December 20, 2016

Dear Parents,

We finished our Christmas activities this week.  We discussed K is also for Kwanzaa and made mkeka mats, L - Lights at Christmas, M- looked at Mistletoe, N - made Noel hangers, O - made Ornaments, and went over P is for Pictures and Presents at Christmas time.  We did Q for Quiet Time, R for Rudolph, S we put together Santa’s Sleigh, T we had Treats, U for Under the Tree, V for Visitors, W we made wreaths, X is for X and O (hugs and kisses).  Yesterday we did Y and Z along with watching The Polar Express – Y is for Yule Logs and Z is for Zzzz (we were ready to rest in our pajamas and watch the movie). The kids enjoyed all the Christmas activities and we sent home all the things they have made.  We hope you enjoyed your present and Christmas card. 

Next Week (Jan. 9-13)

Theme: Winter & Weather                         Story: The Mitten   

Word Family: -ip, -ick, -ig                         Nursery Rhyme: Three Little Kittens                 

Reminders

·      Students return to School on Monday January 9^th.

·      Don’t forget to return towels for rest time.

·      Students did not receive their monkey folders today.  We did leave them at school.

·      We did change the homework calendar for the New Year and added some new pages.  You will notice that the front homework letter is different. We also straightened out some of the notebooks and added any missing pages. I did return them so you would have them.  Don’t worry there’s no homework until they return back to school.  Also, don’t forget to continue coloring for each book you read on the reading log.

·      Over the break, if you could save a couple of toilet paper rolls, we have a couple of activities we will do where the kids will need one. 

·      Please check the volunteer calendar, there are always days that we need extra help.  If you see a date you can come, please email me and I will add you to the calendar.

Upcoming

·      Friday January 20^th, we will have Frozen day.  We will have morning centers about ice, snow, winter, etc.  I am in need of 3-4 volunteers that morning, from 8:20-9:45.  I am also looking for someone or some people to help provide snack.  For snack, I’d like them to have a drink and 1-2 things to eat.  Then I also need someone to provide drink and popcorn for the movie time.  If you would like to help provide food or volunteer, just let me know. 

·      Also, I have a book the kids can make on the frozen day that is only 2 pages.  I would love to get it copied in color.  If you are willing to make the color copies of the book, please let me know and I will send it home when we return.

We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  We would also like to thank everyone for the nice Christmas presents!!  We thought everything we received was just wonderful.  We hope everyone has a nice and safe break.

                                                                                    Mrs. Hodges & Mrs. Roycroft