October Calendar

The October calendar is ready for printing.

Here are some of the highlights:

• October 21 at 11:30 is our field trip to Engh's at 8214 S. 700 E. (This is for all classes and will take the place of school on Wednesday and Thursday)


• No school on October 22 (because of our field trip the day before)


• October 28 and 29 is our Halloween party. Come dressed up in your costumes! You may bring a treat to share with the class if you would like!

October birthdays: Stone, Soda, Grace and Payton. Happy birthday guys!!

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September Calendar

Your September is ready for your viewing and printing pleasure! See post below for calendar FAQs.

*First days of school are Tuesday Sept. 8 and Wednesday Sept. 9

• Wear your favorite color
• Bring your class book page back to school
• Show and Tell
• Bring backpack or bag every day
• Parents: If you didn't fill out a "student information" form at the open house, please do so before you leave your child on the first day.

*Thursday, September 10: book orders due. Click here to order online. Our class user name is writestartpreschool our password is mrsbarnett (scroll down to a previous post for suggestions)

*Friday, September 18 is a field trip for all classes to the fire station. Please check backpacks Wednesday and Thursday (9/9 and 9/10) for more details.

*We are celebrating August and September birthdays this month: Happy birthday to Logan, Asia, Tesla, Nathan, Shelby, and Mrs. B. At least one class day before your child's birthday celebration, you will receive a note in your little one's backpack with more details and a poster to fill out.

Calendar FAQs

Just a couple things about the calendar:

• I use the Sunday column to add the weekly theme and letter. There are no activities for preschool that occur on the weekends.
• If you click on an "event" in the calendar, you can get a more detailed description about that activity.
• You can print the calendar by clicking on the printer icon located on the yellow bar that runs across the top of the calendar.
• In the pop-up printer window, you will be able to customize the font size, color and orientation of the calendar

Book Suggestions

Book orders are due Thursday September 10. To order, go to www.scholastic.com/parentordering our username is writestartpreschool our password is mrsbarnett

There are many many good books to choose from! Below are some of my favorites in these flyers:

In Honeybee I like:
#16 The Crayon Box that Talked (it's only $1)
#41 If You Give a...Pack. All the Laura Numeroff books in this series are so fun! This set is great because it has Moose a Muffin, Pig a Pancake and Mouse to School! Very fun reads!
#22 Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. This is a favorite for my students! They love telling the pigeon "NO!"
#32 The Hiccupotamus. A bad case of the hiccups and goofy words make this book a must-have-umous!

In Firefly I like:
#43 Llama Llama Red Pajama. It's only $1 and it's a cute read!
#51 Pinkalicious and Puplicious Pair is a must have for little girls.
#27 Halloween Fun Pack. It contains 3 books. Room on a Broom, which is my absolute favorite Halloween book! Spooky Hour is fun too. But, I'll admit I've never read The Best Halloween Hunt Ever

In SeeSaw I like:
#49 If I Built a Car (I haven't actually read this one, but a teacher/friend of mine says her preschooler and first grader love it. It's their favorite book right now!)
#29 David Duo both are must haves for EVERY child's library
#22 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Pack - the book is OK by itself, but with the DVD, it is awesome! I haven't had a class yet, who didn't like to watch it, and the kids absolutely LOVE the song!
For the budding scientist, I really like #79 Science Vocabulary Readers Mega Library. I love them because they keep the children's attention, they have real photos, and they have very interesting facts. You might even learn something when you read them!

Open House

Open House Wednesday September 2

Monday/ Wednesday am class is from 10:00-11:15

Tuesday/ Thursday class is from 11:15-12:30

Monday/ Wednesday pm class is from 12:30-1:45

I can't wait to see you!!

First day of school is Tuesday September 8 (for Tues/ Thurs class)

First day of school is Wednesday September 9 (for Mon/Wed classes)

Books about School

I thought you might enjoy this list of books perfect for back to school!
Kids' Books About Life at School Scholastic.com

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August Happenings

Tuition is $30 this month because we have just 4 sessions of preschool.
Our End of Summer party will be on Thursday, August 13 from 10:00-11:30. We are having a water party, so bring your child to school lathered in sunscreen, wearing a swimsuit and shoes that can get wet! We are going to slip and slide, run through the sprinklers, eat Popsicles and have a great time outdoors!

Coming next month:

*Preschool Open house will be on Wednesday, September 2. (I'll be sending post cards out in a couple weeks.)

*First day of school will be September 9 or 10 depending on your child's class.

**The only thing your child will need for school is a backpack or bag that can fit a full sized sheet of paper in it without being folded.

2009-2010 school Calendar

*Please take a glance at this year's days off and possible field trip dates so that you can have them in the back of your mind. This is a tentative schedule, so do not print anything yet. I will update themes, letters, field trip info, and any other pertinent information on a monthly basis.