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Space Music Program
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Friends,
You are invited to visit your child's music class for a program to end our space unit.
Date: Thursday, April 2nd (Tues/Thurs class)
Friday, April 3rd (Mon/Wed/Fri class)
(Children who attend 5 days per week will be in both programs)
Your child's program time is:
Mrs. LeCouix 9:00 am
Mrs. Armendariz 9:50 am
Mrs. Atchison 10:40 am
Refreshments will be served following the visit.
For those parents who are working, the visit and refreshments will take approximately 40 minutes. If you are working and are unable to attend, please find a friend or relative to take your place. It is important that each child have someone there. As always, grandparents and friends are welcome. There will be no regularly scheduled class these days, just the programs.
What to bring: ONE DOZEN COOKIES or TREATS
(Please do not bring bakery style cupcakes. Clean-up is a problem as they tend to get into the church carpeting, and the icing is soooo thick.) Remember, no nut or peanut products please, and, as always. they must be store packaged, and unopened. Thank you.
The school will provide punch.
Thank you!
Your Preschool Staff
Please Note: The next week, April 6th-10th, is our Spring Break, and there will be No School.
If possible, please pay your child's April tuition by Friday April 3rd as we try to pay our teachers before spring break. (they are usually not paid until the 10th) THANK YOU!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
April 2&3 Music Programs (more info sent home later)
April 6-10 Spring Break: No School
Dear Parents,
This unit will familiarize young children with the celestial bodies that make up our Solar System and the stars beyond. Through imaginative stories, art, music and poetry, the children will learn the interrelationship of the sun, the eight planets, which orbit around it, and other fascinating things, such as dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids. Hands-on science and other activities will help assist the children in comprehending the information and concepts introduced by the teacher. Materials from NASA and the ISA (International Space Association) have been added to this unit just this year, to make sure the information passed on to the children is as up-to-date as we can make it.
Objectives of The Unit
1. Understand day and night
2. Facts about stars and Our Sun
3. The moon and it's phases
4. Names of the eight planets and to identify them by visual characteristics
5. Gravity and gravitational pull
6. Constellation fun
7. New vocabulary
The children will learn about these and many other interesting facts. Talk to them. You will be surprised how much they will learn! (and us adults too!)
SOME BOOKS USED IN THIS UNIT
*Books for this unit are always being updated as we discover more about our universe.
Jump into Science: Stars National Geographic Book
National Geographic Kids: Little Kids First BIG book of Space
Someone is Eating the Sun A fun story about barn yard animals who think the sun is being eaten, when it’s really a solar eclipse.
Stars & Planets An Eyewitness Workbooks
MORE BOOKS USED IN THIS UNIT
My Friend the Moon
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto a dwarf planet
The Universe
Hello World, Solar System
Jump into Science: Stars
National Geographic Kids Night Sky
Laura’s Star
My Solar System
Space
The Universe
Flannel Story
The Mad Astronomer
Sincerely,
Your Northside Learning Center Staff
A note about snacks:
Snack Time: Children will have snack time at 10:25 each morning. Each child provides their own snack and water bottle. It helps with “picky eaters” and allergy concerns, as well as for any families with specific dietary needs or preferences.
PLEASE, label your child’s water bottles and snack bags, with their first and last names! They get carried room to room and are often accidently left behind and then our staff has trouble getting them back to the right child. We also have several that are similar and that can create confusion.
Even though each child is bringing their own snack, please, do not bring snacks containing any kind of NUT/PEANUT. As careful as we are, the oils can still be spread around and get to any child who may have an allergy. This includes, almond oil, (watch the fruit snacks) and peanut oil. And some cheese crackers have peanut flour in them! Please read ingredient labels! Snacks with labels that say “may contain” or “processed in a facility” are ok.
Snacks should be simple and nutritious.
We suggest:
Vegetable/Fruit (slices), Granola Bars (nut free), Muffins or Sweet breads (watch for nuts & toppings),Crackers, Fruit rollups, Cheese, Fruit Snacks, applesauce cups, yogurt push-ups (like go-gurt). Please: No sweet cookies, cake, candy, or ice cream except for celebrating birthdays.
(stay tuned for updates!)
PRESCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2025-2026 a work in progress!
(more dates may be added throughout the school year
and changes may be made)
PRESCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2025-2026
September 2
First Day of school for TTH and 5-day children
September 3
First day of school MWF
September 25/26
Parents music visit
October 16/17
Fall Festival Days -for the preschoolers only
October 30/31
Halloween music program
November 5/6
Picture Day
November 11
NO SCHOOL Veteran's Day
November 26/27/28
NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Holiday
December 18/19
Christmas Music program
December 22 through January 2
NO SCHOOL Christmas/winter break
January 5/6
Back to school
January 19
NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 11/12
Valentine Parties
February 13
NO SCHOOL Snow/Wind Storm Make-up day MWF
February 16
NO SCHOOL President's Day
February 17
NO SCHOOL Snow/Wind Storm Make-up day TTH
April 2/3
Spring Music program for parents
April 6th through the 10th
NO SCHOOL Spring Break
May 19/20
Last days of Classes
May 21/22
End of year PROGRAM AND PARTY
DATES WILL BE ADDED OR CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR SPECIAL EVENTS ETC.
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