Monday, December 10, 2012

December 7, 2012


Holiday Happenings


Third graders are working on the second step of their Winter Holidays assignment. They are preparing a 30 second to one minute oral presentation, using the research they did last week. The rough draft of their presentation is due Tuesday. We will work on editing them next week. They should be ready to give their presentations on Monday the 17th, with a costume and/or prop(s) related to the holiday.
First and second graders are writing about their own family’s holiday traditions. They should have come home with a half sheet of paper with questions to guide their writing. First graders should be writing at least half a page; second graders a whole page. This assignment is due Tuesday.
Don’t forget our school Holiday Celebration on December 21! The classes will be giving different presentations for their families and friends. More details will be in next week’s newsletter.
On the Road to Recovery
Our Zebra Finch, Chirp-Chirp was ill last week but she has made a very strong recovery. She has been recuperating at Ms. Cori’s house, but should be returning to the classroom next week. We will be very happy to have her back! When we return in January, we hope she will be joined by a new friend so that she won’t feel lonely.
Thank you for caring!
November volunteers, thank you very much for sharing your time and resources with our children. All of your help is greatly appreciated! For any of you who would like to volunteer in December, the sign-up sheet is already up on the bulletin board.

December Snack

 
On Friday, Dec 14, we would like to let the children prepare their own snack again. We plan to do cheese and crackers this time. We would appreciate any help we can get with donating supplies for the snack. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Thank you!

Reminders/ Events

 
·         There will be no book club for the month of December. Book club will resume in January.
·         The clothing drive will run through Wednesday, Dec. 19. Please remember to send in and clothing or blankets you would like to donate by that time.
·         Please send your child with a jacket every day. The mornings are very cool and the children are playing on the playground and/or doing outside activities most mornings.
·         Book orders are due on WEDNESDAY so that we can hopefully get the books in by the beginning of winter break.
·         December 21, the Upper Elementary will be selling breakfast burritos. Please see an upper elementary student for details.



 


 
 


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