It is going to be a very buy time here in Kindergarten the next two weeks. Tomorrow we will be practicing "the Spirit of Christmas" play, with the play being Wednesday night. Everyone in the play was given a request with what to wear if something was needed, others will be in costumes provided.
Friday is our Holiday PJ party. We will be having a special visitor, exchanging our class gifts (sock exchange) and decorating Christmas cookies and drinking hot chocolate for our party. We also will join the preschool kids in watching the Polar Express.
Thursday December 24th we are open until 1:00, as well as December 31st. If you have not let the office know if your child will be here those two days, please do so ASAP. We then are closed Christmas day and New Year Day.
I hope everyone has a safe and merry holiday.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Monday, December 7, 2015
Christmas Around the World (2 weeks)
The next two weeks will have us exploring the different holiday traditions around the world. Every class in the building picked a country, and we will briefly explore each one with a focus on Russia next week. We will see Germany, the Netherlands, China,, Belgium, Jamaica, Russia, Finland, and Brazil. Each day we will make an ornament that in some way features the country.
Germany= Christmas trees because that is where we got the idea to use Christmas trees.
Netherlands= A last name initial, ass that is featured in the Netherlands
China= Lanterns
Belgium= Advent wreath
Jamaica= Sand and shells with Santa (traditions similar to USA)
Russia= Fabric ball, nesting dolls, Faberge Egg
Finland= Yarn Elf
Brazil= Flowers
We also will learn the holiday greeting from each country, and decorate their flag. Be sure to keep an eye on our map in class as we mark each country we have studied.
Books these two weeks will include:
We will not introduce any additional new letter, instead we will review letters A-I. Sight words will continue with TO and MY. And, we will start learning the concept of money with the introduction of the penny. It is sure to be a busy few weeks as we get closer and closer to the holiday. Please don't forget that our Christmas play is on Wednesday December 16th, and our class Christmas party is Friday December 18th. If your child will be out during the holiday break please let me know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly for staffing. Thanks.
Germany= Christmas trees because that is where we got the idea to use Christmas trees.
Netherlands= A last name initial, ass that is featured in the Netherlands
China= Lanterns
Belgium= Advent wreath
Jamaica= Sand and shells with Santa (traditions similar to USA)
Russia= Fabric ball, nesting dolls, Faberge Egg
Finland= Yarn Elf
Brazil= Flowers
We also will learn the holiday greeting from each country, and decorate their flag. Be sure to keep an eye on our map in class as we mark each country we have studied.
Books these two weeks will include:
We will not introduce any additional new letter, instead we will review letters A-I. Sight words will continue with TO and MY. And, we will start learning the concept of money with the introduction of the penny. It is sure to be a busy few weeks as we get closer and closer to the holiday. Please don't forget that our Christmas play is on Wednesday December 16th, and our class Christmas party is Friday December 18th. If your child will be out during the holiday break please let me know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly for staffing. Thanks.
Friday, December 4, 2015
Holiday Party News
Hello families, as you may know, the holiday party is fast approaching. We will be celebrating on December 18th. I would like to try something different this year. I want to do a holiday sock exchange. My thought was to have each child bring in a pair of WRAPPED child sized, HOLIDAY socks (gender neutral please). We then would exchange and open the "gifts" that day. Please also look for a sign up sheet to contribute to the party food.
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