As the school year comes to a close, students attending Desert Rose Preschool at Las Sendas are still learning a variety of lessons sure to stay with them as they advance through the various levels of learning.
Lots of Learning
April came and went with lots of discovery. We learned about spring, the birth of birds, bugs, how flowers grow and the change of weather. We used watercolors and chalk to draw lots of spring pictures. We learned about the five senses. We tasted lots of things that were sweet, sour, hot and cold. We smelled things that were sweet and things that smelled bad. We closed our eyes, and touched smooth and rough things. We heard loud and soft music. We are glad we could see, smell, hear, taste and touch.
We celebrated Earth Day on April 19 by talking about ways to keep our earth safe. We will pick up trash in the park and make posters. Each child will receive a certificate celebrating individual involvement in keeping our planet beautiful. Desert Rose Preschool at Las Sendas also participates in the Las Sendas Release of the Ladybugs celebration. All the children will receive a Ladybug book. We made special art for Earth Day, and the children, who came to the class, also received a special certificate for helping keep our earth beautiful.
We also will celebrate our 100th day in class. The pre-k class will bring 100 things to school, which they have collected on a 100th poster. They will share with the class. Everyone will count to 100 with all sorts of things, such as marshmallows, jellybeans and pennies. They will count by 10 until they reach 100. Everyone will receive a special certificate, and finish off with a big treat.
May will be a busy month, including celebrating Mother’s Day by making special gifts and cards for Mom. Our last day of school is May 25, with a big graduation for the pre-k class and celebration with certificates for the other classes. We will have a special pizza party for all the families and guests to celebrate the end of another wonderful year. The children have done a great job in their learning process.
Pride Abounds
I’m so very proud of all the children. Half of the pre-k class is reading books. It will be difficult to say goodbye to some of the children I have had for three years. They came to Desert Rose Preschool at the age of 3, with happy faces and wanting to play, learn and meet new friends. Now, they will start a new learning experience at the elementary school level. But their Desert Rose Preschool friendships will continue. I will miss them all, but I know they will come to visit me, and remember their time with Ms. Rose at Desert Rose Preschool at Las Sendas.
Registration
Thank you for the great response we received for our registration for fall. We are still taking registrations for the summer and fall. Our summer session is almost full. The children can attend three, four or five days a week, mornings or all day, from 9 to 11:30 a.m.; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; or 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The session will last eight weeks. The summer session is a hands-on curriculum, with lots of science and review. The summer session will run from June 11 through Aug. 3. Thank you for registering so promptly.
Please Help
I would like to have a 10-year reunion with all the past Desert Rose Preschool at Las Sendas students. We will have a big party, at the Trailhead Parke, on June 2, with lots of fun things to do, like jumping houses, popcorn, snow cones, face painting, balloon art and much more. I ask everyone to pass the word to friends. I will try to contact a lot of the past students. This is a once in a lifetime event to have all my students from the past 10 years reunited.
The reunion will start at 10 a.m. and run until noon on June 2. Please pass the word. Let me know how many are attending. Call me at (480) 654-4223, or send an e-mail to jbuttitta@cox.net. If you would like to make a donation, it will be used toward the party.
This is the final article until July. I will start again then with all the fall information. If you have any questions about Desert Rose Preschool at Las Sendas, please call me at (480) 654-4223, or send an e-mail to jbuttitta@cox.net.