Happy Holidays!

We had a wonderful day in kindergarten! Today we decorated Gingerbread Houses!  The houses ARE NOT EDIBLE.  They are put together with hot glue which is toxic.  The gingerbread houses are for decoration only.  The children worked hard on their houses.  It was a lot of fun!  

I hope  everyone enjoys a wonderful holiday with friends and family.  Happy New Year!  We will come back to school on Monday, January 4.  See you then!

Wintery Wednesday

It was nice to see everyone after a snowy day at home on Tuesday.  This morning, we worked at centers.  We are wrapping up our Gingerbread Man unit.  The children were able to go to the library to check out books, but I ran out of time to pass them out.  I will send the library books home on Friday.  The children did not go outside for recess today because it was so cold.  Hopefully we can go out on Friday.  Please remember to send appropriate warm coats, gloves/mittens, and a hat on these cold days.  If your child does not have an appropriate coat, please let me know.  We have resources available that can help.  

At the end of the day, our 4th Grade Buddies from Mrs. Melaney's class visited our classroom.  We decorated pine cones.  These can be beautiful pieces of art for a table top, or you can add a string and  make it an ornament.  Either way, they are exceptional pieces of art!  

Friday we will decorate gingerbread houses.  We could use additional containers of frosting and candies.  Parents are welcome to join us.  

Message from the PTO

Parents and students,

Due to the snow day, the Holiday Shop will only be open on Wednesday and Thursday this week.  The classes who were already assigned shop on Wednesday will still shop on Wednesday.  The Tuesday students will now Thursday.  Thursday will also be a make up day for anyone who does not get to shop on Wednesday for whatever reason.  Students will still shop at the same time following their lunch period.  

Since we are now reducing the days to two days, we need more volunteers.  If you are able to help us out, even for a hour we would really appreciate it.  You can sign up through volunteer spot on the PTO webpage.  http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/12265581240127?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green

Thanks for your support,

Legacy PTO

Friday frenzy

What a busy week!  We have been reading different versions of The Gingerbrad Man and discussing how they are similar and different.   

Report Cards-I apologize for not letting you know sooner.  Report cards are available for viewing on Infinite Campus (https://ic.svvsd.org/campus/portal/stvrain.jsp).  If you do not know your log in information, you can contact Lynette Frank in the office and she can help you.  

Gingerbread Houses-Next Friday we will be decorating our gingerbread houses.  I am looking for volunteers to come in Monday and Wednesday to glue the graham crackers together.  If you can help, please let me know.  We did not receive a lot of Halloween Candy, so we will need to supplement with other goodies.  We need a couple of bags of M&Ms, mini marshmallows, waffle pretzels, stick pretzels, gum drops, candy mints, and several containers of frosting in a variety of colors.  If you can help with any of these, it would be greatly appreciated.  

Assessment-This week we also started the winter literacy assessment.  We are assessing letter recognition, letter sounds, rhyming words, beginning sounds, and concept of word (we talked about this assessment at conferences).  In January we will also assess the level each child is reading at.  I know this is a busy time of year, but it is really important to read with and to your child.  Most children are bringing books home for the Take-Home Reading program.  MyOn is an online option for reading books. 

Wiggly Wednesday

It was a short day, but we made the most of it.  We read The Gingerbread Man by Jan Brett. We compared and contrasted the two versions of the story we have read so far.  

After a fun recess on a beautiful afternoon, we met with out 4th Grade Buddies from Mrs. Melaney's class.  They helped us write letters to Santa,  if the children were not comfortable writing to Santa, we encouraged them to write to their parents.  The letters are absolutely adorable!  I will send them home soon.  

Please remember to send your child to school with an appropriate jacket each day.  We do go out for recess every day.