Week of December 10th - December 14th, 2012

This week we are going to start working with the letter Nn. We will continue to work with addition and very soon we will be starting to work with subtraction. We will be introducing number lines to work with different math problems. 

We are now sending homework on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The children are all excited about taking homework on these days. Please encourage them to read the words and assemble the sentence for their writing homework and to read the book as many times they want for their reading homework. They are all eager to know that they are starting to read and write on their own.

It has been a tradition at Discovery School for students to come together and contribute in assembling baskets of goods for our support personnel.  Kindergarten students have been asked to bring a 5-lb bag of rice. Please feel free to send any additional goodies that you want to share with our devoted staff, such as canned goods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration. Please send these items no later than Friday, December 14th. Your participation will be deeply appreciated.

Song Fest is around the corner. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 18th. The presentation will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. so please plan accordingly for traffic! Delicious food will be sold at school for an early dinner!

Our Kindergarten students will be singing “Somewhere Out There” from “Fievel,” an American Tale. Students need to wear mouse ears, a tail and come dressed with pijamas. They also need to bring a small pillow for the show. The dresses for the Song Fest need to be ready for Thursday, December 13th for the General Dress Rehearsal! 

One of our moms have some  extra mouse ears for the girls and is willing to donate them to you if you still do not have them for the costumes. If you are interested, just let me know and I will let her know how many mouse ears are required.

A big THANK YOU goes to our Christmas Committee Mrs. Wendy Willemsen and Mrs. Barbara Reyes for coming in last Friday to decorate a Christmas Tree with the students. Each one of them got to do their own ornament to put up in the tree. They all had a blast and our Christmas Tree looks divine. You are more than welcome to stop by the classroom and see it for yourself.

The child in charge for Kinder Kafe this week is Raymond Sheenan.

"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect."  Oren Arnold