Butterfly Class News for February 23-27, 2015 View this email in your browser

Family Fun Night This Friday, February 27 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! We are having a Dr. Seuss family fun night this Friday, February 27, from 5:30 - 7pm. Come join us in Jason Lee Hall to celebrate Dr. Seuss. We will have lots of fun activities for the whole family - art projects, games, and stories. Can't wait to see you there! Last Week - Messy and Creative Art Our crazy art last week turned out to be so much fun! We read The Dot, and the kids did their own dot paintings. We painted with fly swatters, our hands, salad spinners, and shaving cream. Our spin art is hanging in the classroom tree. Please feel free to come on in and see our "Art Tree."

This Week Friendship - Friendship Rocks and We Can Be Super Friends are our themes for this week. It is the right age and time of year for our Butterfly friends to be figuring our how to navigate friends, communicate more effectively about sharing and feelings, and how a good friend acts and speaks. We are going to focus all our activities and learning on building positive friendships and skills. Word Wall - Letter R This week we will be focusing on the letter R for red, ring, and rabbit. Please help your child find something that begins with the letter R if they would like to bring in something for sharing. Thanks! Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for our pancake breakfast and art show on March 21st. Also, we are having our school auction at Big Al's on April 18. More info on both events to follow in upcoming newsletters. Playdough The Butterfly class would love to have some fresh playdough. If you would like to make some, let us know. Thanks! Classroom Wish List Baby wipes Stickers Colored cardstock Important Dates Feb. 27 - Family fun night March 1 - Tuition due March 8 - Daylight savings time begins - Spring forward March 17 - Hough Parade March 18, 19 - Kindred @ 10:15 March 21 - Pancake breakfast and art show March 21-27 - Book fair April 1 - Tuition due April 6-10 - Spring break April 13-17 - Week of the young child April 22, 23 - Kindred @ 10:15 Lego Auction Basket The Butterfly classroom is putting together a Lego basket for the school auction in April. We are collecting items for our basket from this Monday the 23rd, through Monday April 2nd. Bricks, books about Legos, Lego sets, Lego toys, Lego movies - anything Lego. If you would like to donate to our basket, please bring the items in to the classroom. If you would prefer to donate cash towards the purchase of items for the basket, you can give it to either Teacher Jaylene or Teacher Sally. Thanks! Our Classroom Schedule is Changing In preparation for reading groups which will begin the second week of March (more info next week!), we are going to be switching our schedule around beginning March 2nd. We will be talking about the schedule change each day this week to prepare kids for the following week. Please talk about the change at home, as it will help ease the transition. You can let them know that circle time will be right after we sign-in and pick jobs, followed by table work, and then play/snack. Thanks for your help in preparing for this fun change! Volunteer Opportunities: Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. There is a list posted outside the classroom. Classroom Opportunities: Recycling - 15 minutes Washing toys/dress-up - 30 minutes Making playdough - 30 minutes

Butterfly Class News February 16 - 20, 2015

Butterfly Class News for February 16 - 20, 2015 View this email in your browser

ALLERGY REMINDER Just a quick reminder that we are a NUT FREE ZONE. All tree nuts and peanuts, including peanut butter, are not part of our snacks, cooking projects, or party fare. Please remember when bringing treats for birthdays and holidays that nuts and nut butters of all kinds are not to be included. We want to keep our students safe and healthy. Thank you for your concern and understanding! Last Week Thank you to all the parents who brought in food and treats for our Valentine party last week. Thanks, also, to the parents who came to help set-up and stayed to clean up. The kids had a blast having a dance party, doing our heart name chains (they are in the classroom windows - come on in and see them!), as well as talking about love - what is love, who and what we love, etc.

This Week This week, we are going to have a lot of fun doing all different kinds of art projects. We will be playing with watercolors, shaving cream, kool aid paint, spaghetti, and crayons, just to start. Please make sure to send your child in clothes that can get messy and dirty! Thanks! Word Wall - Letter Q This week we will be focusing on the letter Q for queen, quilt, and quick. Please help your child find something that begins with the letter Q if they would like to bring in something for sharing. Thanks! Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for our pancake breakfast and art show on March 21st. Also, we are having our school auction at Big Al's on April 18. More info on both events to follow in upcoming newsletters. Important Dates Feb. 16 - No school - President's Day Feb. 18, 19 - Kindred @ 10:15 Feb. 27 - Family fun night March 1 - Tuition due March 8 - Daylight savings time begins - Spring forward March 17 - Hough Parade March 18, 19 - Kindred @ 10:15 March 21 - Pancake breakfast and art show March 21-27 - Book fair April 1 - Tuition due April 6-10 - Spring break April 13-17 - Week of the young child April 22, 23 - Kindred @ 10:15 Family Fun Night Friday, February 27, we will be having a birthday party for Dr. Seuss. Come on back to school fun activities, stories (by Dr. Seuss, of course!), and a chance to see friends and teachers. The Butterfly class will be doing a Horton Hears a Who project. Can't wait to see you there! Classroom Wish List Baby wipes Stickers Colored cardstock Volunteer Opportunities: Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. There is a list posted outside the classroom. Classroom Opportunities: Recycling - 15 minutes Washing toys/dress-up - 30 minutes Making playdough - 30 minutes

