December Newsletter

Hello parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed the time off together and had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Thanks for all the cans that you brought in for our “Share Your Christmas.”   I can’t believe it is almost Christmas.  This year has gone by fast so far.

Reminders

*Please send a coat with your child everyday.  If weather permits, they will  be allowed to go outside for a few minutes each day. However, with the cold weather, he/she needs a heavy coat.

*Please send in a change of clothes for the colder weather.  We have the ones from the beginning of the year but they will not be warm enough for the children if they should need them. 

K5 Reading:

We have begun sending books home for those ready to read independently.  They should read nightly in the book until they are able to read it fluently.  This may take several days or a week.  Do not put pressure on your child, let them lead the way.  I will monitor their progress and continue sending books home. Please don’t forget to continue to practice the sight word lists also. 

*I am not sending home homework papers for these next two weeks of school.  Your homework is to continue to practice your Christmas lines, number recognition, number writing and read, read, read.   

K5 Math:

Some of the concepts to be evaluated that you can practice at home with your child are recognizing numbers 1-50, writing numbers 1-25 and recognizing right to left progression.  Please consistently review the numbers 1-50 with your children at home.  They will need to recognize all of them for this nine weeks evaluation.    Just be sure to skip around when reviewing the numbers for mastery.  Your child will also need to be able to write numbers 1-25 on the next evaluation. 

K5 Handwriting: 

We are continuing to work in our journal books each morning to practice letter formation.   

This Month’s Highlights

 December 7th – Santa Pictures 

 December 9th – No Circle for K5

 December 12th- K3 and K5 lead Chapel

 December 13th- School wide Christmas program @ 6:30. Be here by 6:00 please.*

 December 16th- Christmas party- School will  dismiss at 11:30- Christmas holidays begin

January 5th Classes resume      

*Christmas lines were emailed for you to practice with your child.  Please let me know if you did not receive.