January 19 K2 Note

January 20, 2009


Dear Parents,
I want to keep you updated on my situation here at school so you all know what is going on with me and my family. First of all, my father has made very good progress. He went from being on a life support system to nursing home care. Unfortunately, he is not the best patient and doesn’t like being in a hospital bed. More than anything he wants to return home, but that is out of the question. God has given us more time with him here on this earth and we are thankful for that. I can only tell you that it is a big relief for me and my family to have him this far along. I do not plan to go back until February 18. By then, my other family members will be worn out and will need a break.
As you know by now, I am resigning at the end of this school year. My arm is not cooperating. I love this class very much and I thank God that he has given me each and every one of these children to teach. Since I have accumulated quite a bit of ‘stuff’ over the years, I will be doing lots of projects that are fun. I hope the children will enjoy these things as much as I will.
Now that I have taken care of the things on your mind, I will get started with my note. This week, we will read Looking for Crabs by Bruce Whatley. We will also be working with the letter L. I am adding two new sight words to your stack. They are ‘look’ and ‘see.’ Please keep working with these words. I can tell which students review the words daily. In math, we will be finishing up some miscellaneous skills. They include counting the numbers up to twenty, learning about measurement and working with designs. After this week, I hope to start an addition unit. During our circle time, we will talk about Dr. Martin Luther King and explain how he helped our country realize that all people should be treated equally. Our Bible lessons will be “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector” and “A Father Forgives His Son.” From these lessons we will learn what Jesus teaches on repentance.
I want to remind you that the kindergarten children sing in the late service on January 25. The service starts at 11:15, but I would like to run through the song at 11:00 am. Please have your child here on time so that we can review the song and get ready for the service. You will be able to take your child to church and sit with him or her during the service.
On Friday night, January 23, we will have an Open House. The children in grades five through eight have been working on Science Fair projects. It is always fun to see what they have cooked up so please try to attend. The Open House goes from six until eight that evening. You will have fun and you might even get some ideas for the future.
Last Friday we ended the second quarter. I will be doing report cards and I hope to hand them out by Thursday. I will not be able to meet with anyone this week, but next week I would like to schedule a meeting with each of you to explain the progress your child has made and what I hope to accomplish during the rest of the year. This will not be a lengthy conference, but I find this one to be most beneficial. Anyway, be thinking of a day when we can meet and I will write it down. Thank you.
I really gave you a lot of information in this note. I hope all of you had a great weekend. Now continue with a great week.
Mrs. Kronebusch