HOOT#15

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year in kinder!

Also, please say "hi" to Miguel, our new student, and Laurie, our third assistant in class. We are a great bunch!

HOMEWORK:

SING EVERY DAY!

Have fun singing Christmas songs with friends and family!

Do on Monday (due on Tuesday): 

Bring in an item for the Christmas table. This week we are honoring plants, so you could bring in anything that comes from a plant.

Do on Tuesday (due on Wednesday):
Draw an illustration of one of your favorite Christmas carols. Can you add words to your picture? If there are any R words, please make them feel special by drawing a Christmas ornament around them.

Do on Wednesday (due on Thursday):
Can you create a gift coupon for someone in your family? (It could say or picture something that you could do for that person. 
E.g. serve them cookies and milk in bed, take them for a walk, find their mittens, tell them a bedtime story, let them listen to their favorite music, bubble bath, etc.)

Also, you are welcome to pick up your December letter recognition sheet in class. Practice away!

LETTER OF THE WEEK: Rr

writing how-to:
R: slide down -- frog jump up -- swing to the middle -- kick (diagonal) -- bump (stop when "kick" line hits bottom line)

r: (tunnel letter): slide, climb, little curve

UPCOMING EVENTS:
TISA FEEDS TAOS -- ending THURSDAY: LET'S SHOW OUR COMMUNITY HOW MUCH TISA CARES!
Our annual canned food drive is on!  Please drop off non-perishables in your classroom TFT (Taos Feeds Taos) box.  The class that gathers the most donations will win an ice cream - movie party, courtesy of TISA PTA!  Drive ends this Thursday.

PIZZA DAY - next week:
Our December pizza day will be on Thursday, December 17th which is our last day of school before winter break. Orders and money will need to be turned in to your teacher by Tuesday, December 15th.  

Next Thursday (Dec 17), 1-4pm: Christmas Festivities
Prepare for a fun holiday kick-off from 1-4 on the Salazar Campus. Families are welcome to attend. There will be caroling, ornament making, tin can retablos, candle decorating, a spa treat to make, and a visit from Santa himself. At 4 pm as a grand finale, you are invited to walk the Solstice Spiral and light your candle in the center as we approach this contemplative time of the year.

Santa will have his golden book with a personal message for each child. If you are interested in learning more about that, please ask me.

Requests for this merry week:
Your child's towel for rest time, if it went home before Thanksgiving.
placemat for meal times
clear glass jars with labels on or off (to be used at the Solstice Spiral)
poinsettia (I'd like to borrow one this week : )
pinecones