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Join us for

Dinner at Isaac's
on Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 4 to 9 p.m.

Eat in or take out but remember to bring the flyer to ensure that Oak Lane receives 25% of your bill.

Fundraising efforts are off to a good start this year and we are hoping to continue along this path. As of January 12th we have raised:

$208.03 - Picture Day
$108 - Holiday DVD
$232 - Candles
$548.03 Total

Our next fundraising event will be dinner at Isaac's on Jan. 21 and we hope to see you all there. If you have an idea for a spring fundraiser, please let us know!

Our Annual Giving Campaign has also been going well and we have raised $2580 as of January 12th. So far, 31% of Oak Lane parents have contributed to the Annual Giving Fund and we are hoping that many more will join us. If you have not yet made a donation, please consider doing so today! Every donation makes a difference, no matter how small.

 Calendar

Tuesday, Jan. 13 - 
Jitterbugs Music @ 9 am

Thank You's

Fruit for Snack:Meg Niiler and Paula Ruggieri

Toy Cleaning:Paula Ruggieri, Tina Lawson and Courtney Phillips

Classroom Visitor: Kim Glynn

Baby Doll Strollers:Amy Brooks and Stephanie Walkup

A note from all the teachers:

We would like to thank all the parents who contributed to the wonderful holiday gifts. We appreciate your thoughtfulness!

With the holiday season over, the infants are all doing well getting back into the swing of things. December was a whirlwind of excitement. Chloe and William enjoyed watching the older class practice for their Christmas show. The infants also had a blast bouncing to the holiday music. Kai and Frederika loved making their Christmas crafts. They were so proud of themselves when we hung them up.

January will hopefully bring even more excitement as we watch the little ones grow. Ainsley is just starting to learn to walk. Erik and Charlotte are getting better at rolling and crawling around our room. And Liam, being the youngest one, is trying hard to keep up with everybody else. Chloe, William, Kai and Frederika are really learning and using sign language as we continue to add new signs. Keep an eye out for some new signs this month!

 T. Sheila and T. Savannah

December was an especially busy month for us. We made many crafts for the Holidays and our classroom was sparkling with all of our glitter projects. There were stockings, trees, ornaments and more. We also practiced daily for our Holiday program. The children even made their own costumes. It turned out to be a great show and we hope you all enjoyed it. Thank you to everyone that brought goodies and helped with the party that followed. 

This month is going to be all about animals. We plan on studying farm animals, zoo animals and ocean animals. It should be fun. We will let you know how it goes next month.

T. Margaret and T. Jean

• The preschool class is looking for a variety of stickers.
• baby dolls and baby clothes

 December was an exciting and merry month at Oak Lane. We enjoyed learning about the letters I and J. When we explored the letter I we read "It's okay to be different" and had fun making colored ice cubes for our afternoon snack. We also stamped igloos and made huge ice cream cones. When we learned about the letter J, we read "Jack and the Bean Stalk" and then we made "J's" that were covered in "magic" beans. The children loved making the Holiday Jello Jigglers.

The holidays brought many special and joyous times with our friends. We spent lots of time learning about Christmas and Hanukkah. We did many crafts such as the class Christmas tree and the menorah to name a few. The children enjoyed our visit to the Lower School for a story time with the first graders. We also watched the Lower School's Holiday Show in the theatre.

Our class had lots of fun practicing for our own holiday show. When the big day came, everyone performed well and had fun hosting their mom's and dad's for the party afterward. We all look forward to the new year and what we have in store to learn.

T. Rachel and T. Christy