As you all probably noticed this week, our preschool is overflowing with books! I'm like a kid in a candy store with all of these books! I've been busy sorting all of the books in categories that will relate with our weekly themes. Each week the books in our reading center will be rotated to keep the children fascinated with their new selections. As I type this, two of our little readers are busy in the reading area reading to each other. They watched me as I replaced the area with new books and couldn't wait to get their hands on them. It brings me such joy when children love to read and get as excited about books as I do.
We completed our first week of reading for the Book It program sponsored by Pizza Hut. This week our class read as a group for 100 minutes! As your children read at home, please be sure to fill out their little Book It Crayons so we can add them to our class poster that will no doubt soon be overflowing. You received one page that has 4 crayons on it. At the end of each week, just write down the number of minutes you read that week on one crayon.
I want to take a moment to send a very special thank you to Mrs. Van Winkle who was very generous with her donation of over 300 new books for our classroom. The children and I are so thrilled by your wonderful act of kindness. Thank you!
Something New: When the children return from Spring Break we will have a book box located in the entry. For the remainder of the year the children can participate in a book exchange. Bring an old book and place it in the box and grab a "new" book to take with you. This is a great way for the kids to recycle their old books and share with each other.
Program: As hard as it is to believe, we are already busy preparing for our end of the year program. Please save the date of May 19th for our program that will be held at 10:45 AM. If you would like to invite grandparent's, godparent's or any other special people in your child's life, please let them know to save the date as well. We will send home invitations that you can hand out when the date gets a little closer.
February Pictures: During the Spring Break holiday I will work on uploading our February pictures to our website. I'll send everyone a link when I complete that task.
Enrollment: Enrollment for the 2009/2010 school year will open to new students on March 21st. Based on my preliminary list of those who have expressed an interest in enrolling their children, I will not have room for everyone and will need to start a waiting list. My current students and their siblings will receive first priority. I will send home enrollment packets the week after Spring Break so that you can get your paperwork turned in prior to the 21st when my enrollment will open up to new students.
Spring Family Field Trip: Our field trip is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st to attend one of the last Spring Training Games here in Surprise. Please join us as we watch Texas take on San Francisco. We will meet at 12:15 to give us plenty of time to claim a nice area in the lawn and then purchase concessions before the game begins at 1:05. I haven't been successful at scheduling a tour but I think the children will still enjoy a day at the ballpark with their family and friends. We will have just wrapped up our theme on Baseball so this should really be fun. Depending on how many members of each family attend, we might get a discount on our tickets so please let me know if your child will be attending and how many will be in your group. Regular tickets are $7 each. Please bring a picnic blanket, hats, and sunscreen.
Have a wonderful Spring Break!
-Miss Robin
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