someone feel and it only takes a moment out of your day. Also feel free to submit compliments for our office and kitchen staff. If you do not have any post it notes, just cut out a 3 inch square of paper and use that. I can’t wait to get back and see everyone on Monday.
October 31, 2008
The theme we talked about his week was pumpkin and the letter “P”. We learned some facts about pumpkins and bats. On Monday we made a Jack-O-Lantern with tissue paper in orange and purple and black and yellow for the face. On Tuesday we made paper bag pumpkins. We stuffed the paper bag with newspapers, tied the top with yarn, twisted and painted the bottom orange and the top green. On Wednesday we cared a pumpkin to make Jack-O-Lantern, we signed our names on the pumpkin and named it Mr. Physicky. On Thursday we used our journals to draw a picture of our favorite costume. Our Halloween celebration on Friday was amazing. On Friday we all participated in the Halloween Happening. The kids went from room to room and participated in various events. They made pumpkin bats, decorated and filled bags with candy for homeless kids, made Halloween necklaces, took part in a costume parade, decorated cupcakes, and watched Dora The Explorer Halloween. A great time was had by all! The children were beautiful in their costumes. Thank you to the parents who came to help us.
The student of the week will be Giselle Brito, please bring a poster on Monday to share with the class.
Have a safe and fun Halloween.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS
It was so incredible to have more than 40 parents volunteering at our Halloween Happening. Thank you so much to those who came and helped at the event, but also to everyone who donated candy for the bags for the homeless (we made 150 bags), non candy treats for the Halloween parade, and mini pumpkins. We hope you liked the Pumpkin Bats! Also a special thanks to all the parents who took home pumpkins to put holes in and those who cut out bat body parts out of felt. With Halloween behind us, we look forward to Thanksgiving and helping families who are not as fortunate as we are. More details to follow! In a few days, we should have the Halloween photos on our website. If you took photos and bring them in on a disk, we can upload them as well. For those of you getting a head start on holiday shopping, please remember if you plan to shop on-line, if you go to your shopping destinations through our website, our school can benefit from your shopping. K-Mart on-line is even doing lay away! To shop, click on the link below and then go to your favorite merchants. www.shoptoearn.net/kidsforkidsacademy
October 24, 2008This week the topic was “Our Country”. We talked about the United States of America; on what continent it is located, how many states are in the U.S.A, and we also talked about the state we live in, Florida. On Monday we traced and colored the U.S.A. On Tuesday we traced and colored the state of Florida, and also counted stars up to 10. On Wednesday we made the flag of the U.S.A. and glued it to a Popsicle stick. On Thursday we drew the White House with white chalk on black construction paper. Finally on Friday, our cooking day we made the flag of the U.S.A with graham crackers and blue, red and white frosting.
The student of the week will be: Giancarlo Morales. Please bring a poster to share with the class.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS
We are so excited that now 85% of our parents are getting their communications through e-mail. What a great way to save paper! Please continue to check your child’s mailbox to get their free books and work for the week. I also wanted to mention that we have had several parents who have lost their jobs in these hard economic times. If you have a company that is hiring, please let us know so that we can try and help out those who need jobs. Next Friday is our annual Halloween Happening! It is a really fun day not only for our students, but for anyone who wants to come and help out at the school. All kids expect green door are invited to come dressed up in costume. Classes will travel from room to room doing different activities. Parent volunteers will travel with their child’s class and assist. When their class is watching the Dora Movie, those parents will help pass out treats at the Halloween Parade. We are still short a few mini pumpkins, candy for the homeless bags, and non food treats for our students. We will be accepting donations until Thursday, October 30th. We will be mailing the remaining school picture packets back on Monday so if you still want to purchase them, you have until Monday to do so. Finally, we are having a small problem that we hope you will be able to help us with. Our teachers get paid on the 15th and 30th of the month. Since VPK payments have been due on the 18th, each month we are coming up short for our 15th of the month payroll. Therefore, we will need to change the due date on VPK payment starting November to the 13th of the month. If this creates a financial hardship for you, please let us know and we will accept your payment on the 18th. We really appreciate your assistance with this.
