New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions:



Personal~


More God time through prayer and devotions


Spend more time with my kids and grandkids

Date nights with my husband


Simplify my life by organizing the chaos


Making healthier choices for eating and exercising


Continue to strive to become debt free


Journal all that I am Thankful for on a daily bases


Teaching~

Be the best teacher I can possibly be

Listen to TBTS and implement it


Start creating my ideas for TPT


Set Goals for TEEA TIME’S growth

WHAT ARE YOUR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2012?

This Linky Party is from Tammy at Live, Love. Laugh Everyday! Check out her blog too!!!
http://livelovelaughkindergarten.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-resolutions-linky-party.html

TEACHING COMPASSION

Please be a part of our 2012 Special Compassion Project that Teea Time Playschool is participating in.



Many of you may have already heard about a young mom in our community who has been diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer. Her name is Tabitha and she is around 30 years old and has a baby girl that was born in September. There are many fundraisers happening in our community for Tabitha, but we have been asked to provide something, and I thought basket(s) to auction off would be a good idea for the Auction on February 11th, all proceeds will go to help Tabitha and her family with medical expenses, and I am honored that we were asked to be a part of this event and for the opportunity to help our Teea Timer’s make a difference in the lives of others and we would be honored if you joined us!


We are looking for educational items that suits Pre-K thru 1st Grade age groups, but we will happily accept items or baskets for any age group to be auctioned off.


It is my desire that my students would not only participate in buying something for the baskets, but they would ask others to, (grandparents, friends, neighbors & relatives) donate as well!


I would like to see everyone bring at least one book, but more would be wonderful with 1 or 2 other items depending on price of items chosen. Please be generous and show your child/students what it means to have a giving heart.


See a list of suggested items below:






Books (These can be ordered through Scholastics!!!)


Color Crayons


Washable Markers


Finger Paint/Paper


Construction Paper


Scissors


Colored Pencils


Glue Sticks


Leap Frog DVD


Sid the Science Kid DVD


Coloring Books


Math Flash Cards


Alphabet Flash Cards


Magna Doodle


Small Chalk Board/Chalk


Anything made by “Leap Frog”


Games such as:


Memory


Candy Land


Chutes and Ladders


Hi Ho Cherry O


Go Fish


Old Maid


Family DVD’s


Anything that I am not thinking of!!!


Again please be generous, include others and most importantly use this as a life lesson for your child/students.


I am asking you to have items turned in by January 19th so I have plenty of time to pull it all together. If this is not enough time, just let me know.


If you want to put something on your Facebook (wonderful way to get the word out) or E-mail to family and friends they are welcome to drop off items on our front porch at any time! Items can also be shipped from out of town to 380 North Adams St. Montesano, WA 98563. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via e-mail or phone: teeatimeplayschool@yahoo.com 360-249-5112


Thank you for your generosity,


Kelly Gardner Teea Time Playschool

OUR POLAR EXPRESS CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!

Signs pointing the way to the Polar Express Train, Santa's Workshop, The Elves Den & Winter Wonderland!!!

Loving our Snowman door!!!

Polar Express Tickets Sold Here!!!

Every Polar Express Party must include Hot Coco with Marshmellows!!!!

ALL ABOARD THE POLAR EXPRESS....NEXT STOP THE NORTH POLE!!!

Are you serious?! That's the REAL SANTA at our school!!!!

HA, HA, ALI OPENS THE DOOR FOR SANTA....

AND THEN RUNS LIKE HECK!!!!

SILVER BELL....DO YOU BELIEVE?!

WHAT A WONDERFUL BOOK!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TEEA TIMERS!!!

SANTA EXPRESS TRAIN ACTIVITY BAGS

Our activity bag is a very simple project for you to mainly review with your child the letters and numbers we have covered so far this year. If your child is a Pre-Kindergarten student this is mostly for you to see where your child is at and what letters you need to work on at home as we continue to review at school too.


The sounds the letters make are taught simultaneously so in February we can begin to put the sounds together and begin the reading process.


Directions: Give your child the Santa Train Engine and let them build the train by adding the train cars as they recognize the letters and tell you what the letter sound is. Talk about different words that begin with that letter and emphasize the beginning sound the letter makes in each word. (Refer back to the December newsletter for other ideas and activities you can do with your child to help them remember the letters they are learning.


Don’t forget to review their numbers too by adding them to their Santa Train!!!
Activity Bags and content are to be returned to Teea Time Playschool after Christmas break, but  if you are interested in making your own Santa Express Train check out the link below by Angela Bergman

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Santa-Express-Alphabet-and-Number-Train

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN....

Teea Timers were pleasantly surprised today as they heard the sound of jingling bells in the distant and as their little ears tuned in, the sound became louder and louder until someone’s little eye spied a little ol’ man in a red suit coming into our play yard!!! YES, it was Santa! He was here! At our school!!!



The kids were in awe and so amazed that some of them didn’t even know what to say!!! But each one managed to find their words to let Santa know how hard they were trying to be “NICE”!!!


They each got to share with him what they wanted for Christmas and he blessed them with a candy cane filled with red and green M&M’s before he went on his way!!!

WHAT A SPECIAL MEMORY MADE!!!