Announcements

Our Native American shirts turned out great!  Thanks to Cloe', Emma, Hayley, 
and Lexi's parents for helping paint them on Tuesday! The children wore them 
home on Friday.  We will be wearing them to school on Friday, November 20th, 
when I hope to turn our classroom into an Indian Village for the day.  (I'm 
still searching for teepees I can borrow for that day.)  The children will 
also be wearing their shirts on Tuesday, November 24th for our classroom 
feast.  

We are making bead necklaces in centers, so once your child makes one, he/ 
she will be bringing it home.

I hope you have been enjoying our Indian artwork!  I'm sending most of it 
home as we create it so you can enjoy it!

Has your child mentioned reading for Ms. Kay and Ms. Kathy?  These ladies are 
awesome educational assistants who work with our students a couple days each 
week.  The children have been reading books we have practiced in class for 
them.  At this point, the books contain both sight words and words the 
children sound out.  It's really good for the children to become more 
confident readers, so the additional practice is great!  

News from Mrs. Rampey, our guidance counselor:  There is at Parent Support 
Group for ADHD, which meets the first Tuesday of 
each month at Cook’s United Methodist Church at 6:00. The group is 
facilitated by Georgina Hughes and you can email her at this address for more 
information, adapt@live.com. Please pass this on to interested parents. Have 
a great day!   

It's hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner!  With that in 
mind, I have a request.  Each year, I ask my parents to support a worthy 
cause instead of purchasing gifts for me.  I am really quite blessed and I 
would like to help someone in need.  I like to teach the children about 
giving rather than only thinking about receiving gifts.  Therefore, I use it 
as a teaching tool about helping others.  The children love to bring in their 
items and tell the class about them... as we watch the pile of items grow.  
It makes the children feel good about giving and warms my heart to see their 
generous, kind hearts reach out to others.  I have already spoken with our 
fabulous room moms about several ideas and we'll let you know when we have a 
plan in place, but I thought I'd mention it before the holiday season is upon 
us!  If you have an idea for a worthy cause, feel free to let me know!

The Kindergarten Christmas Program is scheduled for December 10th at 7 PM.  
The children will be presenting "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and singing 
some traditional Christmas songs.  It's an optional event, but you won't want 
to miss it!

Our Christmas party is scheduled for December 18th!