Rainbow Room Newsletter Nov WK 4

Rainbow Room Newsletter

November 24th - 28th

LAST WEEK:

Last week we got to learn about Thanksgiving from T. Donna.  She told us a wonderful story about the pilgrims and indians and how thanksgiving was started.  We also got to learn from her some new Thanksgiving songs!  We decorated pilgrim and indian hats, created place-mats for our thanksgiving feast, a thankful tree and we created a picture of our friends we are thankful for!

THIS WEEK:

This week is a very short week...there is only school on Monday and Tuesday.  This week we are continuing learning about Thanksgiving and what it means to be thankful!  We are going to be creating thanksgiving cards for our families and having a thanksgiving day feast during our snack time!  

MONDAY FEAST:

Turkey lunch meat ___________

Crackers Asher

Popcorn Drew

Baby Carrots Emily

Bananas Aidan

Cheese Sticks Max

Chocolate chip cookies (NO NUTS)  Halime

Orange Juice _________

*please bring items at drop off (enough for 10 children)

TUESDAY FEAST:

Chicken nuggets Halime

Stuffing Kolton

Raisins Emily

Pears Kolton

Baby carrots Max

Chocolate cupcakes __________

chocolate milk _____________

*please bring items at drop off (enough for 7 children)*

If you haven't signed up yet and would like to bring a snack there are some blank spaces left to be filled!  Also the children came up with the snack menu :)

BAKE SALE:

Monday and Tuesday!

Santa Breakfast tickets on sale during this time

If you are donating to the bake sale, please drop your baked goods off at 8:45 on Monday and Tuesday

SANTA BREAKFAST:

Saturday Dec 6th

9-11am

Santa will give a gift to each child who attends!

$3.00 for kids

$5.00 for adults

We need volunteers to help with making and serving breakfast, set up and clean up.

Ticket sale ending 12/4

DATES TO REMEMBER:

November

24th -25th Bake Sale

26th - 28th THANKSGIVING BREAK - no school

December

6th - Santa Breakfast

9th - Holiday Concert 6pm

8th - 12th - Book Fair

CHRISTMAS CONCERT SONGS TO PRACTICE:

"Once There Was a Snowman"

Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman

Once there was a snowman tall tall tall

In the sun he melted, melted, melted

In the sun he melted small, small, small

(2x through)

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

We wish you a merry Christmas

we wish you a merry christmas

we wish you a merry Christmas

and a happy new year

(2x through)

"Buenos Dias"

Buenos dias, buenos dias 

como estas, como estas 

muy bien gracias, muy bien gracias

y usted, y usted

(2x through)

Have a great thanksgiving week!

T. Alisha 

Rainbow Room Newsletter Nov WK 3

Rainbow Room Newsletter

November 17th - 21st

LAST WEEK:

Last week we learned about Turkeys!  We got to make some cute turkeys using the letter "T" and practice learning our colors with turkey feathers.  We also learned a new song/ game using turkey feathers and learning the colors that the children really seemed to enjoy called "Turkey Feathers"!

THIS WEEK:

This week T. Donna is going to be teaching us about Thanksgiving!

We will get to create magazine collages, make pilgrim and Indian hats, create place mats that will be used for our thanksgiving feast and friend paper dolls!

We will read some cute and silly thanksgiving books and sing some fun thanksgiving songs!

SHARING:

Something you are thankful for

BAKE SALE:

November 24th - 25th

Santa breakfast tickets go on sale during this time

SANTA BREAKFAST:

December 6th 

9-11:00am

Santa will give a gift to each child that attends

$3.00 for children

$5.00 for adults

tickets on sale 11/17 - 12/4

CHRISTMAS CONCERT:

Tuesday 12/9

Remind.com:

LAPS School code - 307-459-3175

Class code - lapsk20

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:

church partnered winter canned food drive

There is a box outside the classroom to place your canned food donations in!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Bake Sale

Book Fair

Santa Breakfast

NO SCHOOL:

Nov 26th - 28th

FAMILY FUN NIGHT:

Friday 21st 

5:30- 7pm

Make and take holiday crafts

Hope your staying warm!

T. Alisha 

Rainbow Room Newsletter Nov WK 2

Rainbow Room Newsletter

November 10th - 14th

LAST WEEK:

Last week we learned about families!  The kids had so much fun looking at each others family art work they created at home and talking about who is in their families!  

