The Kindergarten Times

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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him
endured the cross, scorning its
shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2
January 2015
Dear Parents,
Happy New Year!! I am very
thankful for the blessings God has
granted me. I am blessed with a
wonderful class, team of teachers and
parents. My faith is continually
growing by watching Gods little
children develop and change each day.

What we did
December was an incredibly
busy month. After learning the song
We Three Kings many question arose
about where the kings were going. We
then read many books and were
learning about baby Jesus and how
and when he was born. The
kindergarten students created a book
called, I would give baby Jesus and
each child made their own page
describing what they would give baby
Jesus, a sword and a crown were
among many of the ideas. We have

been working hard learning our parts

for the Christmas concert. The
kindergarten class have been learning
all about Hawaii, ask your child, How
many islands does Hawaii have? For
Decembers kinder cooking activity,
the children made beautiful manger
scene or gingerbread houses. Our
Polar Express Christmas Party was a
big success. We enjoyed crafts,
games, stories and centers and a
feast of good food. Thank you to
everyone for bring in a special snack.
What January Brings
Gods Winter Wonderland:
Winter and the changes it
brings
Snow and snowflakes
Numbers and Shapes
Cont. letters and sounds
Memory Work
Learning to recognize all
letters of the alphabet and
printing our first names using a
capital for first letter and all
other lowercase letters.
Home Reading
Please continue reading every
night with your child. You can point
out certain letters and practice the
sounds of the letters. Thank you for
all your hard work and support!

Mystery Bag

This is a great way to practice our

letters and the sounds they make.
The children are so engaged at this
time and they are really starting to
pick up on the sounds the letters
make.
Reminders
Winter Clothing - Please have
ski pants, hat, mitts and
winter boots packed with your
child daily.
Friday is Library Day- Please
return library books to the
classroom first thing Friday
morning.
Parent Volunteer are always
welcome to come in on their
special day or any other day.
If you cant make it on your
childs special day, please send
a family member.
Thank you
Thank you to our teaching team
for all your hard work and
dedication. It is a blessing
working with you!
A sad goodbye to Nikki Darr.
Thank you for everything. Come
Visit in the New Year!
Thank you to all the parents for
your contributions and help with
our Christmas Party.
Important Dates:
January 5th First day back to
school
January 12th Scholastic Book
Orders due
January 23rd Kinder-cooking
(pita snowflakes)

January 28th Early dismissal

2:20
January 30th No school, PD
day

Blessings,
Janna MacLean

A Teachers Prayer
Each time, before I face my
class,
I hesitate a while,
and ask the Father, Help
me , Lord,
to understand each child.
Help me to see in every
one a precious soul,
most dear:
and may I lead that child
through paths of wonder not fear.
Dear Father, as they look
to me
for Christian guidance true,
I look to Thee and humbly
ask that
Thou wilt teach me, too.
Amen
by Nellie Peace Gorbett