Butterfly Class News for February 9 - 13, 2015 View this email in your browser

Valentine's Day Party on Thursday the 12th We are having our Valentine's party on Thursday this week. If your child doesn't regularly attend school on Thursday, we would love to have them join us as 11amfor our party. There is a sign-up sheet outside the classroom for some things we need for the party. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks! Last Week - Night and Day/Nocturnal Animals We had a lot of fun last week learning about the differences between night and day, nocturnal and diurnal animals (ask your kids which we are!), as well as reading and painting in the dark. Just a quick reminder-- there are plenty of viruses going around right now, so please make sure to call, text, or email to let us know if your child is sick and not going to be at school. Thanks!

This Week We will be doing a lot of heart projects, talking about the things we love, and having our Valentine's party this week. The party will be at 11am on Thursday. Check your child's cubby for a list with all of our Butterfly friends names. If your child would like to bring Valentine cards, we ask that they bring one for every friend. Thank you! Word Wall - Letter P This week we will be focusing on the letter P for pop, pink, and pet. Please help your child find something that begins with the letter P if they would like to bring in something for sharing. Thanks! Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for our pancake breakfast and art show on March 21st. Also, we are having our school auction at Big Al's on April 18. More info on both events to follow in upcoming newsletters. Important Dates Feb. 12 - Laps for LAPSK Feb. 16 - No school - President's Day Feb. 18, 19 - Kindred @ 10:15 Feb. 27 - Family fun night March 1 - Tuition due March 8 - Daylight savings time begins - Spring forward March 17 - Hough Parade March 18, 19 - Kindred @ 10:15 March 21 - Pancake breakfast and art show March 21-27 - Book fair April 1 - Tuition due April 6-10 - Spring break April 13-17 - Week of the young child April 22, 23 - Kindred @ 10:15 Laps for LAPSK Come join us for a fun and active fundraiser - Laps for LAPSK will be this Thursday, February 12, from 5:30-7pm. Unless the weather decides to be amazing, we will be upstairs in Jason Lee Hall, running, walking, skipping - whatever the kids choose. If you can't find your pledge sheet, let us know. We can get you another. Can't wait to see you there! Family Fun Night Friday, February 27, we will be having a birthday party for Dr. Seuss. Come on back to school fun activities, stories (by Dr. Seuss, of course!), and a chance to see friends and teachers. More info in next week's newsletter. Classroom Wish List Baby wipes Stickers Colored cardstock Red, pink, purple yarn Volunteer Opportunities: Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. There is a list posted outside the classroom. Classroom Opportunities: Recycling - 15 minutes Washing toys/dress-up - 30 minutes Making playdough - 30 minutes

Butterfly Class Newsletter February 2 - 6, 2015

Last Week The kids had so much fun last week playing in the bear cave we built in our classroom, watching Bear Snores On and Little Bear, eating a special snack, and making bears, which are hanging in our classroom. Come in and see them sometime this week! This Week We are moving on to Nocturnal Animals and Night and Day. We will be talking about who and what sleeps during the day and night, different things we do at those times, as well as talking specifically about raccoons, owls, and bats. If your child has a flashlight they would like to bring in to leave in their cubby for the week, we will be doing some fun activities in the dark (or as dark as we can get it in the classroom!). Word Wall - Letter O This week we will be focusing on the letter O for owl, ouch, and oval. Please help your child find something that begins with the letter O if they would like to bring in something for sharing. Thanks! Upcoming Events Mark your calendars for our pancake breakfast and art show on March 21st. We also are having our school auction at Big Al's on April 18. More info on both events to follow in upcoming newsletters. Important Dates Feb. 2 - Tuition due Feb. 4 - In-house registration, 9:15 am Feb. 6 - Open registration, 9:15 am Feb. 12 - Laps for LAPSK Feb. 16 - No school - President's Day Feb. 18, 19 - 10:15 am Feb. 27 - Family fun night   Cocoa Cocoa has begun going home to visit at our Butterfly friends homes. I have a schedule posted outside the classroom, so you can check when your child will be taking him for couple of days and returning him so the next friend can take him. Be creative with the journal - pictures, stories, drawings - however your child wants to document Cocoa's visit with your family. Have fun! Registration - In-house and Open In-house registration is THIS WEEK onFEBRUARY 4th. Numbers will be handed out in Jason Lee Hall, starting at 8:30am. Registration will begin at9:15am. Open registration is February 6th at 9:15 outside the school office. Classroom Wish List Baby wipes Colored cardstock Red, pink, purple yarn Volunteer Opportunities: Approved snack donations are now a way to fulfill part of your 2-hour volunteer requirement. There is a list posted outside the classroom. Classroom Opportunities: Recycling - 15 minutes Washing toys/dress-up - 30 minutes Making playdough - 30 minutes