April Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar...

It's hard to believe that there are only 2 months left of school! This month there are several dates to remember. First, weather permitting, we will be going on an Easter Egg Hunt fieldtrip on Thursday the 9th. We are also going to try to go to the Adventure and Learning Park in Highland during our bug unit on April the 30th for a bug hunt and picnic. I will let you know as that time gets closer.
There will be no school on April 14, 15, and 16th for Spring Break. Looking further ahead, our Graduation Programs will be on May 21st during a portion of your regular class time. The morning class will come at 11:00 and the afternoon class will be at 1:00. The program will last about 30 min. This will also be the last day of school.

A peek at the weeks...

Week 1: Letter E-Easter/eggs/bunnies
Week 2: Spring Break-No school!
Week 3: Letter J-Pond life
Week 4: Letter L-Picnic/Bugs

Easter Celebration

We will be going to a park near the school for our Easter Egg hunt on Thursday the 9th. Any parents who would like to come and help drive are welcome. We also need everyone to bring 6 plastic eggs filled with candy to school that day for us to hide. If the weather is bad we will have the hunt inside-we'll just have to play it by ear. We will leave at about 10:00 in the morning class and 1:30 in the afternoon class. Let me know if you would like to come.

Misc....

The calendar page for this month was a picture of an Easter bunny with paper grass on the bottom, so look for that to come home if it hasn't already. And thank you to all those who helped with food for our green party. The kids loved all the different treats!

Tuition is due on Thursday the 9th. T, Th class is $60.00 and the T, W, TH class is $75.00. Thank you

March Newsletter

About This Month...

This is going to be a fun month in preschool. Most importantly, we have our Green party. St. Patrick's Day is on Tuesday the 17th. We are asking the kids to wear something green(so they don't get pinched!!) and if you weren't assigned to bring something to the Thanksgiving feast, we are asking you to send a green snack to share with the class. Remember that you will only have to send enough for everyone to have a taste since others are bringing things too. I will send a reminder home later.

Calendar Pictures...

The calendar picture for this month is a rainbow. It was mounted on green paper and sent home last Thursday. Hopefully those all made it home!

A Peek at the Weeks...

Week 1: Letter K-Kites, Nursery Rhymes
Week 2: Letter G-Spring-seeds/Guitars
Week 3: Letter R-Rain and Rainbows/ST. Patrick's Day
Week 4: Letter Y-Spring-baby animals
Week 5: Review-Spring-Chickies

Tuition reminder

Tuition is due by Thursday the 5th. $60.00 for T, TH and $75.00 for T, W, TH

February Newsletter

About This Month....

We are so excited about Valentine's Day in preschool. We will be having a party and exchanging valentines in class on Thursday the 12th. The morning class has 15 students (4 boys and 11 girls) and the afternoon class has 18 students (9 boys and 9 girls).

This month the pre-k kids will be starting the homework program. A note will come home explaining the program, and remember that it is optional and also each student goes at their own pace.

Thank you to all the parents who came to the fire station with us. The kids loved the fire trucks and were really good!

About Next Year...

If you haven't already heard from your elementary school about kindergarten registration, give them a call. It should be sometime this month. Also, I am finalizing the classes for next year. The 3-4 class will be on T, Th at 9:15-11:45 and the 4-5 pre-k class will be on T, W, TH at 12:45-3:15. Please let me know ASAP if you are returning next year so I can let the people on the waiting list know. We would love to have all the younger kids back next year, but we realize that situations change etc. so just let me know. I also have a few more spots left in the older class next year if you know anyone that is interested.

A Peek at the Weeks...

Week 1: Letter X-Community helpers

Week 2: Letter V-Valentine's Day, Volcanoes, Keeping our hearts healthy/President's Day

Week 3: Letter D-Dads, Dinosaurs, finish President's Day, Fun with dots

Week 3: Letter Q-Quilts, Very Quiet Cricket

Reminder: Tuition is due by Thurday the 5th

($60.00 T, Th/$75.00 T, W, TH)

January Newsletter

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break!  We really missed the kids and are excited to start our fun winter units.

