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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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December 11, 2008
Ray’s Ramblings
December 11, 2008
Dear Parents,
I cannot believe we have only 6 days left until Christmas Break!!! I have a lot of fun things planned in this time. We also have our end of second nine weeks assessment to complete!!! Report cards will go home on Thursday after we start back in January!
HOLIDAY CENTRAL – I have to say a tremendous “Thank You!!!” to everyone who was able to give to the Holiday Central fund! Our class collected PLENTY of money to make a very special Christmas for two families in our school!!! I knew you guys would come through. This is my very favorite part of Christmas! You guys are the BEST!!!
Here are the highlights for the next six days:
Monday – Polar Express kick-off. We will go to the computer lab, board the train and watch “the Polar Express” (reading of the book, not the feature movie, sorry – no time!)
Deadlines: I need each child to send in their gifts for the class AND a large shopping bag (to collect their presents) by Wednesday. (This will give me time to see who needs assistance with gifts or bags!) Many children have used the bag to send in their presents. If you happen to have extra shopping bags (Macy’s; Dillard’s, etc.) please send them in. I have some children who are unable to locate a bag. These DO need to be big enough to hold 24 gifts. Some children’s may send a party bag for each child. Some may send party rings. We never can tell. Just be prepared
Please send me a note tomorrow If you are planning on sending a treat for the party – by note tomorrow or via e-mail – cjlray@gmail.com We will need juice boxes, cookies OR cupcakes, plates, napkins.
Thursday - Our Christmas Parties will be at 9:45 and 1:45. The students will go to Music at 10:30 and at 2:30.
Friday – All children will wear pajamas to school. Just like our last PJ day, children must wear regular shoes for outside but may bring slippers to wear at school. They may bring a stuffed ‘buddy’ to share the day. If anyone wants to donate a large canister of cocoa mix, I need enough for both classes. Marshmallows, cookies. (I have a cookie volunteer for the AM!) Also cups for cocoa – Styrofoam. We will have a ‘somewhat’ regular day on Friday. We will have ELF groups but lots of storytime! Parents are welcome to come but should wear their PJ’bbs!!!
I will be sending home my second FAMILY HOMEWORK activity next week. This will be due on the Friday after we come back to school. More about this next week!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
December 4, 2008 Newsletter
Ray’s Ramblings
December 4, 2008
Dear Parents,
It is so hard to believe that we only have 11 days of school left before our Christmas Break!!! Where is this year going?
Our Christmas Party will be on Thursday, December 18 at 9:30 and 1:30. At 10:30 and 2:30, the children will go to music. Remember, all children need to send in a SHOPPING SIZED Christmas bag to collect all their presents. Make sure your child’s name is on the bag! Many children have already sent in their presents. Each child will pass out their gifts that day. The big entertainment will be looking in our goody bags. However, if someone wants to send in juice boxes and/or a treat, let me know. We won’t need much! If you have not sent in presents, remember, each child is to send in 24 like things to give 1 to each child.
Friday, December 19 – we will end our Polar Express Week with a pajama/hot chocolate party. We will re-read the story and take it easy!!! If you want to help with the hot cocoa and maybe cookies, let me know.
Holiday Central – We have received $50 so far to shop for 4 children. We need more money! If you are able to send in a dollar or two, please do so.
Next week: Gingerbread Week (stories and activities related to the Gingerbread Man/ Gingerbread Baby/ Gingerbread Girl)
Week of 12-15: Polar Express Week (stories and activities related to the Polar Express!) Remember, party on Thursday – Pajamas on Friday!
HOMEWORK: Since we were not in school the last Friday of November, all children turning in their November homework packet will receive double treasure box tomorrow. I had a number of children who did not complete or turn in this packet. If you have it at home, please do so tomorrow. I would like to have the December homework packets turned in on our last day – 19th if possible. New January packets will go home after Christmas.
December 19 is the end of our second 9 weeks. Report cards will be going home the first week after Christmas. Remember, this 9 weeks, we will be assessing more things. Those items that were grayed out last time but are white boxes this time will be the new assessments: skip counting by 2, 5, 10, one to one correspondence, more/less, This marks our half-way point in the year. This means your child should know ½ of the vocabulary!!!! Don’t wait until the last nine weeks to start work on this! Letters and sounds should be pretty much under their belt. We will test writing numbers to 20 as well as recognizing the numerals 0-20. These are all things that you should be working on nightly!!!!
We wrote letters to Santa this week (using kidwriting). These letters will go in our portfolio and on to first grade AND, they will be published in the Jessamine Journal!!! Look for the special Santa Letter edition of the paper!!!
BOOK ORDERS: I sent the orders home on Monday (AM) and Wednesday (PM). Please send orders to me by tomorrow or you may order online through Sunday in order to receive the orders by the 19th. Let me know if the orders are for Christmas and I will ‘conceal’ them before sending home!!!
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