Near the end of another school year

It's amazing to see the drastic changes with each student. Watching them grow as a person throughout the school years is always interesting. When a new child comes to the school for a tour they love playing especially in the new environment. But when they start their first day, they tend to cry and some just play thinking mom, dad, or grandparents are still with them at the school. It may take a few days to get adjusted but once they do, they never seem to want to go home, even though in the mornings they just don't want to be at school. Most kids tend to be shy but once they are in their comfort zone, they love to talk up a storm. Seeing a new child start at Coastal whom barely even talks to talking even a short sentence that grows into storytelling is quite something. It's been a great school year and I am thankful to get to watch each child grow as an individual. I cannot believe the seastars are going to soon be graduating at the end of this month. My how time flies. I will be back to post more but for now I need to finish up my lunch and head on back to Coastal.

TUESDAY MEMO!

Good Morning to everyone! Hope that everyone had a great long weekend.

Few Reminders:

Child's beddings
Please make sure that your child's beddings(blanket & pillow case)are taken home every friday to be washed. Also, check their cubbies regularly for wet / soiled clothing to be washed and replaced.

Lunch
We are a PEANUT FREE school. Any food with peanuts or any kind of peanut ingredient is not allowed at the school.

Graduation Pictures (Seastars class only)
Pictures will be in on Tuesday, June 2 from 3:30 - 6:00pm.

Sunblock / Sunscreen
Hot weather is almost here...please make sure that you apply sunblock / sunscreen on your child in the morning before coming to school and we will reapply in the afternoon. Each child must have their own sunblock / sunscreen (labeled with their name)at the school.

Have a great week!

Seastars

Hello Families  I hope your having a nice long weekend. This week the seastars will be talking about the color pink and the shape hexagon. Since it's a short week we won't be doing phonics but we will be reviewing the letters that we have worked on previously.  Well enjoy your Monday off and I'll see you in the morning.

Pictures..Pictures..

Spider Man- Dress up time
Ella just being cute

Big hug

This picture was taken by Isaiah

Let's play

They boys getting a pedicure

Isaiah & Khethani

Owen & Jordan

Bennett & Jack

Colter & Ella

Hello Jellyfish,

This week was so much fun, we had fun learning about all kinds of bugs.

Have a nice weekend enjoy.

-Miss. Annie-

Jackson and Eli making sunflowers.Kaylin and Abbie playing trains.
Brandy and Abbie posing. 
Carter, Taylor, Chris, Eli doing phonics.

Seahorses!!

Hello seahorse families. Happy Tuesday to you! I'm going to give you the scoop on what we will be talking about for the next two weeks. I'm off starting Friday May 22 and won't be back until Monday June 1st.

This week we started talking about bugs!! we started the topic off by talking about caterpillars and how they turn into butterfly's. At circle time on Monday we couldn't find our hungry caterpillar book so the kids and i started to make up our own version of the story which they loved because they got to decide what the caterpillar ate. =D

Tomorrow we also be talking about insects and how insects only have six legs and 3 main body parts. So ask your kids tomorrow and they should know the leg part at least =).

SHARE THEME FOR THIS WEEK IS ....

Pleas have your child bring in a plastic toy, PICTURE, or stuffed toy of their favorite Bug/ insect. I can't wait to see what they may be..

Next week we will be talking about lady bugs which are insects and bees. I'm sure the kids will just love these two subjects just as they love the caterpillar/butterfly.Bees have been a huge interest for the kids so it should be funny to see how they act after learning more about them. We might have little bees flying around us. =)

SHARE THEME FOR NEXT WEEK IS SOMETHING BLACK OR YELLOW since we will be talking about bees which are black and yellow.

Have a great week!!! I will see you all later.

~Miss Krystal

Now for some pictures...

Riley making a sweet mustache =p

Ooo what did you make???

~Jellyfish~

Hello Jellyfish,

This week we are talking all bout BUGS!!!

Thursday will be our share day-

this Thursday they could bring something that has to do with bugs..

SCHOOL CLOSED- School will be closed on Monday, 5/25 for Memorial day.

Have a nice day-Ms.Annie

MONDAY MEMO!

Good Morning to all!!! Hope that everyone had a nice weekend. Not so sure what's going on with the weather and to top it off...Earthquake last night! I hope you guys have an Earthquake drill at your home too.

