PreK Press
December 2015
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING - BRIDGES The PreKers are very excited about their upcoming celebration of our study of bridges. We hope you will all be able to attend next Monday, December 14th from 8:00 - 8:30 in the Clark House. The children have been working hard over these last several weeks and are excited to share all of their knowledge, work, and creativity! Plan on arriving as close to 8:00 AM as possible to take full advantage of everything there is to see.
BLUE & GOLD TEAM COLORS: All TCS students are assigned to be either on the blue team or the gold team when they enter The Country School. Though in PreK we do not focus on the competition aspect of teams, we do try to have each child feel connected in some small way to their team. This Thursday, December 10th, there will be a special all school photo taken to help celebrate the school’s 60th. We are requesting that all students dress in their team color to help out the photo taking process. Below is the list for this class:
BLUE TEAM : Cayden, Josie, Laila, Lucy
GOLD TEAM: Georgia, Jacob, Katie, Levi, Luci, Maribel, Mia, Nathaniel, Piper, Talia, Tillie
If your child doesn’t have any team color clothing, then white shirts would be fine. Thank You!
60th DAY OF SCHOOL CELEBRATION: Amidst all the business of bridges and the upcoming holidays, we have also spent some time in class talking about the 60th day of school. Officially it is this Wednesday, December 9th and we will be reviewing some of the pages we have made for our “What Does 60 Look Like?” book. If your child comes home talking about the number 60, you will know why. We are also planning a special snack that should have a little something for everyone in the class.
READING BUDDY GIFTS: The PreKers and 4th graders will be sharing some special time together before the holidays. While we realize that there are some strong friendships between buddies, we ask that you please do not bring any gifts to school for Reading Buddies. The PreKers are making cards for them as a way to extend their greetings, and we feel that is enough. We also do not want any hurt feelings that come about as a result of some children receiving gifts and others not receiving any. Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM: Please be sure to read the attached page that contains important information about the upcoming December 18th Holiday Program. We hope to see you there!
LORD & LADY OF LEVITY PROCLAMATION: Another TCS tradition is the Lord and Lady of Levity Proclamation. At the end of this week (Friday, Dec. 11th), you will receive an email from TCS (please be sure to check your email) with this proclamation. It will inform you of the special dress days for the last week of school in December. Due to our Celebration of Learning, we will NOT be participating in Monday’s dress down option. While we don’t yet know what these days ahead may be, please know that this is not mandatory and your child is free to dress up or not as he/she sees fit. If there are any changes, we will let you know.
TCS HAT, MITTEN & SOCK DRIVE: From now until the end of next week TCS is holding a drive to collect hats, mittens, and warm socks for children who are less fortunate that we are. Please consider contributing to this important effort. All contributions can be attached to the tree just inside the door of the Clark House, or the trees that are just inside the entrance to the gym. Thank you for your help!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER: As the weather changes and we move into 2016, please be sure to send your child in with a LABELED coat, hat, and mittens. (Gloves are okay as long as your child can put them on independently.) We will also need snow pants and boots whenever there is snow on the ground.
This will be our last newsletter before the holiday break. Thank you for all your support, help, and participation so far this year. It is very much appreciated. We wish you all a wonderful, relaxing, and healthy holiday season.
See you 2016!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
*HOLIDAY PROGRAM INFORMATION*
Here is some important information concerning the Holiday Program. Please speak to us if you have any questions.
- The program begins at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, December 18th, but children should arrive in class at the regular time.
- The children walk to the program with their class.
- The children sit with their class during the entire program.
- The PreKers will be escorted back to class by their Reading Buddies at the end of the program.
- Dismissal for the day (and for vacation) is from the classroom IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the Holiday Program.
- The general rule is to dress UP, not DOWN! Holiday attire and festive clothing help make the program even more special.
- Children will NOT NEED SNACK OR LUNCH!
- There is no Owl’s Nest care available.
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