Dear Families,
During Rr week we worked really, really hard on reading. We do not have any new flashcards this week. Over break please read the booklets we have already sent home and practice the flashcards. We read the book Red Fox and His Canoe and acted it out. The kindergartners learned about the first Thanksgiving and read many Thanksgiving books. Mrs. Daugherty showed an informational FILMSTRIP about Thanksgiving. (How many of you remember that piece of equipment? Even old technology has a use in kindergarten!)
Next week we will be studying the letter Kk. Please bring an item that starts with Kk for sharing.
Right after Thanksgiving the boys and girls will be writing letters to Santa. They will be dictating their ideas to a teacher to be typed on the computer. We would like them to have 3 or 4 ideas of gifts they would like to receive. These letters will be mailed to Santa, and they may appear in the Traer Star Clipper. Please discuss Christmas ideas with your child so that we can type these letters quickly and easily. At the end of this week’s newsletter there is a form for families to fill out that will help us get these letters done without going too crazy. Families also get to let Santa know how the boys and girls have been good/helpful at home.
Speaking of Christmas, many families are beginning to think about the elementary Christmas party and the gifts that the kids exchange. We ask that the boys buy a gift for a boy and the girls buy a gift for a girl. We will have a “grab bag” type of gift exchange. The amount that can be spent on the gift is $2. Boys and girls that want to donate any food or hygiene items to the local food pantry are welcome to bring those items into school, too.
Our kindergarten parents in the past have been very generous when remembering the teachers at Christmas time. An idea that we learned from Pied Piper is that instead of buying the teacher a gift, families could choose instead to purchase a gift for the room. We have a few ideas for items that we would like for the classroom: pencils, pretend food, markers to be used in our writing center, glue sticks, stickers, baby dolls, doll clothing, a smaller and softer football, dry erase markers, monetary donations for different things in the room, and games or books (see the teachers for ideas). If you need any ideas, just ask one of us. Mrs. Turner made a Christmas tree wish list and hung it on the door if you would like to look at it. Of course, families may handle this matter however they desire.
Also in regards to Christmas, the date for the elementary Christmas program is Thursday, December 15th. It usually begins at 1:30 in the gym. The fifth and sixth grade bands will play first, and the kindergartners will follow them. Following our songs, families will have a choice of whether to have their kindergartner sit with them for the remainder of the program or watch the rest of it with Mrs. Turner and Mrs Daugherty. Watch for more information about the program closer to December 15th.
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Day vacation!
Mrs. Daugherty and Mrs. Turner
Copies of the newsletter can be found at the following internet address:
http://northtamak11.blogspot.com
or through the North Tama website.
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Please tell Santa how your child has been helpful or good at home in the space below.
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