Dance Avenue

  DANCE AVENUE

At the Civic Center

beginning January 3^rd*

 Intro to Dance

Pre-ballet, tap, jazz, and creative movement

Ages 3-5

Tuesdays 9:30 to 10:15

Ballet/Tap Combo

Ages 6-9

Tuesdays 4:00 to 4:50

Jazz Combo

Jazz, hip hop, and lyrical

Ages 6-9

Tuesdays 5:00 to 5:50

1^st class $28/month

2^nd class $22/month

Additional siblings $22/month

For more information or to register call Julie Miller at 253-606-3763 or juliermiller@comcast.net

* must have minimum of 4 children a class

Ways to Raise

Comedy Night - The Comedy Night is fast approaching! Join us January 28 at McCormick Woods Clubhouse in Port Orchard for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy! This is an adults-only evening, so call your babysitter now! Tickets are $15 until the evening of the show or $20 at the door. We will also raffle off some great baskets the night of the show. We are about 1/3 of the way to our goal, so please help us sell - sell - sell! If you have 8 - 10 people, we can reserve a table for you, if you want. Let me or your teacher know how many tickets you need.
Special FUNdraising Meeting - We will be having a special meeting in the Vaughn Classroom on Monday, January 9 at 6:30pm. We will be raffling of 2 tickets to our Comedy night along with some other prizes. You must attend the meeting to be eligible for these special drawings. At the meeting, we will talk briefly about three major upcoming fundraisers - Comedy Night, Trike-A-Thon, and the annual Garage Sale. 
Trike-A-Thon - This will take place on March 3 from 10-11am at the Key Peninsula Civic Center. Mark your calendars - more details to come!  
First Aid Kits - We still have First Aid Kits available. There are specialized kits for the Home, Auto, or Sports in the classrooms. Each kit is only $10, so grab one today! There are larger kits and other specialized kits available by special order forms (available in the classrooms). We make a great profit on these and they are a quick inexpensive way for you to help raise money for the preschool.

Megan McFarlane

360-362-2358

Preparing Children for School Success

Language and Literacy:

Preparing Children for School Success

Bates Technical College’s Home and Family Life Department presents the 15th Annual Brain Series
Thursday, April 26, 7 - 9 p.m.
South Campus Auditorium, 2201 S. 78th Street, Tacoma. This event is FREE.

Language and communication skills are important to help prepare your child for school.

In fact, advances in brain and behavioral research have bolstered interest in preparing children for
school success. At this year’s Brain Series, you can make the connection between the importance of
early experiences (play, language and literacy) and future academic learning from Dr. Lebedeva, an
expert in emergent language and early literacy. STARS credit is available. No registration required.

Dr. Gina Lebedeva

Dr. Lebedeva is the translation, outreach, and education director at the University

of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS). She believes that
by translating research on how early experiences sculpt the brain, we can better
support children’s learning.

Bates Update

Parent shares for January:

          Vaughn 3-day and Evergreen: Thursday, January 19

          Vaughn 2-day: Friday, January 20.

Dear Parent,

As you are thinking about gifts for your children, keep in mind this list that I “borrowed” from “ExchangeEveryDay” that they got from another source:

          Here is a list of "The 5 Best Toys of All Time," published in, of all places, the high-tech Wired Magazine.

1. Stick
2. Box
3. String
4. Cardboard Tubes
5. Dirt

The staff at “ExchangeEveryDay” would substitute ball for cardboard tubes, but you get the idea. This is certainly food for thought as we all struggle about what appropriate, meaningful as well as fun toys to get for the children in our lives. Remember that the thing that young children want most for the holidays (and anytime for that matter) is time with you. Uninterrupted, focused, relaxed time with you.

Happy Holidays!

Carol

"K" is for Kim

Hello Vaughn Families,
Happy Holiday Season! I hope that you all enjoy a wonderful Holiday with your families!
I hope that you can all make it to our Annual Gingerbread House Decorating/Potluck on Thursday evening December 8, from 6-7:30pm in the Vaughn Commons. There is a sign up sheet on the door in the classroom for the Potluck.
In the classroom we will continue to work on letter and number recognition, along with shapes. Our "theme" for these next few weeks is The Gingerbread Man, the children will be learning some of the repetitive story so that they can read it to you during the Gingerbread Party.
Remember, we do not have Preschool from December 15 through January 3 for Winter Break.
Thank you so much for all that you do for our preschool!!!
Happy Holidays,
Teacher Kim

Treasurer's Chest

Hello Preschool Families!
I would like to thank all of you for getting your tuition payments turned in on time! I really appreciate your efforts as it saves me a lot of time. Just a reminder... Tuition is due by the 1st of each month and is considered late if it is received after the 10th. Please do not hesitate to contact me if arrangements are needed to avoid any late fees.
Thanks Again!
Kari Beck
360-551-9624 or beck33988@gmail.com

"M" is for Mary

Parents,

Its hard to believe that it is December , where has the days gone.  We have had a wonderful year so far and I am sure the rest of the year will be as wonderful.

During the next 2 weeks we will be working on Nursery rhymes and The story THE GINGERBREAD MAN.  We are still working on letter recognition and beginning to write our names.

Please remember that we try to go outside each and every day so make sure that you child is dressed appropriately.

   

I hope each one of you have a wonderful holiday season.

Thank you for sharing your children with me

                                       

Miss Mary