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!