Saturday, November 30, 2013

November 30, 2013

Today is the last day of November! Wow! Time keeps on flying! I hope everyone is enjoying the long break and had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The kids really enjoyed dressing up for our feast at school and loved showing off the table decorations and t-shirts they made! Since we were only in school two days last week, we didn't start any new letters or numbers, etc and will start up again this week. It's always hard for the kids (and staff!) to come back to school after a long break so we are going to ease back into our normal academic activities. I did a lot of cleaning this weekend and found a bunch of books I am bringing in for the kids to read. We are going to do another fun Christmas craft as well as work on letters Cc, Dd, numbers 39 and 40, the square shape and our Bible focus will be Psalm 68:20 "Our God is a God who saves.".

I will be off all day on Friday, December 6th. My sub will be Ms. Tempe. She and I used to be car line moms together at Jonathan Valley Elementary many years ago! She has worked in child care before and has met most of my kids during the afternoon hours. Mrs. Lovenda will be on hand as well to help.


Our Leader Calendar for the week of December 2nd to December 6th:

Monday:       Dara
Tuesday:       Autumn
Wednesday:  Grant
Thursday:      Logan
Friday:           Lila


Upcoming Events:

Christmas Tea Party (a morning drop in event)...tentatively December 19th or December 20 in the Fellowship Hall. When you drop off your child in the morning, head to the Fellowship Hall for a little snack and gifts from the children!


Fun kid/family things to do:

 Watch Santa feed the reindeer at www.reindeercam.com

World's largest drive-through Christmas light/music show at the WNC AG Center near the airport $20 a car. http://www.mountainfair.org/ for more info...

Lego Sculpture exhibit at the North Carolina Arboretum http://www.ncarboretum.org/  for more info...



Reminders: 

Don't forget to sign up for text alerts for our school and if you want to get ahead start on school for next year, sign up for the school your child will be attending. You can go to www.wlos.com and click on the "breaking news text alerts" blue box and it will take you to another web page where you can register your cell phone number and choose the schools you wish to get notices for delay/closures.

Weather this time of year is very unpredictable and can be 65 degrees one day and 45 and windy the next. Please keep your on the forecast so you will know what type of clothing and coats your child should wear to school. We go outside every day unless it is pouring rain, really  hot or really cold (below 25 degrees) Please make sure your child has a coat/hoodie/sweater to put on when we go outside. Wal-Mart has their hat/glove sets out and I usually recommend parents pick up one of those $1/$2 hat/glove sets to keep in their tub at school. This way you know they have it for school and don't have to bring one back and forth every day. We don't keep extra hats and gloves for the kids and don't let the kids share hats. An extra pair at school comes in handy!

 With the change of the seasons, please change out your child's extra set of clothes and include pants and a long sleeve shirt.

If your child has been sent home sick or has been sick at home, they may not return to school until they have been fever, vomiting and diarrhea free for 24 hours without medication. This is to help prevent the other children and staff from becoming sick as well.

If you would like to pack your child's lunch for them, per our food program guidelines, please make sure they bring a nutritiously balanced lunch including fruit and/or veggies and some protein. If you pack them juice, it has to be labeled 100% juice or we can not give it to the children.

Chapstick, Germ-X and lotions for dry skin are not allowed in the classroom or in the reach of other children. If your child wants to use these things, please make sure they use it before coming to school or you can apply it to them when they arrive at school.


Things for the kids to practice at home:

Blowing noses

Buttoning

Zippering

Putting on a coat

Putting on their shoes and tying them

Learning their phone number

Learning their address

Cutting...give them magazines, newspaper, note cards to practice their cutting skills. Most of these kids love to just sit and cut paper!


Have a great week!

Mrs. Wendy

Here a some pics from our very short week!









































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