Page 2 - Preschool Newsletter May 2019

Important Dates Teacher’s Corner

Wednesday, May 1 SUMMER IDEAS
First installment due for August 2019 tuition During the summer break, parents want practical

Pizza Parties ideas for entertainment including things kids can do by
Tuesday, May 7: Adventures in Learning themselves or with their siblings and parents.
Wednesday, May 8: ABC Explorer classes

Thursday, May 9  Find a farm with blueberries, strawberries,
Splish! Splash! Pool Party: Adventures in Learning tomatoes, flowers, and get picking.
 Cook out, frequently. Go beyond the burgers. Try
Friday, May 10
Splish! Splash! Pool Party: ABC Explorer AM veggies or fish.
 Camp out. First-timers, try backyard camping.
Monday, May 13  Camp in. Put the sleeping bags on the floor and
No school, Teacher in-Service
have a family slumber party.
Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15  Stargaze. Invite friends and make a party of it.
Class visit Litchfield Park Branch Library  Have a puzzle race. Use 100-piece puzzles and see

Friday, May 17 who finishes first.
Splish! Splash! Pool Party: ABC Explorer PM  Make good use of nearby parks. Visit your local

Wednesday, May 22 parks website, print the schedule of activities.
Graduation for ABC Explorer classes  Pack a picnic and plop down to eat it just about

Thursday, May 23 anywhere.
Last day for Adventures in Learning  Take an early morning bird walk.
 Grow vegetables, herbs or flowers.
Friday, March 24
Last day for ABC Explorer classes  Let the kids help prepare dinner.
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Decorate the sidewalk with chalk drawings.
Weekly Themes  Visit a local farmers market.
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Erect a bird feeder to watch from your window.
May 6-10  Make fresh lemonade.
Cool and Sweet Summer Treats  String beads together to make jewelry.
Letter of the Week Y, y  Create a treasure hunt.

May 14-17  Join a summer reading program at your library.
Vacation Fun!  Watch the F-16’s and F-35’s fly out of Luke AFB.
Letter of the Week Z, z  Use your creativity to design your own pizza.

May 20-24  Put on a play for family and/or friends.
Our Year is Done but We’re Still Having Fun!  Go to a nearby museum that you have not visited.
Spirit / Show & Tell  Learn how to swim. If you know how to swim, go
swimming.
Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9  Blow bubbles.
Build a fort.
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Bring in your favorite summer treat to share with  Make homemade ice cream.
the class. Bring small sampling quantities (a pint of
ice cream, a bag of individual candies, a small  Break out the family movies (and the popcorn).
 Go to the movies to see a family film.
container of fruit).
 Go to a splash pad.
Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16

Show your friends how you dress on vacation!
Kindergarten Summer Bridge Program
Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23
Wednesday, May 22: ABC Explorer, no Show & Tell Starting June 2019
Thursday, May 23: Adventures in Learning, Litchfield Park Preschool is beginning a Kindergarten
Summer Bridge Program for 4 and 5 year old children
Student’s Choice entering kindergarten in August 2019. The program
Contact Information goal is on kindergarten readiness. The progressive
theme-model and literacy-based curriculum will
Ms. Seye White include letter knowledge, print and phonological
Litchfield Park Preschool awareness, emergent writing skills, and an Individual
100 S Old Litchfield Rd. Skills Set Program. Registration is open for 3-week
Litchfield Park Arizona classes that meet Monday - Thursday for June and
623-935-9040 July sessions/camps, $193 - $242 and a $20 materials
swhite@litchfield-park.org fee. Questions? Contact Ms. Seye, 623-935-9040.
litchfield-park.org