February 2011

Reminders

·         Conferences will be held Feb 14^th to Feb 24^th.  Please use the Google link to sign-up for conferences; this is a live document that can be updated by any of you. Just remember to save and close when you are done signing up. 

Please email me with any questions or concerns that you would like me to address at the conference.

A Peek at our Month

·Groundhogs Day

· A study of Reptiles

· Asia

·Tea Pouring

· President’s day

Upcoming Events

• Valentine’s Day is coming up.  Please do not buy any Valentines or candy to pass out at school.  Each student will make one card at school, and then randomly draw them from a basket.  
• The Chinese New Year Parade will be on Fri, Feb 4^th, 2011 at 11:15 am, please join us and see our parade.

January 2011

Happy New Year!!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. A big thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the lovely gifts we received.

As we all know children enjoy a regular routine. We appreciate January because it’s typically a quiet month as students readjust getting back into a school routine.

In January we’ll learn about:

·         Asia

·         Landforms

·         Hibernating Animals

·         Amphibians

Winter Outer Wear

Winter weather is here.   We do go out everyday unless the weather is too wet or too cold. By too cold we mean when the temperature, including the chill factor, goes below 20 degrees. Therefore, children need to be dressed appropriately. Remember that handling hats, gloves, mittens, boots, coats, and scarves is part of your child’s Practical Life training at the Primary level. We will help your child learn to handle the extra clothing. If the weather is wet or there is snow on the ground, all children need to wear boots to school. It is not good for children’s feet to wear boots all day and our classroom floors don’t need the mess, so all children need a pair of shoes or slippers to wear in the classroom.  (Kindergarten and Full Day Fours need a pair of athletic shoes for P.E.  Slippers are too slippery on the gym floor.)   You may choose to have your child keep their shoes or slippers in their cubby at school or they can carry them back and forth in their bag

Dates to Remember:

Fri, Jan 14^th- No School

Mon, Jan 17^th- MLK day- No school

Out of the Mouths….

New Year Resolutions

Or

“What would you like to do in the New Year?”

Elena- Be nice to my brother

Linus-Care for my brother

Gabriella- Work hard

Jhaycob- Be nice to everybody

Scarlet-Work hard

Allison- Share with my friends

Campbell-Be nice to my sister

Grady- Do the laundry every ten days all by myself

Kiran-Help my mom and dad

Drew- Never lie

George- Be good to my parents

Max- Get math and language done everyday

Nicholas-Listen to my parents

Noah-Don’t eat too much candy

Sam-Eat whatever my family eats

Sachin-Eat more vegetables

Isabella-Eat more carrots

Wyatt-Don’t eat lots of sugar