Announcements

Kindergarten News from Mrs. Yanoschak and Mrs. Harrell
Week of december 7 - December 11

Dear Parents,

     We will be attending two Masses this week.  The children will be going 
to the Immaculate Conception Mass on Tuesday, December 8 at 8:15.  The other 
Mass we will be attending is Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, December 11 
also at 8:15.  Please have your child at school by 8:00.

     The children will be attending the Angel Shop with their kinderbuddies 
on Thursday, December 10 from 11:30 - 12:00. If you would like for your child 
to participate by purchasing gifts for family members, then please send an 
envelope with your child's name, teacher's name and dollar amount.  A list of 
family members usually helps the kinderbuddy know who the children are buying 
gifts for while at the Angel Shop.  Please refer to the Wednesday Mailer for 
more details about this fun event. 

     We are once again proud of the children for earning another Book It! 
Pizza Hut reading certificate for the month of November.  We truly appreciate 
your hard work at home.  However, we will not be able to make two copies of 
each month's reading log.  If the reading log is misplaced, please record 
each days reading time on a separate piece of paper and return to school.  We 
will still honor it as a reading record.

            
Reading Highlights:
"Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?" and "Are You There Baby Bear?"
- discuss stories as real or make-believe
- review word families: -am, -ap, -at, im, -in, -it, -ig
- introduce letters/sounds: Hh and Ll
- review letters/sounds: Ff, Gg, Dd, Nn, Cc, Pp, Mm, Rr, Ss, Tt
- introduce high-frequency words: have, you
- review high-frequency words: on, to, go, we, I, like, a, my, the
    
Center Activities:
Writing - write in journal, "Christmas is..."
Listening - listen to Christmas stories on tapes
Art - paint a Christmas picture
Blocks - build a stable for baby Jesus
    
Birthdays:
Mary Catherine has a birthday December 9.  Charlie Greene has a birthday 
December 11 and Andrew Fluhrer has a birthday December 25.  Happy Birthday to 
everyone!

We celebrated two half birthdays last week.  Nicole Weiland's real birthday 
is June 28 and Natalie Haugh's real birthday is June 30.  We enjoyed 
celebrating your half birthdays!

When sending in a birthday snack, please remember the food allergies in our
classroom.  (No peanuts)

Star Student:
Our Star Student this week will be Gracie Senecal.  Please bring a picture of 
yourself to school on Monday.

Kinder Book Club:
Our Kinder Book Club reader this week will be Micah Rogosich.  Please 
select a book to share with the class on Thursday.

Math: 
The children will identify, show, and draw groups of items using the numbers
15 - 20.

Religion:
We will discuss how God chose Mary to be the Mother of Jesus.

Thematic Unit:
We will become producers creating Christmas gifts this week.
 
Newsbrief:
- Please send a snack for your child EVERYDAY, Monday - Friday.  The 
  children will also need a snack brought to school on early dismissal days.

- Please sign and return your child's Weekly Report each Monday.  Weekly
  Reports will not be sent home during short school weeks.

                                    
                                          Sincerely,


                                          Mrs. Yanoschak and Mrs. Harrell