Kindergarten News 11/26/07

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Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Thank You
Thank you to the families who helped with our Pilgrim and Indian “Feast”. We enjoyed our time together.

Homework Calendar
Please turn in the November homework calendar on Monday, December 3rd. The December homework calendar will go home this week.

Feed the Hungry
The Advent season begins Sunday, December 2nd. My class will focus on community service projects. We will provide extra lunches for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The students are asked to bring an extra sack lunch each Friday for the next three weeks: (Nov. 30, Dec. 7th, and Dec. 14th). I will send reminders in future newsletters.

This Week
This week we will :
• read with our 6th grade buddies
• work with the letter Kk
• work with the words on and no.

Please Pray for peace!

The Good Shepherd!
On December 12th both kindergarten classes will share a meditation on shepherds during morning prayer. I ask that all the kindergartners dress as shepherds as they will represent Jesus under the title of The Good Shepherd. A plain robe or a man’s T-shirt is a good start for a simple costume. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Next Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent. This marks the beginning of a new liturgical year.

God bless you and have a great week.

Kindergarten News 11/13/07

Welcome back! I hope you had an enjoyable three-day weekend.

Conferences
Thank you! to all the kindergarten parents. I was happy to talk with all of you. Your love and dedication to your children is inspirational!


Themes/Topics
The letter of the week is Cc /k/ as in cat.
The sight word is said.
This week we will read about the first Thanksgiving and make a book about it.

Reminders
The prayer of the month is the Act of Contrition. A copy of the prayer went home in the family envelope.
Review sight words regularly.
Practice writing the school way every day on lined paper.
Please check the school handbook regarding details such as uniforms and students’ dress code.

Important Dates in November
11/14: Thanksgiving program at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall.
11/15: Principal Appreciation Day
11/15: Indian/Pilgrim Thanksgiving snack.
11/16: Thanksgiving prayer service at 8:15 am in the auditorium.
11/19 – 11/23: Thanksgiving Vacation. Class resumes Monday, 11/26.
11/30 Kindergartners bring lunches for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Sight Words
This is a list of sight words that we will learn this year. We usually focus on one word a week.
For some learning fun you can make your own flash cards using 3x5 index cards (colored or white).

Word List 1
and, the, like, a, I, see, can, you, be, we

Word List 2
did, go, on, no, yes, me, said, in, do, up

Word List 3
where, who, is, it, am, not, my, what, your, to

Word List 4
here, was, she, this, come, look, at, for, of, he

God bless you!

Thank You!
The Mass in honor of All Saints Day went very well. Thank you to Mrs. Abbate who sat with the kindergartners during Mass.

Conferences
Conferences start today and run through Friday. I look forward to meeting with you and I appreciate your promptness as I have only 15 minutes to meet with each of you.
Dismissal this week is at 12:30pm for those in the enrichment program. This allows the teachers time to prepare for the conferences.

Scholastic Book Fair
Please check out the “Book Fair Blizzard” in OLM School’s library this week. It runs through Friday, November 9th from 8:00am until 4:00pm (3:00pm on Friday).

Themes & Topics
The letter of the week is Ww.
The sight word is did.
We will read stories and do some projects related to scarecrows.

Friends Book
The students will take turns with our Friends Book, a scrapbook with pictures of each child and of our many activities. The children will have opportunities to bring the book home, share it with the family, and return it the following school day. It is important that the children return the book to school promptly as I update it periodically and all the kindergartners really look forward to their turns to take home this book.

Important Dates in
November
11/05 “Dressed” Turkey Family Project is due.
11/05 – 11/09 Conferences/Book Fair
11/09 Veterans’ Day program at 8:15am in OLM School’s auditorium.
11/12 Veterans’ Day – No School
11/14 Fall Program/Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall.
11/16 Mrs. Poole’s class (Native Americans) and Mrs. Mill’s class (Pilgrims) share a Thanksgiving snack.
11/16 Thanksgiving Prayer Service at 8:15 am in OLM School’s auditorium.
11/19 – 11/23 Thanksgiving Vacation

Advent
Advent, a time of joyful and prayerful anticipation for the coming of Jesus, begins Sunday, December 2nd. Kindergartners will put their faith into action this Advent by bringing in extra lunches for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

God bless you & have a great week!