HALLOWEEN HAPPENING SCHEDULE
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Purple ½ of Brown |
Rainbow |
Blue |
Yellow |
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Make Bags For Homeless Kids (Purple/Orange Door) |
Orange ½ of Brown |
Purple ½ of Brown |
Rainbow |
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Yellow |
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Pumpkin Bat Project (Rainbow) |
Red |
Orange ½ of Brown |
Purple ½ of Brown |
Rainbow |
Blue |
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Decorate Cookies (Red Door) |
Yellow |
Red |
Orange ½ of Brown |
Purple ½ of Brown |
Rainbow |
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Dora Video (Blue Door) |
Blue |
Yellow |
Red |
Orange ½ of Brown |
Purple ½ of Brown |
Rainbow |
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Rainbow |
Blue |
Yellow |
Red |
Orange ½ of Brown |
Purple ½ of Brown |
October 17, 2008
This week’s topic was “Being Safe” and the letter “B”. On Monday, we traced and decorated the letter “B” and painted “911” on construction paper. On Tuesday, we wrote the letter “B” and decorated it with band-aids. We also wrote words that begin with the letter “B” and drew corresponding pictures. On Wednesday, we used our journals for free art and made bubbles with dishwashing liquid and glycerin. On Thursday, we drew safety pictures to make a class book and also wrote our phone numbers. On Friday, we made a “Fireman Shake”. It was delicious!
The student of the week will be: Evan Cruz. Please bring in a poster on Monday to share with the class.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS
What an exciting week we had together. I think the highlight of the
week was our Family Reading Night. We had 33 families in attendance and
everyone had a great time. Next time I will have to make more cookies! Here is
a picture of everyone together. If you missed this one, the next one will be on
November 12th. Come early to get a good seat. This weekend is our
garage sale. Please come by and shop or if you have donations, feel free to
drop them off on Saturday morning. Our next big event is our Halloween
Happening. If you would like to sign up to volunteer, it will be a fun
morning. It will start at 9 am and go until 11:30 in all classes. We will be
accepting donation of candy (for the homeless kids), mini pumpkins, and
non-candy treat like fruit snacks, cookies, and small trinkets to pass out at
our Halloween Parade.
October 10, 2008
This week’s topic was “Fall” and the letter “L”. On Monday, we traced and decorated the letter “L”; we also wrote words that begin with the letter “L” and drew corresponding pictures. On Tuesday, we painted a tree using fall colors, they all looked great! On Wednesday, we made fall placemats using stencils and paint to print the leaves on it. On Thursday, we used a stencil of a big leaf to make a collage using different art materials in fall colors. What a display they are making for our classroom! On Friday, we made cookies in the shape of a leaf.
The student will be: Deandrae Williams. Please bring in a poster on Monday to share with the class.
Join Us For The 4th Annual Halloween Happening
All children ages 2 and up are asked to come to school in their Halloween Costume with a change of clothing.
(Please do not send guns, knives, or other weapons or toys)
Students will rotate from room to room and participate in the following events:
Ø Cookie Decorating
Ø Mini Pumpkin Decorating
Ø Dora Halloween video
Ø Decorating and filling candy bags for Homeless Kids
o Please donate a bag of candy for this activity
Ø Halloween Art Project
Ø Decorate Halloween Bags for Costume Parade
Ø Costume Parade
o Please send in any of the following NON CANDY ITEMS for the kids to get at the parade:
§ Fruit snacks
§ Mini bags of cookies or goldfish
§ Halloween gummies
§ Mini bags of pretzels
§ Halloween trinkets like:
· Rings, bubbles, necklaces, or other age appropriate Halloween toys.
