Week of December 5-9, 2016

Hello families!
I have loved meeting with all of you to talk about your child's kindergarten progress. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to meet with me this week.
The kids haven't missed a beat after the week off of school. They came back on Monday ready to work and learn, which is so amazing to see. We definintely are starting to feel the holiday excitement; it's a really fun time of year for these little people and those of us who get to spend our days with them!
Here is what we have coming up in Room 4 and at Phoebe Hearst:

Important Dates:
Monday, 12/5: We will be working on our PH Craft Fair projects at 8:15. We'd love to have 2 parents to help with this, so please let me know if you'd like to volunteer.

Wednesday, 12/14: PH Winter Craft Fair, 6-8 pm in the cafeteria.

Thursday, 12/22: Pajama spirit day. Kids are encouraged to come to school dressed in pajamas. Please note they should wear appropriate shoes for running around at recess.

Friday, 12/23: Free dress day; small classroom celebration during the last hour of class--11:45-12:40. I would love to have lots of parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.

Thursday, 1/12: Kindergarten field trip to see the Sacramento Theater Company production of Shrek. We will travel by bus. Because of space limitations at the theater, each classroom can take 5 parent chaperones. If you have been fingerprinted and would like to chaperone this field trip, please let me know I and will give you the information for ticket sales. Chaperone tickets are $17 each.

Book Orders
Book order forms went home on Thursday of this week. Please get your orders in as soon as possible.  I will submit the class order on Tuesday 12/6. Scholastic has guaranteed holiday delivery for orders placed before 12/12, so you should have your books before we go on break on the 23rd.

Language Arts
We have begun working very hard on attaching sounds to each letter. The kids are doing very well with blending letters and sounds to make words. Please encourage them to read at home every day!
We will be finishing our research projects this week and then they will be on display in the classroom. Come check them out at the end of the week!

Math
This week we begin chapter 7 on addition. The kids are very excited about this.

Thank you for reading! Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions or concerns.
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