Merry Christmas!
Cute Xmas Poem
Christmas wishes tried and true
I'm sending now, just for you...
a little love, a little cheer,
and wishes for a great New Year!
Hope Santa brings you gifts galore
with more surprises still in store.
May all your Christmas dreams come true
and may God's blessings be yours too!
December News
Dear Kindergarten Families,
Well, can you guess the theme for December?? Summer fun! Just kidding...it's Christmas, of course! This is absolutely the best time of year to be a kindergarten teacher. The children have been working so hard on the Christmas play. They fill us with the Christmas spirit at each and every practice. ( they also provide some pretty good laughs, too!)
The following are a few things that we have planned:
Religion: Christmas play "The First Christmas"
Advent "Waiting for Jesus"
Reading: Review letters: Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss, Pp, Cc, Ii
Introduce letters: Nn, Bb, Rr
Review Word Wall Words and
Introduce new Word Wall Words: me with she can big yes no
Math: Numeral Recognition continues / Measurement introduced
Art: Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!!
Dates to Remember:
Friday, December 2nd No School ~ Faculty Retreat
Friday, December 14th costumes due
Monday, December 19th Christmas Play 1:00 church for family and friends (children are "free" to leave following the performance)
Tuesday, December 20th Christmas Play for school children.
Wednesday, December 21st 11:30 dismissal Christmas Vacation begins!
Thursday, January 5th 2012! Back to school!
*children will bring home costumes on Tuesday, December 20th. If your child borrowed a costume from school, please remember to return it to school. Anyone who would like to donate a costume for future ~THANKS!
Thanks again!
The Kindergarten "Elves"
Dear Parent,
The kindergarteners will be performing the annual Christmas Play. There will be two performances:
Thursday, 12/16
for friends and family
1:00 SJF Church
Mark your calendar! We guarantee that you will be filled with Christmas Spirit after enjoying this performance!
Friday, 12/17, we will have an encore performance for the school children.
Your child_________________________will be playing the part of _________________________for our play. He/she will need a costume (sorry!!) Please don't make yourself crazy over this. Animals can wear a sweat suit with added spots, cotton balls, feathers, tails, whatever your little heart desires! A headband, stocking cap, or baseball cap with felt ears glued on works great for animal costumes. NO MASKS, PLEASE! They make it hard for the children to speak and cover their adorable faces! A visor or baseball cap works great for a duck or bird. Bathrobes always work well. This just might be fun for you! We have a few costumes that have been donated over the years. If your child brings home a costume and you would prefer to make your own, please send the donated costume back to school so that we can give that costume to another child. If you do not receive a "loaner costume" please remember the true meaning of Christmas while you are working on your child's costume ~ and don't hate the teachers!
Humbly Yours,
The Kindergarten Teachers
*Costumes are due in school on Friday, 12/10. Please put your child's costume on a hanger or in a bag. Please label EVERYTHING with your child's name!
**Children will be allowed to leave with family following performance.
Dear Kindergarten Families,
We are planning a special prayer service on Friday to honor our soldiers and veterans. Please send us the names of any veteran/soldier that you would like to be included on our "Star" Wall.
SJF is collecting essential items to send to our soldiers. Kindergarten is donating small cans of shaving cream and paperback books. Thank you for your help with this very important project.
Thursday we will have a Pep Rally to support our football teams. The 5th and 6th grade team is in the championship! Students are invited to wear their Fisher jerseys over their uniform.
The schedule for Parent/Teacher conferences is almost complete. A note from the office with your conference time will be in your child's folder soon!
Dear Families,
Children should be able to read the following words by the end of kindergarten. They will be tested on these periodically. So, please make one flash card for each word and practice every night. Feel free to move on after your child has mastered the words for the month. Thanks for all your help!
Sept: I, am, the, little
Oct: to, a, have, is
Nov: we, my, like, he, for, at, and
Dec: me, with, she, can, big, yes, no
Jan: see, look, they, you, of, in, get, up
Feb: are, that, do, one, two, three four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
March: here, go, from, will, did
April: what, said, was, red, yellow, blue, orange,
green, purple, brown, pink, black, white, gray
May: where, come, has, be
November News in Kindergarten
Dear Parent,
Thanks for all of the wonderful treats and prizes for our Halloween party! The teachers were exhausted and the children were happy! Another successful Halloween celebration!
Our theme for the month of November will be Thanksgiving. We have many activities planned:
Reading - Review the letter name, shape and sound of the letters Mm, Tt, Aa, Ss and Pp
We will be introducing the letters Cc, Ii and Bb this month.
Review the word wall words I, am, the, little, a, to, have, and is. The new words are: we, my, like, and, he, for, and at.
Math - We will continue our work on numbers. Please practice writing numbers 0-9.
Religion - Thanksgiving - "Thanking is good" Prayer, Bible Stories
Social Studies - Voting and "The First Thanksgiving"
Science - Owls/eating healthy foods
Important dates:
November 18 - Report cards
November 21st - 11:30 dismissal, Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 22nd - 11:30 dismissal, Thanksgiving prayer service, conferences continue. November 23rd - No school
Monday, 11/28 - Class resumes
Friday, December 2- NO SCHOOL- Faculty In-service
*Kindergarten will be performing a Christmas program! More details will follow at a later date.
Sincerely,
The Kindergarten Teachers
Kindergarten Halloween Party
The kindergarten will celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31st.
The children should wear their costumes to school. Weapons of any kind or high heels are not allowed in school even on Halloween! Please send a trick or treat bag and a juice box for your child. Please be sure to write your child's name on his/her trick or treat bag.
We will be playing some fun games. Our Marist High School helpers will be here to supervise games. Any parent that would like to take a class picture is welcome to come in with the children in the morning.
We are asking each family to send in a donation for our party. Please send 3 dozen small prizes by Friday, October 28th. (rings, straws, etc. available at Dollar Store or Party Stores)
Thank you so much for your help and support! We are all looking forward to a FUN day!
Sincerely,
Your Favorite Kindergarten Witches