We will also need parents to volunteer to hand out the treats at the Halloween parade.
We are also looking for 4 parents in each class to donate 5 mini pumpkins. They have them at Publix or at the pumpkin patches and range in price from $0.50 to $1.00 each. We will need all pumpkins at the school no later than October 30th.
October 3, 2008
This week’s topic was “Transportation” and the letter “T”. On Monday, we practiced words that begin with the letter “T” and drew corresponding pictures to the words. On Tuesday, we traced and colored the letter “T” and also decorated a bus. What a group of artists! On Wednesday, we went to the Parrot Jungle Island for our monthly fieldtrip. We saw a bird show, the tigers and the parrots. We played in the playground; it was an exciting and fun trip. On Thursday, continuing with our transportation theme, we traced a boat and drew the background. We also traced and cut an airplane and used paint to make the clouds. Finally, on Friday, we made banana boats. They were delicious!
The student of the week will be: Christopher Bush. Please bring in a poster on Monday with pictures to share with the class.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS:
We have completed the LAP-D testing and the reports will be available starting Monday. Please call or stop by and schedule an appointment to go over your child’s results with the teacher. If you are unable to come for a face to face conference, please call and schedule one on the phone. Once we have gone over the results with you, we will send home the report. If you would like to speak to myself or Mr. Davis about the report, please don’t hesitate to set up a conference.
We are still collecting donations for The Harbin Family who lost their home and their 4 year old son in a house fire. Any donations are greatly appreciated. To make matters worse, the hotel they are staying in was robbed. The child’s funeral is on Sunday and they are still short $2500 to pay for it. Please Help! Cash of checks can be left at the front desk. So far our school has raised $600.
Todavia estamos collectando donaciones para la familia Harbin, quienes perdieron a su hijo de 4 años y su casa en un insendio. Cualquier cantidad de donacion que puedan darles se le agradecera. Como si no fuera suficiente, les robaron lo que tenienan en el hotel donde se estaban quedando. El funeral del niño sera este domingo y necesitan recaudar $2,500 para poder pagarlo. Por favor de ayudar ! Los cheques o efectivo se puede dejar en la oficina al frente.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER:
September 26, 2008
This week the topic was “Emotions” and the letter “E.” On Monday, we made feeling puppets, traced and colored the letter “E.” On Tuesday, we practiced words with the letter “E”; they also drew corresponding pictures to the words. They did a great job! On Wednesday, we drew and wrote in our journal, “Today I Feel…” On Thursday, we used paint and expressed how we were feeling today. Finally, on Friday, we made rice cakes faces with cream cheese, raisins, red hots and chocolate chips. We had fun making different emotions and eating them too.
The student of the week will be: Brallan Medina. Please bring a poster on Monday with pictures to share with the class.
Help
Us Go Green, and register for a chance to WIN GREEN!
Many of you have told us that you are computer literate. In an effort to save paper and be better to our environment, we are giving parents the opportunity to receive the Friday Letters via e-mail. If you do not want to get the Friday letter by e-mail, but would like to get other info like upcoming event by e-mail, you can submit your e-mail and check the box below. All parents who register their e-mail will be entered into a drawing for a one year family pass for Miami Metro Zoo. Simply fill out the form below, cut it and return to the front desk. If you would like to receive the e-mail at more than one address, list all addresses and we will send the letter to each one.
FIU FAMILY SAFETY CLASS STARTS NEXT WEEK
If you have a child who is between the ages of 3 and 5 there is still time to sign up for the FREE class being offered by FIU. All participants must turn in a completed registration form in order to participate. Forms are available at the front desk.
Signing in and Out
PLEASE remember in order for us to make a lunch for your child, you must sign them in on the computer. Please also remember to sign out at the end of the day.
WELCOME TO BROWN DOOR
After much anticipation we are thrilled to report that our new classroom is completed. There are still a few spaces left in our PRE-K program in you have friends who are interested. I would like to thank all the teachers and support staff in the school who helped to make the transition to our new class so successful.
