December

In the month of December we will learn the letters M, N, and O.  We will be traveling by train (the Polar Express) to different countries and learning how they celebrate Christmas.  We also have a special visitor in our classroom.  His name is Buddy and he is one of Santa's elves.  He likes to hide and watch the children at preschool.  He then returns to the North Pole and tells Santa how they are behaving in class.  We've seen buddy sitting on our flag pole and sitting above the window on the curtain rod.  We never know where he will be hiding, but we love finding him each day!

In math the children will be learning to count by 10’s.  We've been working on patterns and simple addition.

In science we will be talking about snowflakes and how they are made and what they look like magnified.  We will learn the water cycle.

In reading we will continue to talk about sequencing, conflict, and conflict resolution (the problem and how it is solved).  A great at home activity would be to ask your child (after you’ve read a book together) to tell you what happened in the beginning of the book, what happened in the middle, and at the end.

On Monday, Dec. 10, and Tuesday, Dec. 11 we will have a Polar Express Christmas party.  At the party we will have a gift exchange.  Please bring a $5 gift for a boy or a girl (if you have a boy bring a boy gift, if you have a girl bring a girl gift).  We will also be decorating cookies, reading some Christmas stories and drinking hot chocolate.

Now is a great time to start saving rectangular boxes (kleenex boxes, or shoe boxes) for Valentine Card Boxes that we will make in February.

Thank you for all you do!!

Ms. Rachel

P.S. School will start back on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013.