Everyday at school we do hands-on math activities including patterns, counting, graphing, number recognition, simple addition, and subtraction.  At this point in the year, we start a more concentrated number curriculum.  The younger kids will work on individual numbers to make sure they have counting and recognition down.  The older kids will work on that as well as writing the numbers, then move on to sequencing etc.  If you ever have any questions about what we are working on in school, please call anytime.  Also, by way of information, there is one holiday this month but none of our school days are affected by it.

About This Month...

Week 1:  Winter/Penguins/Months of the Year/The Jacket I wear in the Snow

Week 2: Letter Z-Zipper centers/Snow/Snowmen/Mittens

Week 3: Letter F-Fire Safety

Week 4: Letter H-Hats/Groundhog Day

Fire Station Field Trip

We will be visiting the Lehi Fire Station on Thursday the 22nd as part of our Fire Safety unit.  The morning class will leave around 9:50 and the Afternoon class will leave around 1:20.  If you would like to come with us and help drive, let me know.  Also,  if the weather continues to be yucky, I will probably just have my cousin who is a fireman come into our class.  I don't want to risk driving in this scary snow.  We will just see how that goes.  If we do go on the fieldtrip, class will start and end at the regular times.

Work-of-Art Calendars

We sent home a calendar today that we will be working on for the rest of the year.  Each month we will do a new picture for you to slide in the plastic pocket.  We will try to write on the back of the picture that it is for the calendar so you will know. Watch for these pictures at the beginning of each month.

Homework

During February we will be starting our reading homework.  This is an optional program for the Pre-K students.  First I will send home letters to practice, then short vowel word wheels, then beginning books.  The kids will pass off the item they have been working on and I will send them the next thing on the list.  Watch for a note next month about this program.

Thank you for all your help with the Christmas program.  The kids were darling and did a great job on their parts.  

Just a reminder that tuition is due by Thursday the 8th 

December Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar...

December is a fun month in Preschool. Our Christmas Program will be on Friday the 19th at 5:00. It will be held at the Lehi Arts Council building next to Lehi Elementary. I'm sorry that it is so early, but I had a hard time finding a place that would be big enough. The 18th will be our last day of school until January 6th. Also on the 18th we will be having a gift exchange. Your child will be asked to bring a $1.00-$2.00 gift (for boy or girl) to be exchanged in class. I will send a reminder about the class party and the program as we get closer to those dates. There will be no snack bucket coming home this month, however several of our activities require candy. If you would like to donate a bag of wrapped holiday candy, please send it in sometime during the first week of Dec. Of course, this is totally optional-Thanks!!!

About This Month...

The theme for this month is Christmas Around the World. We will be tasting foods, talking about traditions, reading stories, and making crafts from other countries. If your family has any traditions etc. from any of these countries, please send them in with your child or call me if you would like to come in and share!

Week 1: Holland, England, Hawaii

Week 2: Hanukkah, Mexico, Germany

Week 3: Letter C-USA/Christmas party/program practice

We will also be working on some math, ABC review activities, and blending words.

Christmas Program

Our Christmas program will center around the things we are learning this month. Each child will have either a speaking part or a special part in a song. I will send home the parts in a few weeks so you can work on them. If you think your child will not feel comfrotable saying a part, or you will not be there, please let me know. The whole evening will last about 30-45 minutes. I hope you will be able fit it in with your other holiday plans!

Merry Christmas!

I know this is a busy time of year for everyone, and I hope that none of the things I have planned will cause any extra stress! I really appreciate all your help and support, and thank you to all those who were asked to bring something to the feast. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! See you in 2009!!!!

Tuition Reminder

Tuition is due by Thursday Dec. 4th. The 3 day class is $75.00 and the 2 day class is $60.00. Thank You!

November Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar

Novermber is going to be another busy month! First of all, Miss Melody and Miss Amber are going to Maryland to visit our sisters on Thursday the 13th. The morning class will still come that morning, but the afternoon class will not have school that day. The afternoon class will come on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday that week. The morning class will come on their regular days. I'm sorry we are changing the days again this month-this should be the last time we have to do that. Let me know if your child in unable to attned on Monday the 10th and we will discount your tuition payment. Remember, only the afternoon class is affected by this change, the morning schedule remains the same.