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If you are interested in getting your Friday Letter via e-mail, please fill out this form and turn it in to the front desk:
Child’s Name:______________________________________ Class___________________________
E-mail address:_______________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE PRINT
______ Do not send the Friday Letter, but send other _____ I wish to get the Friday Letter by email
announcements to my email. as well as other announcements.
I am sending you this information because part of the goal of our school is to create caring citizens. Here is a chance for you and your family to make a huge difference in the life of another family. It is with a very heavy heart that I share this sad information with you. Although the child mentioned below IS NOT from our school, the family certainly is in need of our help. I have included the small mention from the Wednesday Miami Herald.
On Monday, Shamese Harbon picked up her Pre-K (4 year old) child and left him home with his grandmother and 12 month old baby brother for a nap. She went to pick up her 4th grade daughter from school and returned to find that her house had burned down. Her mother and infant child were safe, but the 4 year old perished in the fire. The family is left to deal with not only the loss of a child, but the loss of their home and all their belongings. The Red Cross is providing a hotel for two days. Kids For Kids Academy will be taking up a collection for the family which includes a boy and girl, both in elementary school, the mother, father, aunt, and grandmother who all lived in the home. Mr. Davis and I will start the collection with $100. We will collect for two weeks, please remember no donation is too small, a lot of small contributions will make a big difference. If you are able, please send in either cash, checks made out to cash, or Publix, Walmart, or Target Gift cards to assist the family in starting over. Let’s take this opportunity to count our blessings for all we have!
September 19, 2008
This week the topic was “Our Family” and the letter F. On Monday the children traced and colored the letter F, they decorated it with colorful feathers. On Tuesday the children drew a family portrait and also practiced words with the letter F, they also drew corresponding pictures to the words, they did a great job! On Wednesday they made a house of shapes and decorated people to represent the members of their family. On Thursday the children made their family tree and finally on Friday with broccoli, tomatoes and ranch dressing they enjoyed making an edible family tree. This week the children also enjoyed The Fun Bus, Spanish, French, music, and soccer classes.
The student of the week will be Anaely Aguilar, please bring a poster to share with the class.
September 12, 2008
The topic of the week was “Community Helpers” and the letter “C”. We painted a fire engine and made a chef and a firefighter hat. We talked about what we want to be when we grow up, and started with the numbers. We had fun mixing and making new colors. On Friday we made “crispy cheese balls”.
The student of the week is: Amelie Mejia, please bring a poster. Have a great weekend!
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS:
Thank you to all the families who attending our parent meeting and open house. If you did not attend, please see someone at the front desk for a copy of the powerpoint presentation. If you did not sign up for the FREE FAMILY SAFETY CLASS being put on by FIU, there are still a few spaces available. Please note the following upcoming events:
September 17: FREE MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (Miami Children’s Hospital) If you would like your child to receive a FREE CHECK UP, please sign a consent form available at the front desk.
September18: VPK TUITION DUE
September 20: Parents Night Out: $25 for the first child and $15 for each additional child. Drop off children in their Pajamas at 6 pm and pick up by 11 pm. Reservations required, a sign up sheet will be at the front desk on Monday.
September 23: Picture Day for Rainbow and VPK
September 24: Picture Day ALL other classes, you many wear any clothing you wish.
September 5, 2008
The topic of the week was “Dinosaurs” we introduced the letter “D” we wrote, named and drew pictures that started with that letter. On Tuesday we had our soccer class with Coach Oscar.We learned facts about dinosaurs. We traced and decorated an Apatosaurus. We went to Miami children’s museum and had lots of fun. This week we also started our Spanish class. On Friday for our cooking class, we made yummy dino bones.