We got to draw family pictures and create family trees.  

THIS WEEK:

This week is all about Turkeys!!!

We will be doing some color matching with turkey feathers, creating silly turkey hats and turkey handprints.  We will also be practicing our fine motor skills using play dough and beads to create turkeys and more!

SHARING:

Letter "T"

BAKE SALE:

November 24th and 25th

Santa Breakfast tickets will also be on sale during this time.

SANTA BREAKFAST:

December 6th - Saturday

9:00 - 11:00am

*santa will give a gift to each child who attends*

kids $3.00 

adults $5.00

tickets on sale 11/17 - 12/4

Volunteer hours - making and serving breakfast, set up and clean up

******** Remind.com  ********

Our Little Acorn School

school code is: 307-459-3175

class code: lapsk20

Weather:

The weather this weeks looks like it will be cold and possible freezing temperatures.

We will go outside if it is not raining and not too cold so please dress your child accordingly. 

You can sign up for remind.com to receive notifications.

If the school is closed we will notify you through email and Remind.com

Canned Food Drive:

We are starting our church partnered winter canned food drive.

There is a box with handprints on it for you to place your donations in!

We will be excepting donations through December

Fred Meyer Rewards:

Add Little Acorn to your rewards cards by going online to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards

Fred Meyer will donate a percentage of purchases to the school!

Christmas Concert:

Tuesday 12/9

NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY 11th!

Stay warm!  T. Alisha 

Rainbow Room Newsletter Nov WK 1

Rainbow Room Newsletter

November 3rd - 7th

LAST WEEK

Last week we learned about Halloween and celebrated Halloween with our AWESOME party!

Thank you so much for our parent volunteers that put on our party for us and provided the yummy snacks and fun games!  The children really enjoyed it!  Thanks also to all the parents who were able to come and hang out with their children!

THIS WEEK

This week we are beginning November learning about Families!  We will talk about our families and who is in them and what families do together.  We will get to create family trees and practice drawing a family photo.  We will read fun family books and take turns dressing the baby dolls and giving them baths.

Parents have "homework" to bring with on either Tuesday or Wednesday.  Please read below!

SHARING

Free Choice

HOMEWORK

DUE:  Tuesday and Wednesday

 *Have your child help you*

We will share these during circle time

Decorate a piece of paper that includes:

*Family photo or drawing with names of each family member and pets

*Favorite family activities to do together

NO SCHOOL

Thursday 6th is Conferences.  There is no school that day.

Friday 7th

CONFERENCES

Please be sure to arrive on time for your conference.  

Each conference is 15 min long.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Thursday November 20th

5:30-7:00pm

"Make and Take Craft Night"

BAKE SALE

Looking for donations of baked goodies.

Homemade or store purchased.

Bring them in the morning of 25th and 26th to the preschool office.

Sale held during preschool hours. 

Santa Breakfast tickets will be available as well.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE

Time to give back to the community and give thanks!

Excepting donations of canned and boxed food now till Dec 12th

Also whole hams, turkeys and toilet paper.

All items collected will go to families within our community for Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets. 

BOOK FAIR

Scholastic Book Fair 

December 8th - 12th

Open at drop off and pick up times and after winter concert.

You can order books online anytime.

Scholastic code is GX4F3

Also online eFair through Usborne books:  http://n3313.myubam.com/64160 

Hope you all have a safe and wonderful Halloween!

T. Alisha 

Rainbow Room October WK 5

Rainbow Room Newsletter 

October 27th - 31st 

LAST WEEK:

Last week we continued learning about Pumpkins!  First we hypothesized about what would be inside the pumpkin when we opened it, then we watched as T. Donna cut into the pumpkin and scooped out the seeds.  We were able to explore the seeds, talking about the life cycle of a pumpkin and feeling the textures inside!  We create fun pumpkin crafts and sang pumpkin songs!

THIS WEEK:

This week we are going to be focusing on Halloween!!!  

We will get to hear some silly and spooky stories about ghosts and witches and mice!  We will learn about bats and create some as well as ghosts! We will get to practice learning colors and sorting them to create candy corn art work.

SHARING:  Halloween theme 

HALLOWEEN PARTY:

Our class party is FRIDAY 31st!

Come in COSTUMES!

STARTS at 11:00am

PARENTS/ CAREGIVERS (whoever is picking up your child) is encouraged to come!!!

