I hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Many of you traveled over the weekend and I pray that everything went smoothly for you. Now, we only have three weeks until Christmas vacation. I know for a fact that these next few weeks will be very busy here at school.

This week we will be reading the book Cat’s Colors by Jane Cabrera. Along with this book, we will work with the letter C. I am also adding two new sight words to the stack. They are ‘like’ and ‘is.’ Continue to go through the sight words. It really does help as we start the reading process.

In math, we will work with the numbers one through nine. During our circle time, we will talk about transportation. That topic seems so appropriate since all of us are making plans for the holidays. Our Bible lessons will be “Moses and Aaron Speak to the King” and “The Plagues.” >From these lessons we will learn that some people refuse to believe in God and obey him.

On December 15, we will be having the children’s Christmas program. Your child is expected to participate in the 5:30 program. Please mark that date on your calendar. We will be working on the song and the Bible verse here at school. I will keep you posted concerning the program and any changes that may occur.

On December 13, we will have a Christmas party here at school. The children are asked to bring a gift to exchange with a fellow classmate. The boys will exchange with the boys and the girls will do likewise. Please limit the cost of these gifts. I would like the range to be between $5.00 and $7.00. Let me know if you have any questions concerning this. Also, we will have the children whose last names start with A and go through M provide the refreshments. I will appoint a party planner as soon as I can. I am only giving you this information now because I know some of you are super organizers and you like to know. Again feel free to talk to me if you have a question.

On Saturday, December 1, the Christmas for Kids program will be running. This is so much fun and if you haven’t done so already please sign up. It really helps my husband out if we get the early registrations. Thank you.

I believe that is all. Have a great week!

Thank you all for coming to sing yesterday. Our song was difficult, but very meaningful. The children did an excellent job. For those of you who did not make it to sing, I need a written note to give to Mr. Luehring concerning this singing opportunity. We do keep record of the number of times your child sings and I need to hand in the excuses. Thank you.

This week we will be reading the story Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells. Along with the story, we will work with the letter A. Even though A is a vowel and makes many sounds, we will only concentrate on the sound as heard in apple. In math, we will work with the numbers one through nine. During circle time, we will talk about the Pilgrims and the trials that they went through. Our Bible lessons will be “God Teaches Moses” and “God Calls Moses.” From these lessons we will learn that God wants us to follow his direction rather than our own.

Thank you all for coming to the parent teacher conferences. I value your input and I will use the things that you shared with me to tailor the teaching in this classroom. I learned so much and I am grateful that you were willing to share this information with me. Let me know if I can be of help to any of you.

This week Thursday and Friday we will not have school due to the Thanksgiving break. If your child will not be here on Wednesday, please let me know. I like to do some special projects with the children and I need to know how many will be here.

I believe that is all. May all of you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

This week we will finally get a break from school. Many of your children are showing me that they need a rest. The colds are starting and we have had a few cases of the flu. I hope that by having the break we will rid ourselves of an epidemic. The reason you have the break is due to the fact that the teachers will be in Phoenix attending a conference. There will be no school or child care on November 8-9. Please note that in your planning for the week.
This week we will be reading the story Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson. In addition to the story, we will work with the letter T. As you can see, I added the words yellow, green and orange to the stack of sight words. Please keep practicing the words. It will really help your child later in the year. In math, we are learning about time. This is a relatively new concept so we will spend a lot of time reviewing it. For circle time, we will be working on several art projects which must be done by the end of the week. Our Bible lessons will be “Joseph Shows Kindness to His Brothers” and “Joseph Forgives His Brothers.” From these lessons we will learn that God wants us to show love and forgiveness to others.
The children sing in the early (8:45) service on November 18. Please mark that date on the calendar. Your child will need to be here at 8:30 in order for us to go through the song. I will send more information later concerning the singing.
The children received their report cards last Friday. Please keep the report card and return the white envelope as soon as possible. I will recycle the envelope. Thank you.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful break. Enjoy the week!