Welcome
Back Kindergarten Families!
I hope
you all had a lovely Thanksgiving Break! December is a short month at school
and there is lots to do, so get ready for some busy times ahead. J
Recap
of the Week: We had fun writing about how to
catch a turkey and doing some Thanksgiving art last week. We also enjoyed
making mini pumpkin pies for our feast on Tuesday.
Math: This week we are going to focus
on the meaning of numbers between 10 and 20. Though many of our students know
how to count aloud to 20, I have noticed some confusion with how to read and
write these numbers, and how to show the quantity when one of those numbers is
called out. We will also do some patterning and begin adding numbers up to 5.
Literacy: We will read our 4th
book working on the short a sound (a as in Allie Alligator) and then move on to
book 5 and 6, which focus on the short e sound (e as in Ellie Elephant.)
Writing: For writing
this week we will do some catching up in our handwriting books. The letters we
work on this week are T, J, C, O and practice writing some 2 and 3 letter
words. We will write a Christmas List together as a class and then students
will make their own individual ones.
Social Studies, Art & Science: We will be reading about Christmas Lights and Pine Trees.
Later in the week we will do an experiment with pine cones. We will also make
some reindeer art and a poinsettia.
Food drive: Thank you to everyone who brought in food for the
Thanksgiving baskets. As we move into December, we will continue to have a box outside
our classroom to collect non-perishable items for Christmas boxes.
Bake Sale: Thank you to everyone who donated to or purchased items from our bake
sale last week. It was a great success!
Santa Breakfast: Our Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday December 6th, from 9:00-11:00.
Santa will give a gift to each child who attends. Breakfast will be $3.00 for
kids and $5.00 for adults. There will be pancakes, sausage, fruit and
coffee/milk. We will need help setting up, making and serving breakfast, and
with clean up. This is a great chance for parents to get some volunteer time!! Tickets will be on sale between now and
December 4th.
Winter Concert: The Kindergarten class will join the Busy Bee, Sunshine and Star classes
for our winter concert on Monday December 8th at 6pm. We will all
sing some songs and then watch a slideshow. Bring your family and friends along
to enjoy this festive event.
Fundraisers:
- Box
Tops for Education,
- Fred
Meyer (you can support our school by going to https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 and adding Little Acorn to your
rewards account),
- Scholastic
Book Fair (http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs - Click on the State,
the City, then the School to order), and
- Shoparoo: Little Acorn is now a member of Shoparoo (shoparoo.com). You can download the Shoparoo App to earn points for our
school.
Volunteer
Opportunities: Volunteers
are needed for the Santa Breakfast and the book fair. There is a sign-up sheet
outside the classroom for the Santa Breakfast. You can also sign up to help at
the school office.
Winter
Attire:
Please send your kindergartner to school with coats and footwear appropriate
for the weather. Even hats and gloves/mittens are needed on some days as this
week has shown us! Remember we go outside as much as we can, as long as it is
not too cold and there is not too much of a downpour.
Sickness: If your
Kindergartener is sick, please call the school office, or you can send me an
email or a text so we can keep track of illnesses.
Weather Related School Closures: Remember, if Vancouver School District declares a 2 Hour Late
Start or is Closed, then our school will be closed too. In case of bad weather,
watch for emails and/or text message notifications from Little Acorn and from
our Remind.com accounts. The Remind.com number
for Little Acorn is 307-459-3175, class code
lapsk20. For Kindergarten, the number is 503-342-8657, class code @473363.
Please
feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Send a text, give me
a call, or you can email. I am here to help you and your child have a great
kindergarten year!
Thank you
for sharing your child with us,
Teacher
Sinead & Teacher Caroline
Dates to remember:
December:
1st
|
Tuition Due
|
4th
|
Santa Breakfast Ticket Sales Ends
|
6th
|
Santa Breakfast 9:00-11:00am
|
8th
|
Winter Concert 6pm – Star,
Sunshine, Busy Bee and Kindergarten classes
|
9th
|
Winter Concert 6pm – Dragonfly AM
& PM, Rainbow and Butterfly classes
|
10th
|
Tuition Grace Period Ends
|
19th
|
Kindergarten Classroom Holiday
Party
|
Dec 22nd – Jan 2nd:
Winter Break - No School
|
|
Tuition Prices 2014-2015 School Year
2 days a
week $190.00 a month
3 days a
week $245.00 a month
4 days a
week $300.00 a month
5 days a
week $355.00 a month
Kindergarten
$405.00 a month
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