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A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS:
Open house is currently scheduled for Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00. We will watch the weather to determine if it will need to be rescheduled. Also please keep in mind that we follow the advisories of the Public School System. In the event of weather emergency, will be open as long as it is determined safe for Public Schools to be open. If Public Schools are closed, we will be closed as well. Please be sure to read the back of this letter about something very exciting at our school.
August 29, 2008The topic of the week was “All about me”. We introduced the letter “A”, we wrote, named and drew pictures that started with that letter. We started to learn our birthdays, and were weighed and measured to see how tall we are. We made a self portrait and created an all about me book; also we looked our thumbprint with a magnifying glass. On Friday, was our cooking day, we made thumbprints cookies. They were very tasty!. Something to look forward to, Soccer class starts on Tuesday for all the kids in the enrichment program.
Please remember to bring back the family photos on the papers that were given to you so we can keep it for the kids at the quiet area. Also remember there is no school on Monday due to Labor Day.
August 22, 2008
April 25, 2008
The Topic of this week was: Earth.
During Circle time, the children learned way on how to recycle and save energy to help on Earth. In art, the children made a green handprint representing the land on top of a blue paper representing the ocean. They also traced and colored the Continents and wrote down the name of the seven (7) Continents. On Thursday we had a visitor from the library for a very special story time. For our cooking activity, they made “Earth day bars”. It was delicious. Finally, Friday was our Field Trip to see Arthur. It was wonderful. The children enjoyed it very much.
UPCOMING EVENTS :
Monday May 12th Family Reading Night & Pajama Jam
Saturday May 17th Garage sale fundraiser, save up your items
April 18, 2008
The Topic of this week was: Birds. During Art, the children glued bird seeds inside a bird beak made of construction paper. They used markers to decorate bird wings. They traced and cut a bird shape and then glued wings and added eyes, beak and feet. They also examined a real bird feather using a magnifying glass, and learned the three parts of a feather: quill, rachis, and vane. For our cooking activity, the children made a bird treat to hang it on the tree on the playground.
Our next field trip will be April 25th. Remember to be on time and wear the school shirt. The bus will be leaving at 8:45 so please be on time.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday August 26th Parents Night Out 6:00-11:00 PM
Monday May 12th Family Reading Night & Pajama Jam
Saturday May 17th Garage sale fundraiser,
save up your unwanted items
March 21, 2008
This week we covered two topics. The children learned about St. Patrick and Easter.
During art, the children traced and cut a shamrock, glued it on a stick and placed it inside a cup. The also traced, cut and glued cotton on the bunny ears to make a bunny hat. Everyone enjoyed exercising on the Fun Bus on Wednesday. On Thursday, was our Easter Egg hunt and had music with Miss Michelle.
Thank you to all the parents for bringing the eggs. The children had a great time finding the eggs on the playground. Finally Friday for cooking, we made, “bunny in a cup”. We used cookies, jellybeans, licorice twists, pudding and whipped cream. It was delicious!
Our student of the week will be: Constanza Vazquez.
A NOTE FROM MRS. DAVIS
It was a real joy to see all the little bunny children as they hunted for eggs on the playground. A special thanks to all the parents who followed our egg filling guidelines by not putting candy in the eggs. It really helps to reinforce our oral health program. Although we did out best to check all of the eggs, if we missed some and candy got home with your child, we apologize. Please keep in mind that anything that goes home in the form of goodie bags either for special events or birthdays, must be approved by an administrator in the main office. Please also remember that because of our participation in the Childcare Food Program, we are not permitted to serve sweet items like cookies or cupcakes during the lunch hour. Therefore, cupcakes can only be served with the afternoon snack. If your child only attends for half of the day and is not in school for snack, we celebrate their special occasions during lunch with items like sugar free popsicles.
Finally, Mr. Davis joins me in wishing all our families who celebrate Easter a special time together.
Dates to Remember:
Ø March 22: Parents Night out Babysitting Event 6:00-11:00 pm
Ø March 24: First safety class for those who signed up from 6:00-7:00
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