Calendar:
December 18th – Christmas Party – 10:00 a.m. – noon
December 19th – Student Holiday – No classes
December 22nd – January 5th – Winter Break – School closed for students
January 5th — Parent / Teacher Conferences
January 6th – Classes Resume
A NOTE FROM MS. NANCY/MS. DEBBIE
November was an exciting month for the children as they learned about the Pilgrims and the Indians. They worked hard to earn their feathers and especially enjoyed being called their Indian name. Thank you for all of the delicious food brought to our Thanksgiving feast. We had a great turn-out and enjoyed seeing you. We hope you enjoyed it and thank you for your support.
FUND RAISER
We would like to thank you for all of your support on our Fund Raiser. The top winners for the Primary Classes were February Pulley and Caleb Ellison. Congratulations. The Primary classes earned $963.00! This will help buy one new piece of playground equipment. We will try and get it ordered during our break and hope to have it in place upon our return or shortly thereafter. Thank you again for the great effort from students and parents.
CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES/PARTY
We will be having our Christmas Party this year at the school due to the earlier than normal release for our Christmas break. All parents and siblings are invited. We will be having a light snack and drinks for everybody, a small mini-performance for each classroom, and a surprise visit from Santa and the opening of presents.
We will be drawing names on December 8th for our gift exchange at our December 18th party. If you do not want your child to participate in this, please let us know by Monday morning, December 8th. The gift should be $15.00, wrapped and brought in by December 15th . It should have the recipient’s name and the child’s name that is giving it. If you have a sibling that you want to participate in Santa giving him/her a present, please send that present in also by the15th labeled with the child’s name and from Santa.
BIRTHDAYS
Justin Douglas – 12/01 Samin Sayani – 12/21
Keerat Rahman – 12/02 Isabella Adcock – 12/26
Andrew Williams – 12/06 Arrington Goss – 12/17
Ms. Shenaaz – 12/20 Kamilah Kinch – 12/26
CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on January 5th, teacher work day. A sign- up sheet will be available at the sign-in table on December 5th. We have allotted times and to stay on schedule, please have any questions or concerns ready to discuss.
PRIMARY CLASSES
We will be discussing Christmas Traditions around the World including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico and the United States. We will also discuss Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. If you have anything of interest to share, please let us know.
Each child is to bring in a ½ pint container (example: whipping cream) for a gingerbread house craft by December 12th.
SOUND OF THE WEEK:
Both classes
December 01 – 05 – “Rr”
December 08 – 19 – “Jj”
ELEMENTARY CLASSES
The Elementary Classes will be discussing Christmas Traditions around the World including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico, United States, Bethlehem and other exciting places. We will also discuss Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
We will be discussing symbols of Christmas.
We will be discussing the true meaning of Christmas.
We will be making crafts for topics discussed.
IN CLOSING
At this special time of the year with all of the hustle and bustle of the season, we hope you take the time to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas, our Savior’s birth. May you have a safe, happy, and blessed holiday.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Rising Star Staff
