SICK
CHILDREN
We have had a lot of
students out this week, all over the ECC, mostly with fevers, green noses, sore
throats, coughing and HFMD. Please help us keep our class healthy by reminding
your child to wash hands regularly, cough into the shoulder
or elbow and keep fingers out of mouths.
Please be sure to keep your cutie home if they are not feeling well/don’t
seem like themselves or are exhausted or have green noses—those seem to be the
first signs. So many families are
heading on long plane journeys for the winter break and we want it to be an
easy trip! J
Dear Parents,
We are in the holiday
countdown stretch!!! This week we…
*learned the sound, letter
formation and hand motion for the letter Mm.
(and have been practicing the “mmmmmm” sound instead of “muh.”
*added macaroni to our
feely letter Mm.
*wrote words/cut out
pictures of things that begin with and contain Mm in our journals.
*have been making snowmen,
Santa, reindeer, snowflakes and tree crafts.
Lots of sparkles, cutting practice and gluing! Tons of fun!
*learned about Hanukah,
played the dreidel game, and colored a “magic” dreidel.
*Read “If you take a mouse
to the movies,” “If you give a moose a muffin, ” “The Mitten,” (m books J) and many holiday favorites such as Bear Snores On and The
Gingerbread Man. (and The Gingerbread Boy, The Gingerbread Baby…we have been
comparing stories J)
*continued to read fiction
and non-fiction books on reindeer. We
learned quite a few interesting facts about reindeer—our favorite is that they
make clicking noises!
*we graphed and sorted
M&M’s (the most fun part was eating them of course!)
*used marbles and paint to
decorate mittens—so much fun!!!!!
*made snowman Christmas
ornaments with our handprints.
*used our great oral
language skills in the North Pole dramatic play area.
*had a visit/lesson from
Ms. Sarah, the primary school counselor. She taught the children about what
to do when they are angry.
NEXT
WEEK
Next week we will review
all of the letters introduced this semester. We will make gingerbread
cookies and do lots of other activities with gingerbread to make the room smell
festive!
REMINDERS/IMPORTANT DATES
*Please remember to turn in lunch forms to school
*Remember to return red
library bags and blue Friday Folder bags
every Monday
*Thursday, December 18th: Santa Visit,
Prek Holiday Party and Sing A Long J HOLIDAY FREE DRESS!!!!!
-This
is a big day, and we hope you can all make it for the Sing-A-Long. Please let me know if you cannot come so I
can have someone ready to sit with your child and snuggle. J
Santa Visit: Time TBA (Please remember to send in a book donation
for for Santa)
Early Lunch: 11:30-12
Class Party: 12:00-12:45
Sing-A-Long: 12:45-1:15
*Friday,
December 19th: Have your child wear cozy clothes to
school—we are going to watch a short movie with popcorn and hot chocolate in
the middle of our day as a special treat before the holiday. J
-----LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY!!!!!!-----
*Monday,
January 12th (FIRST DAY BACK) : Late Start Day for students (10:00am) Buses will pick up like last late start day
*Please send a photo to
school on Monday, 12th of January, of something your child did over
the holiday. We will use this as an inspiration for writing about our
holidays in our journals.
*Report cards will go home
that Friday.
Hope
to see you all next week at the party and Sing-A-Long!! J
Thank
you!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!!! Lynsey and Aidah
