We will be going on our field trip to The University of Michigan- Dearborn on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The bus will pick us up at Cotter at 9:00 a.m.. Please be sure you and your child are dressed for the weather conditions as we will be outside.  Wear warm coats, boots, hats, and gloves/mittens. We will be returning at 11:30. Children will stay at school and lunch will be provided for them.

 Please be sure to sign up for a parent teacher conference. The program requires parents to meet twice a year with the teacher for a conference. I have available times on Thursday, March 12 and Thursday, March 19.  

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 1, 2020.  We will be going on another field trip to the Detroit DNR Indoor Recreation Center.  More information will be sent home soon. 

March is reading month. Be sure to read daily to your child. Practice letters and sounds. Practice counting too!

Have a great week!

Hopefully you and your child were able to enjoy the snow days. I wanted to share some important information and dates to keep in mind.

Field Trip – We will be going on a field trip Wednesday, March 11, 2020 to The University of Michigan/Dearborn campus Interpretive Center. We will be learning about our great outdoors and Maple Syrup Science. We will be leaving Cotter at 9:00 a.m. on a Dearborn School bus. We will be returning to Cotter at 11:30 a.m. Please be sure your child dresses for the weather as we will be outside for most of the field trip. Children need to wear warm jackets, boots, hats, and gloves. Parents are required to attend with their preschool child. The field trip is free. You will be required to fill out and sign a permission slip. I will have the permission slips ready to sign when you drop your child off in the classroom on Monday. Your child will have lunch at Cotter upon our return.

Spring Picture Day is Thursday, March 5. Please be sure to return the paper that was in your child’s folder from Lifetouch. Please choose the background you prefer for your child’s picture and write your child’s name on the form.

Spring Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up! Please be sure to sign up for a conference time at drop off on Monday. Conference days are March 12 and March 19.

March is Reading Month – Please let me know if you would like to come and read a book to the class. I have a sign up sheet for those who are interested.

This Week in Preschool

This week the children will be working on shapes. We will be playing Shape Bingo, painting shapes, creating a shape pizza, and creating shape people. Please review the following shapes with your child: circle, square, rectangle, triangle.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Stawara and Mrs. Hamid

This Thursday, February 27, is our February parent meeting. Please come with your child at 10:15 a.m. At the conclusion of the meeting your child will go home with you.

Dear Families,

I would like to share some upcoming dates with you.

Thursday, February 13, we will be celebrating “Friendship Day” in our classroom. Your child is welcome to wear red or pink to school. If your child would like to pass out “Valentine” cards to the class he/she is welcome to do so. We have 16 children in the class. Please have your child write only his/her name on the cards. Do not fill out the “to” on the card, only the “from”.

Mid-Winter break is February 17-21. There is No School for this week.

Our next parent meeting is Thursday, February 27 at 10:15 a.m.

We will be going on a field trip on March 11 in the morning. We will be going to the University of Michigan-Dearborn to learn about maple syrup and tree tapping. More information and permission slips will be sent home soon. Please remember field trips are only for your preschool child with a parent.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Stawara and Mrs. Hamid

Dear Families,

This Thursday, January 16, is our monthly parent meeting. Please come with your preschool child at 10:15 a.m. for the meeting in our classroom. Your child will go home with you after the meeting. Mrs. Hamid and I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday.

Winter Fair is Thursday, December 19. This is not a regular school day. Please come with your child at 10:15 a.m. to Cotter for a fun-filled hour of planned activities. Leave backpacks at home.

Winter Break begins on December 20 – January 5. School resumes on Monday, January 6, 2020.

Have a great week!

The children have been working on naming and recognizing shapes. We played Shape Bingo. This game helped us practice naming colors and shapes. We also had a shape hunt. We looked for shapes in our classroom and we drew the shapes on white boards. We also learned about triangles. We made a triangle collage using different sizes of triangles. Please continue working on shapes at home with your child. Next week we will be learning about circles, squares, and triangles. We will be learning about the letter D too!

Remiders:

1. Please remember to send back library books to school on Monday, if your child brought a book home.
2. We go outside everyday as long as the temperature is above 20 degrees. Please be sure to send your child’s hat and gloves/mittens to school.
3. A friendly reminder that your child knows the arrival routine very well. Parents we ask you to sign your child in for the day, and give your child a hug and a kiss. Your child is able to take off jackets and backpacks with no help at this point. They can wash their hands and get their breakfast too! This is the process of getting your child ready for kindergarten and for your child to become independent. Thank you for following this request.
4. Mark your calendars for Thursday, December 19 as Cotter hosts a Winter Fair. You and your preschool child will go from room to room at Cotter participating in a variety of fun activities. Our classroom time is 10:15 a.m. Please come with your child at 10:15 a.m. to Cotter and join in the fun!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Stawara and Mrs. Hamid

1. There is no school tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27 through November 29 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will see everyone on Monday, December 2.

2. Picture retake day is Tuesday, December 3. If you would like your child to retake his/her school picture, please return the original picture package purchased and a new picture will be taken.

3. We will be working on shapes the next few weeks. Talk to your child about the following shapes and have them look for for objects in your home that resemble the shapes we will be learning. The shapes are circle, square, diamond(rhombus), rectangle, and triangle.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Stawara and Mrs. Hamid

• Please remember to send tennis shoes to school when your child wears his or her snow boots.
• Please be sure your child has a pair of snow pants at school. We go outside twice a day and it is cold especially during morning recess. We want to be sure the children are wearing warm outdoor clothing.
• Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, December 3.
• If your child brings home a library book, please return it on Monday, so they can check out a new book.
• Have your child practice writing his/her name everyday.

Parent University

Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to sing, play and engage in activities with your child.  Last week was our first week of Parent University and we had a wonderful time learning with our parents and children. If you attended last week we hope to see you again and if you missed it last week please join us this week.
Parents and Children (ages 6 months-4 years old)are invited to join us on:
  Friday, October 25th from 8:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m.at Nowlin Elementary   
This week’s topic will be  “Gross Motor Skills”.  We will be discussing and showing you activities to strengthen your child’s skills through play.
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Bring Your Child with You!
Children, Parents and Staff will sing, play and engage in activities together from 8:45-10:00 a.m.
Hope to see you on Friday!