Dear Parents,
Of course, the main "business" of this week is all things Nutcracker! We will be practicing daily this week, so we are canceling centers. We are not introducing a new letter or any new sight words. Therefore, there will also be no homework/red bags this Wednesday. Enjoy a stress-free week to focus on your holiday preparations!
Please be sure to check the"Helper Schedule" link on our website for the center & computer schedule for the next trimester. Let me know if there are any problems. Thanks!
We will be finishing up our topic on subtraction in math this week. This week's share is Book Share. Please have your child bring in a book, and be prepared to tell the title and a bit about what it's about. Have their favorite page bookmarked.
We have a Wacky Wednesday this week (the p.m. class comes in at 10:00 and shares the room with us for that last hour & a half) and then afterward, at 1:25, we will be having a costume-making party in K1. We are asking a few parents from each class to come in and help us make the paper costume pieces for the Nutcracker. We have patterns for everything, and it shouldn't take too long. Kids are welcome to play in the room while we work. Thanks to those who have volunteered to come in!
Please continue e-mailing me or signing up online to let us know what you can bring for our Nutcracker post-party. We will really need everyone's help with a little something for this party-- thanks so much!
A reminder about clothing for the Nutcracker: please remember to dress your children in the clothes suggested in the letter sent home last week. As a reminder, here is the list:
FRITZ: Bathrobe & slippers
NUTCRACKER/SOLDIERS/RUSSIAN DANCERS: White Shirt & Dark Pants w/ dark shoes
MICE/MOUSE KING: Dark Shirt & Dark Pants & dark shoes
SUGAR PLUM, RIBBON CANDY, FLOWERS: Light colored leotard/light colored tights/ballet slippers or light colored shoes-- leotards with tutus are fine & encouraged for Sugar Plum Fairies & Flowers, especially. ARABIAN: Light colored fitted shirt w/ leggings OR leotard (we provide the Harem pants)
CHINESE DANCERS: Shirt doesn't matter so much (will be wearing jacket we provide) dark pants.
Please borrow whatever you need to borrow-- we don't intend for anyone to have to buy anything, if possible.
Please arrive promptly in the cafeteria for the Nutcracker, as we intend to start the show right at 10:00. If you can't get that "perfect shot" on your camera-- don't worry! I always take a lot of pictures and will make sure that you get copies. We want everyone to enjoy the performance, so please refrain from standing and blocking the aisles as much as possible. Thank you!
Remember to bring your red bags tomorrow. Starting in January, a journal will be added to the red bags so that your children can write a response to the book in the bag each week.
Happy Holidays!
This Week's Activities/Helpers:
MONDAY: Return Red Bags, Sharing, Library
TUESDAY: Sharing
WEDNESDAY: Wednesday Envelopes (Karla/Angie/Derek),
Computers (Matt), Sharing
THURSDAY: Sharing
FRIDAY: Nutcracker Performance @ 10:00-- please be seated by 9:50!
Upcoming Events:
12/15: Nutcracker Paper Costume Making Party @ 1:25 (parent help needed!)
12/17: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance@ 10:00 in the cafeteria
12/18-1/2: WINTER BREAK
1/17: No School: MLK Holiday
Week of 2/20: No School: President's Week
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Week of 12/5
Dear Parents,
We will be letting your children know about their Nutcracker parts this week! You will be receiving a notice regarding your child's part, and what s/he should wear on the 17th in this week's Wednesday envelope. Please let us know if there are any problems with gathering up the various clothes needed-- most girls (not all) will be wearing leotards, and most boys will be wearing dark pants and either a light or dark shirt. Hopefully, if there is a clothing item you do not have, you can borrow it, as we do not intend for you to have to buy anything. Again, the performance of the Nutcracker will be at 10:00 on the 17th. You won't want to miss it!
Next Wednesday the 15th at 1:20, we will have the "Paper Party" for the Nutcracker costume pieces. We would love to have parent helpers from our class join helpers from all the other kindergarten classes to cut and prepare the paper costume pieces for the Nutcracker performance, using patterns, samples, and materials that we will have ready to go. We will be meeting in K2 to work for no more than an hour on all the bits and pieces. Thanks to those who have already volunteered.
We also ask for your help with the Nutcracker post-party. Since we are not having a separate holiday party, we would love for parents to help provide the refreshments for the cast party after the performance. We need 4 parents to provide a 12-pack of water, 4 parents to provide a 10-pack of juice boxes/pouches, and about 12 parents to bring a dozen baked goods (cookies, brownies, etc.) or other finger food. Basically, we ask that everyone bring a drink or food item as we are expecting around 80+ people at the party-- parents, siblings, etc. It's a big party! Please let us know what you can bring.
This week's letter is Cc, and the Alphafriend is Callie Cat. We have two new sight words this week: that and at. We will be introducing a new unit in math on subtraction. Subtraction in kindergarten will include facts from 10 and lower. We will often be looking at picture groups, crossing some pictures out, then counting what remains in the group. Please provide additional reinforcement at home on this if you notice your child is having difficulty, as subtraction can be quite confusing at this age. This is a great time to use the website http://www.ixl.com. Please follow the information on how to login that is now posted on our "Kindergarten Websites" page.