*If you DO NOT normally come to school on Fridays you are still WELCOME to COME to the party.  Parents must stay with child for party*

HALLOWEEN VOLUNTEERS:

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING!!!

If you need ideas please let me know!

CONFERENCES:

Please sign up for conferences if you have not yet.  If you can not make it to conferences let me know and I can meet with you before or after school if you would like.

SANTA BREAKFAST:

December 6th

9-11am

Santa will be there to give a gift!

Breakfast $3.00 for children and $5.00 for adults

NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR SET UP AND CLEAN UP!

Talk to the Director Katie for more details

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS:

Rainbow Room will be Tuesday December 9th

More details to come

PUMPKIN PATCH:

Please let me know what you thought about Velvet Acres.  Thanks!

Happy Halloween!!!

T. Alisha 

Rainbow Room News Oct WK 4

Rainbow Room Newsletter

October 20th - 24th

LAST WEEK:

Last week was a short but fun week...we started the week of learning about Pumpkins!  We got to decorate paper bag pumpkins, do some stamping with pumpkins, create paper plate jack o' lanterns using orange shaving cream and more! We also got to go to the pumpkin patch which was a lot of fun! At the pumpkin patch we saw farm animals and got to go through a corn maze as well as a hay ride!

THIS WEEK:  

This week we are continuing our learning on Pumpkins!  We will get to create neat sun caters, learn the 5 little pumpkins poem and create a craft to go with it, and even get to decorate our own mini pumpkin. We will lean new pumpkin songs, explore and discuss what you would find on the inside of a pumpkin, count the pumpkin seeds and even get to try some!  

HALLOWEEN PARTY:

I have one parent signed up so far to help out (yay!!)

I still need at least 2 more parents to help out with it - remember it gives you hours for your required 2 hours of volunteer time.

This is a really fun way to get your hours in and celebrate halloween with your child!

Sign up list is on the door!!!

SCENTSY FUNDRAISER:

Ends on Thursday 22nd

You can turn in your packets to myself or T. Donna.

NO SCHOOL:

November 7th and 11th

November 26th - 28th Thanksgiving Break

Hope you all had a great weekend!  Today was beautiful out!

T. Alisha 

RR Newsletter Oct Wk 2

Rainbow Room Newsletter

October 6th - 10th

LAST WEEK:

Last week we learned about being on the farm and the different animals you would find on a farm.  We reviewed the sounds of farm animals as well as matching a toy farm animal to a picture of a farm animal.  We sang "Old McDonald" using toy farm animals and matching them to the animal in the song!  

We got to create mud pigs by using shaving cream and paint.  This was a big class hit the children loved getting to paint with a puffy texture and cover their piggies in "mud"!  We glued yellow, orange and white feathers on paper ducks and then on Friday we used our handprints to create sheep by gluing cotton balls on the palms on the hands and sticking eyes on the thumbs.  The children thought it was so cute and liked seeing their sheep get puffier!  We also song "Baa Baa Black Sheep"

THIS WEEK:

This week we are learning about Produce and Harvesting.  We will be creating scarecrows, learning about canning, and creating a produce collage.  We will get to hear nursery rhymes stories and looking at how a farmers market works.  We will get to learn about the different fruits and veggies, explore corn on the cob by peeling it as well as getting to eat it.  

SHARING:  Free Choice!

CARNIVAL:

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

Thanks so much to everyone that volunteered with the school carnival!  It was a great night!

SCENTSY FUNDRAISER:

This mini fundraiser runs October 6th - 15th.

Watch your child's box for a packet.  

All order forms must be returned by October 15th.

LAPS receives a minimum portion of the profits. 

*The top selling family will get reserved front row seating at the holiday concert*

PUMPKIN PATCH:

Thursday Oct 16th and Friday Oct 17th

Vancouver Pumpkin Patch at Velvet Acres Gardens

18905 NE 83rd st Vancouver WA 98682

Start at 9:30am.  

Cost:  $5/ child. Includes pumpkin, petting farm, hey tunnel and ride.

Please turn pumpkin patch money to T. Alisha or T. Donna

PRESCHOOL PAPERWORK:

If you haven't turned in your required paperwork please do so by friday Oct 15th.  It is extremely important it is on file. 

Have a fantastic week!  

T. Alisha