There will be no school on Wed. the 26th and Thurs the 27th for Thanksgiving break. Our feast will be on Tuesday the 25th and that will be the only day of school that week.

Thank you to all the parents who came on the pumpkin patch fieldtrip with us. The weather was awesome, and it actually wasn't too crowded so I think it was worth it to go on Monday. Below is a slideshow of pictures from the fieldtrip-it looks like the kids had a great time!

A Peek at the Weeks......

Week 1: Letter B- Bears/Bubbles

Week 2: Letter T-Turkeys, textures, tops, start Thanksgiving

Week 3: Letter I-Thanksgiving, Indians, Ice Cream

Week 4: Thanksgiving Feast

Feast Day!!!

Our Thanksgiving feast will be on Tuesday the 25th. It will include some of the foods that the pilgrims may have eaten at their first feast. This year we are asking 1/2 of the class to bring something for the feast and the other half of the class to bring a green treat to our St. Patrick's Party in March. We will send home a food assignment with your child the week before the feast. If you don't recieve one, we will ask you to bring something to the green party. The assignments will be something like a few apples, nuts, popcorn, rolls, etc. Please let me know if you have a problem with your assigned item. Thank you for your help with our feast.

Christmas Program

We are still finalizing the day and time of our Christmas program. We have a place reserved, but it is pretty small. I am still looking to see if we can find something better. If you have any ideas of places that might work, let me know and I will check it out. I will post more info. as soon as the plans become more finalized.

Tuition Reminder

As a reminder, tuition is $75.00 for the T,W,TH class and $60.00 for the T,TH class. Also if you haven't paid for your t-shirt yet, please send $6.00 in with your tuition payment. Tuition is due by Thursday the 6th. Thank You

October Newsletter

Mark Your Calendar...

     It is hard to believe that we have already been back to school for a month!  We are loving our classes this year.  They are all so darling and they are keeping us laughing!

     October is going to be a very busy month.  Please note that we do will not have school on Thursday the 16th for UEA break.  The other change in our schedule will be that we are having school on Monday the 27th to accomodate our pumpkin patch fieldtrip.  They told me that Tues-Friday are crazy and hardly anyone comes on Mondays.  So, that week we will have school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and our Halloween party will be on Wednesday the 29th.  The kids who only come on Tues/Thurs, should come on Mon/Wed that week.  If you have a scheduling problem let me know as soon as possible and I will see what we can do.

A Peek at the Weeks....

Week 1:  Letter S-Scarecrows, Stone Soup, Spiders

Week 2:  Letter O-Fall-Owls/leaves

Week 3:  Letter N-Noodles/Fairy Tales

Week 4:  Letter P-Pumpkins, Popcorn, Pizza  

Week 5:  Halloween-Bats & Ghosts

Pumpkin Patch Fieldtrip

We will be going to the pumpkin patch at Vineyard Gardens in Orem.  If the weather is bad, we will just stay at school and do some fun pumpkin things.  We will need several parents from each class to come with us to help drive and keep track of the kids.  Hopefully since we are going on a Monday, it won't be as crowded as it has been in years past.  We will leave about 15 min. (9:30, 12:00) after school starts and get back about 15 min. before school ends.  You can pick your kids up at the regular time after school.  Please let me know if you would like to come!

Halloween Party

We are so excited for our Halloween Party!  Everyone is invited to wear their costumes to school-we will try not to do anything too messy!  Also, please send in 18 pieces of the same kind of wrapped candy on the 29th.  We will be playing some sorting and sharing games with the candy.  The candy can be as simple as tootsie rolls, or whatever you are passing out to trick-or-treaters.  Thank you for helping us with this project.

T-shirt Info.

The t-shirts have been ordered and will be done before our fieldtrip.  If you ordered a shirt and haven't paid the $6.00, please send it in with your October tuition payment.  If you have any questions, give me a call.

Tuition Payment

As a reminder, tuition is $75.00 for the T,W,TH class and $60.00 for the T, Th class.  Tuition is due by Thursday the 2nd.  Also, please make the checks to Amber Peck.-Thanks!