Here are some REMINDERS:

SIGN IN / SIGN OUT - One of the things that LICENSING stressed out at my DIRECTOR's MEETING...was the sign in / sign out log. You will need to sign in with your FULL LEGAL NAME!(no scribbling, no fancy signature, signature needs to be LEGIBLE)
Failure to comply will result to a penalty of up to $150. Effective JUNE '09 Coastal will closely monitor the SIGN IN / SIGN OUT LOG and will impose on a FINE at our discretion. PLEASE SIGN IN / SIGN OUT clearly & legibly!

SCHEDULE - All schedule forms are due today! We do need to know if your child will be here for the summer / fall school year. If you need a new form please let me know.

GRADUATION PICTURES - For SEASTARS class only! Tuesday, May 19 @ 9:30am. If it's not your child's regular day, please bring them in for their solo and group photo.

MS. KRYSTAL - Ms. Krystal will be on vacation from Friday,5/22-Friday,5/29. Ms. Candice will take over while she's gone. Speaking of Ms. Candice, she is a new addition to the Coastal Family. She will be our Sub-Teacher. Please say hi when you see her.

SCHOOL CLOSED - School will be CLOSED on MONDAY, 5/25 for MEMORIAL DAY! Have a safe Holiday!

Happy Birthday, Ms. Annie! 5/18

Theme for the week: Bugs

Have a great week!

Hello seastar families I hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day. This week we will be working on two letters K and Q. In addition to the phonics we will be talking about flowers and what they grow. Today we planted some of our own veggies and flowers to watch and help grow. Each day the seastars will be watering and checking on the growth of our seeds. This Friday for share day I would like the kids to bring in a flower to share with their classmates and to use for our art project. I would also like to thank all of you parents for a great teacher appreciation week. I really appreciate all the thoughtfulness that was put into that week. Thanks again!!

May flowers

Hello seahorse families. This week we are talking all about Flowers. Today we talked about the different parts of flowers for example i had the kids locate the stem etc. We will also be talking about sunflowers and other types of flowers that the kids will enjoy.
Tomorrow and Wednesday we will start to plant some of our seed that parents brought in =). We planted Lima beans an they enjoyed that a lot so I'm sure this will be way more fun.
The share theme for this week is your favorite flower. Please have your child find a picture of bring in a picture of a real flower. Have a great week!!
Miss Krystal
i sould have som new pictures up later today or tomorrow =D

MONDAY MEMO!

Happy Monday everyone! To all the MOMs I hope that your Mother's day weekend was a fun one.

THANK YOU!
To our wonderful COASTAL families, thank you very much for last week- Teacher's Appreiciation Week- We all enjoyed and loved everything.

COLOR ME MINE
All the pieces are ready. I will be stopping by to pick them up today.

DIRECTOR'S MEETING
I will be out on Friday, May 15 for the Annual Director's Meeting in Orange.
If you have any questions, Ms. Shona will be available.

SCHEDULE
Schedule form is due on Monday, May 18. We would like to know if your child will be here for next school year / if they will be here for the summer.

Theme for the week: May Flowers

Have a great week!

MONDAY MEMO!

Happy Monday to all!!! This week is going to be a very busy but fun week for everyone...so get ready!

MOTHER'S DAY Field Trip!
This is one of the popular trips and a Fun MOMMY & ME time. Here are just a few reminders: We will leave promptly at 8:45am. Please let me know if you will meet us at "Color Me Mine", so we know not to wait for you at the school. Field Trip is from 9am - 10:30am. Make sure your child is wearing their COASTAL shirt!
Schedule:
Tuesday, May 5 - Goldfish & Jellyfish
Wednesday, May 6 - Seahorse
Thursday, May 7 - Seastars

If your child is NOT attending the Field Trip, they may come to school after the Field Trip at 10:30am. THank You!

CINCO de MAYO!
We're having a Fiesta on TUESDAY, May 5. Lunch will be provided for all the children.
MENU FOR THE DAY
Morning Snack
Cheese Quesedillas
Lunch
Soft Tacos (Turkey)
Rice & Refried Beans
Fresh Fruit
Milk
Afternoon Snack
Chips & Salsa


May Birthdays : Ms. Annie 5/ 18 & Jack Marquis(Jellyfish) 5/26

This week's theme(s): All about MOMs & Cinco de Mayo
Color & Shape of the MONTH: Pink & Hexagon

Note: This week is TEACHER's APPRECIATION WEEK

Have a great week !

Jellyfish

Hello Jellyfish,

Here are some pictures of the Jellyfish having fun.

-Miss. Annie-