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January, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that
2010 will be a great year. I am certainly looking forward to it. I have
missed everyone. Please check out the gallery page as I am bringing back the
Christmas spirit. It is something we should remember the whole year through.
Our theme for the first week of 2010 is Pets. We will have fun with this
theme. The children will be asked to bring a picture of their pet for our
Pet Poster or they can pick out a favorite pet out of a magazine or online
and bring a picture of it.
We will also continue working on recognizing our name. I will be listing all
of the children's names on a piece of paper and asking them to pick their
name out of all of the others. I will also be asking them to name the
different shapes (circle, square, rectangle and triangle) and naming the
eight basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow, brown, black, orange and
purple). These are things that are listed on the report card. We will also
continue to work on our fine motor skills. Any practice you can do at home
on the above mentioned items will help your child be successful for the
remainder of the year.
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MANNERS:
Saying "Please, Thank You, Excuse Me"
Table Manners (sitting with two feet in front in you while eating,
not playing with friends or food, saying "Please"
instead of "Give me" or "I want")
Sneezing or coughing into your sleeve
Listening while the teacher is talking
Sharing
Waiting your turn
Playground (not throwing rocks or sand)
Chapel (being quiet, keeping your feet off the wood surface,
sitting all the way back in the pew so you don't hit your
head)
I know that these seem like a lot for your children to remember, but you do
have very smart children. These are basic manners that we will be working
with all year as they are very important social skills. You can help by
reinforcing them at home as well. Believe it or not, these basic manners
will help them be successful in life.
