Kinder News 2.16

Weekly Happenings
•Literacy: We completed a sentence “My favorite fruit is __________” Students had a word bank to use in completing the sentence. They also drew pictures to accompany.
•Math: Students compared lengths of their names in Mrs. Chiappe’s class.
•Writers Workshop: After our field trip to see Madeline’s Christmas, students wrote about their favorite parts of the play. We are continuing to focus on adding details to our pictures.
•Holidays Around the World: A large portion of our week was devoted to our Kindergarten rotation which addressed holidays that are celebrated around the world.
•Miss Casellini taught the children about Christmas. They decorated a traditional tennenbaum (or Christmas Tree).
•Mrs. Robinson taught the children about Las Posadas. They created a poinsettia.
•Mrs. Chiappe taught the children about Ramadan. They colored in a festive lantern.
•Miss Young taght the children about Hannukah. They colored in a menorah.
•Mrs. Wagenaar taught the children about Kwanzaa. We glued, colored, and painted a kinara (candle holder).
•Library: Students checked out new books and will bring them home Friday (to be returned Monday).
•Art: We constructed our quilt squares for the December Quilt.
•Music: We practiced our holiday songs, did the Reindeer Pokey and began to learn a song, “Magic Penny” for our February Kindergarten Concert.
•Madeline’s Christmas Field Trip: We had an amazing time on Monday, traveling by bus to the Sunnyvale Community Center to watch their rendition of the book, Madeline’s Christmas. The children looked darling and the actors were spectacular!
•Citizenship Assembly: On Friday morning, Brooke was honored for her excellent citizenship over the past month.
•Holiday Workshop: On Tuesday Morning, our class attended the Holiday Workshop and made three festive holiday craft projects. A HUGE thank you to our wonderful parents who stepped up in a time of need. The kids had a GREAT time, and had beautiful crafts as a result.

Notes and Reminders
Reading Logs: December reading logs are due on Friday, December 19th.
Dismissal Procedure: I have noticed such a positive change during dismissal. Thank you once again for your cooperation.
Holiday Party: What a quick response we had on Jooners with our Holiday Party sign-up. All needs were filled within 24 hours. Thank you! We look forward to a festive and relaxing afternoon on Thursday.
Gingerbread Houses: We will be building Gingerbread Houses with our 5th grade buddies and Miss Casellini’s class next Friday. We will be starting after recess (probably close to 10:30 or 10:45) and need finish by lunch. We have had many parents sign up on Jooners (or by filling out the cut-off on the bottom of the flyer. THANK YOU! We are still in need of Parent Volunteers to ensure that the project runs smoothly and Royal Icing batches. We are all looking forward to this project!!

Upcoming Events
Thursday December 18th Holiday Celebration
Friday December 19th Minimum Day