Thank You!
Thank you to
everyone who helped to make our feast a fun and rewarding experience. Thanks to Collin, Michael, Autum, Davion,
Jeremiah, McKenzie, Makilah, Kamarrion, Kenny, Marco, Lily, Adriel, Jeisy,
Ariana, Allison, Brandon, Sofia, Tyson, Natalie, Mason, Marvin, William,
Lincoln, Jace, Daemon, Roberto, Eden, E’Mariah, and Marisol to bringing in food
items. Thanks also to the families of
Tyson, Ariana and Michael for donating your time to cook, clean and serve. Additionally, thanks to Grant staff who
joined in to help: Mrs. Sens, Ms. Swank,
Ms. MacCready and Mrs. Gallil. We
appreciate your support of our learning experiences!
Please make sure that your
child arrives at school with shoes that are tied each day. Double knots work best! Please also work on learning to tie your own
shoes!
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Cut and Return
During
the month of December, the Kindergarten classes will be learning about holidays
and celebrations around the world. We
would love to incorporate your family’s traditions into our unit of study. Please let us know about your winter holiday
celebrations (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa…) and any special traditions you
have surrounding your holiday observances (hanging stocking, a shoe out for St.
Nick, lighting candles…) Please return
by Friday, December 4th!
Name
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Winter
Holidays You Celebrate _____________________________________________
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Family
Holiday Traditions _____________________________________________
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Important Information
Attendance Challenge
We
did not win the November attendance challenge.
One easy way to increase our attendance rates is arriving at school on
time. Tardies count against our
class record, so we need everyone at school on time. School begins at 8:10am. Students
should be in line on the playground no later than 8:05am.
Another
important reason to be on time is that your child is better able to succeed in
school if they are part of our morning routines. The first 15 minutes are critical to setting
the tone for the entire day. We get
organized, have morning meeting to welcome each other, share our thoughts,
solve problems and build character. We
get warmed up with phonics activities and build important reading and math
skills. This time is SO important. Don’t miss it!
Recess during Winter Months
We
continue to enjoy recess during the winter months. We go outside daily as long as the
temperature is at or above 10 degrees.
Kindergartners should be able to zip coats, pull on boots, get snowpants
on, pull on mittens and put on hats or hoods.
The goal is get all gear on in less than 3 minutes (2 minutes is even
better!).
We cannot keep children in for recess due to
minor illnesses or preference. All
students must go outside on days that the weather permits.
December Kindergarten Dates
to Know
