Christmas

Our theme continued to be “Christmas” this week.  We played Christmas games, laced a candy cane, made a snowman, painted a winter scene and made an ornament.  Next week on the 21st & 22nd each class will have a Christmas program which will be held in the library at 9:30.  Thank you in advance for helping to make this a special day!  After the program you are invited back to the classroom for cookies, punch and a special Christmas surprise!  You are welcome to take your child home at any time following the program.  You child will need their backpacks but not their snow pants/outside gear.

  When we come back from vacation on Jan. 4th our theme will be “Winter Clothes”.  Your child’s completed winter hat (upcoming family project) will be added to a classroom book that will be shared with each family.  We will also work on sorting, counting, colors, matching and graphing.  Our letter for the week will be Ww and we will learn about the number 6.

Reminders & Updates:

*Christmas Vacation:  No school Dec. 23rd -Jan. 1st.  Classes will resume on Jan. 4th.

*After the Christmas festivities die down please remember that your child can access the Reading Eggs program (if you have the Internet available to you) from home.  You can also use this time at home to review and practice any of the Pre-K skills your child may be struggling with.

*Wash & return your child’s nap bedding after break.

Christmas

This week our theme was “Christmas”.  The children made reindeer, Christmas lights and worked on some special projects in preparation for your visit on the 21st & 22nd!  We also continued to work on counting, name printing, number identification, patterns and singing Christmas songs!  Our letter for the week was Ii.  We are taking a break from learning numbers until after Christmas vacation, please feel free to review the numbers 1-5 during this time as necessary.

Over the next 2 weeks our theme will continue be “Christmas”.  We will play Christmas games, lace a candy cane, make a Christmas tree, paint a winter scene and make an ornament.  Our week will be filled with Christmas preparation!  On the 21st & 22nd will we have one last rehearsal before our program in the library at 9:30.   The children are REALLY excited and looking forward to your visit.  Thank you for helping us make this a special day!  After the program you are invited back to the classroom for cookies, punch and a special Christmas surprise!  You are welcome to take your child home at any time following the program.  (If your child will be going home with you they do not need to bring boots or snow pants, as we will not be going outside before the program.  However, they will still need to bring their backpacks, as we will have a lot to bring home before Christmas vacation).

Reminders & Updates:

*Christmas Program:  If for some reason you can not attend the program PLEASE let me know as I do not want your child to be sitting here by themselves while everyone else enjoys the festivities.  If I know ahead of time, I can make arrangements for one of our assistants to join your child.  I can not stress enough what an important day this is to your child so please make every effort to have someone here for them!  

*Christmas Vacation:  No school Dec. 23rd - Jan. 1st.  Class resumes on Jan. 4th.

*Remember to send warm/insulated winter mittens to school so your child has dry hands for each recess.  

*Our prekindergarten and second grade classes collected a total of $625.00 for the Saint Paul’s Giving Tree!!  This was a wonderful opportunity for children to learn about the importance of giving to others and helping out their community.  Thanks again to all who donated, you’re generosity will ensure that less fortune children have a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas Trees & Cookies

This week our theme was “Christmas Trees & Cookies”.  The children made a shape-cookie book, finger-painted a Christmas wreath and created a gingerbread man.  We also worked on counting, 1-to-1 correspondence (touching while counting each item) and we practiced our Christmas songs!  We learned about the number 5 and our letter for the week was Cc.  

Next week our theme will be “Christmas”.  The children will be working on a variety of Christmas projects this week…most of them are a secret so you will just have to wait and see what we’re up to!  I can mention that we will be making reindeer and Christmas lights.  We will also continue to work on counting, number identification and singing Christmas songs!  Our letter for the week will be Ii.

Reminders & Updates:

*Christmas Giving Tree:  Our donations will be dropped off at the St. Paul’s church on Friday, December 4th.  A special thank you to all who participated!

*Dressing for Winter: Please remember that your child needs to have snow pants (when snow is on the ground) jackets, boots, hats and winter mittens for school each day.  These items can not be left at school as we share the cubbies and wet items need to be hung up to dry each night.

*Christmas Programs: Held in the library at 9:30 on Dec. 21st or Dec. 22nd.  This is a very important day for your child so please make every effort to attend.  All relatives are welcome, the more the merrier!  You are invited to our classroom after the program for cookies and punch and can take your child home with you at any time.  Please return your permission slips as soon as possible.

*Your child SHOULD bring their backpack on the date of the x-mas program but will NOT need snow pants or boots, as we will not be going outside and they will be going home early.