This week's sharing is Letter of the Week share. Please have your child bring in something that starts with Cc. Please write clues and hide it in a bag.
Please remember to return your child's "I Love to Read" calendar if you haven't done so already. Remember that it is also fine to just e-mail Manami or Margaret the approximate amount of minutes that you think your child read/was read to in the month of November. The presentation will be on Thursday & we wouldn't want any children to miss out on being rewarded for their efforts.
Red Bags are due tomorrow, and will go home again on Wednesday the 8th. That will be the final Red Bag before the holidays. When we return from Winter Break, the journal component will be added to the Red Bags. Your children will be asked to use a page from the journal to respond to the story they read. We would like them to write a sentence about what they liked about the book, and draw a nice picture to go along with it. More details will follow in the Red Bag on the week of the 3rd.
See you all tomorrow!
This Week's Activities/Helpers:
MONDAY: Return Red Bags, Centers (Tammy & Megan), Sharing, Library
TUESDAY: Centers (Manami & Jamie), Sharing
WEDNESDAY:Wednesday Envelopes/Red Bags prepped (Karla/Angie/Derek), Computers (Margaret), Sharing, Red Bags go home
THURSDAY: Centers (Rupa & Matt/Lorraine), Sharing, I Love to Read presentation
FRIDAY: SPARK P.E. (Tim, Megan, Margaret)
Upcoming Events:
12/15: Nutcracker Paper Costume Making Party @ 1:20 (parent help needed!)
12/17: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance@ 10:00
12/18-1/2: WINTER BREAK
1/17: No School: MLK Holiday
Week of 2/20: No School: President's Week
We will be letting your children know about their Nutcracker parts this week! You will be receiving a notice regarding your child's part, and what s/he should wear on the 17th in this week's Wednesday envelope. Please let us know if there are any problems with gathering up the various clothes needed-- most girls (not all) will be wearing leotards, and most boys will be wearing dark pants and either a light or dark shirt. Hopefully, if there is a clothing item you do not have, you can borrow it, as we do not intend for you to have to buy anything. Again, the performance of the Nutcracker will be at 10:00 on the 17th. You won't want to miss it!
Next Wednesday the 15th at 1:20, we will have the "Paper Party" for the Nutcracker costume pieces. We would love to have parent helpers from our class join helpers from all the other kindergarten classes to cut and prepare the paper costume pieces for the Nutcracker performance, using patterns, samples, and materials that we will have ready to go. We will be meeting in K2 to work for no more than an hour on all the bits and pieces. Thanks to those who have already volunteered.
We also ask for your help with the Nutcracker post-party. Since we are not having a separate holiday party, we would love for parents to help provide the refreshments for the cast party after the performance. We need 4 parents to provide a 12-pack of water, 4 parents to provide a 10-pack of juice boxes/pouches, and about 12 parents to bring a dozen baked goods (cookies, brownies, etc.) or other finger food. Basically, we ask that everyone bring a drink or food item as we are expecting around 80+ people at the party-- parents, siblings, etc. It's a big party! Please let us know what you can bring.
This week's letter is Cc, and the Alphafriend is Callie Cat. We have two new sight words this week: that and at. We will be introducing a new unit in math on subtraction. Subtraction in kindergarten will include facts from 10 and lower. We will often be looking at picture groups, crossing some pictures out, then counting what remains in the group. Please provide additional reinforcement at home on this if you notice your child is having difficulty, as subtraction can be quite confusing at this age. This is a great time to use the website http://www.ixl.com. Please follow the information on how to login that is now posted on our "Kindergarten Websites" page.
This week's sharing is Letter of the Week share. Please have your child bring in something that starts with Cc. Please write clues and hide it in a bag.
Please remember to return your child's "I Love to Read" calendar if you haven't done so already. Remember that it is also fine to just e-mail Manami or Margaret the approximate amount of minutes that you think your child read/was read to in the month of November. The presentation will be on Thursday & we wouldn't want any children to miss out on being rewarded for their efforts.
Red Bags are due tomorrow, and will go home again on Wednesday the 8th. That will be the final Red Bag before the holidays. When we return from Winter Break, the journal component will be added to the Red Bags. Your children will be asked to use a page from the journal to respond to the story they read. We would like them to write a sentence about what they liked about the book, and draw a nice picture to go along with it. More details will follow in the Red Bag on the week of the 3rd.
See you all tomorrow!
This Week's Activities/Helpers:
MONDAY: Return Red Bags, Centers (Tammy & Megan), Sharing, Library
TUESDAY: Centers (Manami & Jamie), Sharing
WEDNESDAY:Wednesday Envelopes/Red Bags prepped (Karla/Angie/Derek), Computers (Margaret), Sharing, Red Bags go home
THURSDAY: Centers (Rupa & Matt/Lorraine), Sharing, I Love to Read presentation
FRIDAY: SPARK P.E. (Tim, Megan, Margaret)
Upcoming Events:
12/15: Nutcracker Paper Costume Making Party @ 1:20 (parent help needed!)
12/17: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performance@ 10:00
12/18-1/2: WINTER BREAK
1/17: No School: MLK Holiday
Week of 2/20: No School: President's Week
