Gingerbread House reminders and help!

Hello parents!

Please remember to send in the little goodies tomorrow (Wednesday), which your child was asked to bring in for the Gingerbread House! With many families that are new to the school, and possibly the area....if you aren't familiar with a Gingerbread House....here are some images I captured from the Internet. Gingerbread Houses are a fun way to let the imagination and creativity run wild...and the children will definitely create their own masterpieces with this activity! :)

A letter was sent home from the Kindergarten Team (all K teachers) with a list of items they would like for the children to be able to decorate their Gingerbread Houses. The item your child was asked to bring in was highlighted. If you can't remember what item you were asked to send in, please double-check with Mrs. Z in the morning, or choose an item from the list and send it to class tomorrow. The teachers would like to prep the activity so that they are ready for Thursday as it will be fun - but a lot of work with so many little ones and all the decorating they will be doing with icing and food galore!!

Candies ~ Food suggestions:

*peppermint candies

*gumdrops (multi-color or green)

*m&m's (holiday or regular colored)

*marshmallows

*pretzels

*red hots (little red dot spicy candy)

*small crackers or small cereal

*red licorice bites

*ANY other little candy or food item that is little, and could be used in decorating a Gingerbread House.

Also, we would appreciate and need parent volunteers to help with the Gingerbread House making on Thursday at 1pm (in the Kindergarten room). At this time we have 3 volunteers - but we'd like to have at least another 3, so there will be a parent for each table of children. If you could come in (it would be for about 30-45 minutes), please let Summer or Mrs. Z know.

Thank you so much! Your help is appreciated with fun events for the class, as well as the help given within the classroom. The students have enjoyed the parents that have already come in to share traditions, and look forward to the others that will be coming in.

If you haven't signed up to share your families special culture or tradition - there is still time! Be sure to talk with Mrs. Z to schedule a time and set something up soon!

THANK YOU for a Successful Raffle! {Donations and more}

Sharing a letter from Kristi T. that oversaw the Raffle for the PTA Fundraiser for the Music & Arts Program.

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Dear parents,

I wanted to personally thank all of you who participated in raising funds for the Music & Arts program at our holiday concert. Whether you donated an item for a raffle basket, money for an item, bought raffle tickets, sold raffle tickets or gave a donation at the door, all of these helped to make this fundraiser a success.

Thanks to all of your efforts we were able to raise $1,077 for the Music & Arts program at our school. We are so grateful for your generosity and dedication to the school!

Thank you again.

Kristi T.

1st Vice President, PTA

Sign-up to share your Holiday Tradition!

*a note from Mrs. Z regarding the Holiday Traditions sharing opportunity!

Dear K-001 Parents,

The holidays are here! If you would like to share your holiday traditions in class we’d love to have you join us! If your holiday has passed, you are still welcome to share.

As an example, you might read a short book, talk about how you celebrate at home and do a fun activity that is linked to your holiday. The group share part of your visit (talking, reading, singing) should be 5-15 minutes, and the activity should be about 15/20 minutes or less. The more visuals you use, the better (books, pictures, artifacts). The focus should be on celebrations and traditions (we also have to avoid any religious information).

Please let me know if you’d like to join us. There is a sign-up sheet outside the door, or just let me know in person and we can talk about what you’d like to do and make a time for it. It should be fun for everyone!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Z

CLASS NEWS

Tradition Sharing

Mrs. Z would like to invite us as the parents to come into the classroom this month to present on the theme of 'TRADITIONS'. Please think about something that you and your family do together that you could share with the class in a small presentation, hands-on activity or other type of learning event. It could be something that you do at a holiday, each week or month, or something that you have learned from ancestors that you have carried down through the years. It can be a game, a book, something you make - to eat, art, or even a song! We'd like to see what you do in your families! {the only thing we aren't allowed to share is anything religious in nature}. You could also consider having another relative come in (Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt or Uncle, etc.) if you are unavailable.

Please contact Mrs. Z either at drop-off or pick-up to arrange a time to come in. It doesn't need to be a long activity - with the children's attention span a 15-20 minute activity would be perfect!

Field Trip

This Friday, December 10th, the children will be seeing the performance of 'The Nutcracker'! Please remind your child to gather up all their belongings after the performance....there will be so many children, coats, hats, gloves and such - it would be helpful to have you help remind them to be responsible for their personal items! It will be a fun performance for them to attend!

Gingerbread House Decorating

The children will be decorating Gingerbread Houses in class this month! The tentative date is Dec. 17th (Tues.), please look for further notes about the date and anything that may be needed from the children to bring for this fun activity!

SCHOOL NEWS

Winter Concert ~ Wednesday, December 9th!

Kindergarten children need to be there at 5pm to line up! They perform first from 5:30-5:45pm, and then following will be performances from other music classes at school. Please stay as long as you'd like to hear many wonderful numbers from the children in all grades at the school!

Admission is free - although, there is a suggested donation of $5 at the door. All donations and money raised at this event goes directly into the Music Program. This is an amazing program here at the school, the students love and enjoy participating in this, and we are grateful that the PTA is able to help fund this for the students and school!

Gift Baskets and Raffle

Don't forget to purchase Raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the these great baskets!:

A) Toys, Arts & Crafts Basket

B) Baking Basket

C) Family Game/Move Night Basket

D) Gourmet Food Basket

E) Home Spa Basket

Raffle Tickets can be purchased after school in the foyer or that evening of the concert outside of the auditorium.

** Raffle Tickets are $2/ticket or 6 for $10. **

The raffle will take place at the end of the concert, you don't need to be present to win. If you need to leave before the concert is over and win - someone will contact you!

'UP' and up....it was a success!

Thank you to all the families that came out to support the PTA Movie Night with the showing of 'UP'! The children seemed to have a great time as they munched on popcorn, and saw their friends from class and school while watching the fun movie!

Your support for the school and PTA is appreciated!

Welcome KOO1!

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Thanks!

Summer

Class Parent K001