Ms. Mikki’s Classroom News

December 2, 2016

This week:  This week we started learning about the 5 senses.  We read The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Cowboy, and 10 Gingerbread Men.   This week we focused on 2 senses: seeing and hearing.  We used magazine cutouts to identify things we see and hear and posted them on our gingerbread man.  We listened to an “Outside Sounds” CD and had fun guessing what each sound was.  Although most of the sounds they were familiar with, but they also heard some new ones such as wind chimes, and city bus.  

Circle time:  We continue to develop our social emotional skills during group time.  Some skills that we continue to work on are respecting our friend’s personal space, keeping our hands to ourselves, raising our hand when we would like a turn to talk, and listening to our friends and teacher when it’s their turn to talk.  

Comprehension Skills:  Our attention spans are growing!  During our story times we are working on recalling events in the story, using pictures in our story to make predictions about what the story is telling on that page, and increasing our vocabulary.  

Next week:  We will continue to learn about the other 3 senses:  Touching, tasting and smelling.  

November’s Goal:  We have several who have mastered putting on their own coats!  Way to go!!  

Reminders:  

Extra clothing:  Please make sure your child has an extra set of winter clothing in their backpacks in the event of an accident, spill, or messy water play.  

Recess:  We will make an effort to play outside on a daily basis.  Please make sure you send a coat, hat and mittens to school each day.  

Christmas Giving: During the month of December, our students will be collecting donations for our Care To Learn program.  The following list by grade level is what we are asked to bring to donate:

PK-Cereal bars

K-Meal Cans/Box Items (individual mac/cheese cups, ravioli, etc)

1st grade-Pop-tarts

2nd grade-Pudding/Jello/Fruit cups

3rd grade-Cereal

4th grade- Cheese and Peanut Butter Crackers

Thank you in advance for your generous donation to our school's Care To Learn program!

Book Orders:  Book orders are due on Thursday, December 8th.  Please send a check with the order form made payable to Scholastic Book Clubs or order online with our class code.

Tuition:  Tuition will be due for the weeks of December 5th and 12th.  You will not be responsible for tuition during Christmas Break.  

Group Meeting requirement:  I am sending home a list of the PAT/PK group connections that we will have for the rest of the year.  All of the items on the calendar will count towards your 4 required  (2 per semester) group connections that you agreed to attend when you signed up for preschool.  If you have only attended 1 this semester,  you will need to plan to attend 3 next semester.  

Preschool Applications 2016-2017-  Preschool applications for next school year will be available at Santa Bash. Please make sure to pick one up and fill it out for next year.    

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, Dec. 8th - Santa Bash from 5-7 p.m. in the EleMiddle Cafeteria - There will be a photo op with Santa the night of Santa Bash!  You can use your own camera, phone or we can help you out!

Monday, Dec. 19th-  Christmas Party-  9:30-10:15

Tuesday, Dec. 20th - Christmas Party-  9:30-10:15

Wednesday, Dec. 21-Jan. 3rd - Christmas Break

Wednesday, Jan. 4th - Classes resume