Elf on the Shelf

Dear Mom and Dad:

Kindergarten were asked to pick up a special package from the office today! We each had a chance to hold it and wonder what it was. I wrote in my writing journals today. I used the sentence started “ I wonder…” Ask me to tell you what I thought it was.

We then opened it as a class. Ask me to tell you what it was!

It was our very own “elf on the shelf”. Some of us might have an elf on the shelf at home but now we have one in kindergarten. It came with a book and it had a lot of information about why the elf is there.

We also needed to name the elf. The AM named her “Sparkle” and the PM named our elf “Leesha”.

Question of the day: Where do you think we will find our elf tomorrow in the classroom?

Love,

Kindergarten

Housekeeping:

Gingerbread Decorating

Over the next couple week until Winter Break we will be reading variations of the Gingerbread Man story.  On Dec. 18 we will be having pajama day and working on using what we know about combinations of 5 and decorating gingerbread people.  We would appreciate one parent volunteer from each class to assist with our decorating.  Please e-mail Sarah, our room volunteer (sarahaxt46@gmail.com) if you are able to help out!

We will also need donations for the following items for EACH AM and PM team:

•   22 gingerbread people for AM and 20 gingerbread people for PM

•   1 large bag of peanut-free Smarties or M&Ms

•   1 large bag of chocolate chips

•   1 large bag of mini jujubes

•   3 containers of white icing

•   1 box of assorted food coloring (that will be enough for the entire triad AM and PM)

Bulk barn is a great place to get these materials!

There is no expectation whatsoever for gingerbread and icing to be homemade - we welcome whatever you are able to send.  Please contact sarahaxt46@gmail.com if you are able to donate.  Thank you!

Library books are due every Monday. Your child will bring a new book home every week on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.  Please return them on Monday.

As I begin to wear my snow pants, gloves toques, scarves etc. please help me be independent by letting me put on all these things by myself. Thank you for your support.

Parents please make sure all of your child’s belongings are LABELED. There are many items that are duplicates in our classroom and it is very helpful when things are labeled so that they can be returned to the rightful owner. Thank you for your help with this.

Please look to the left column of this blog page to see our blog archive. Click on NOVEMBER 10 to access your child's "families helping families" blog. Your child brought home a letter about FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES. This is a special school project that we have done each year. Please find your child’s teacher’s BLOG POST and you can comment on what you will be able to bring. This will allow other parents to see what is still needed. Thank you so much for your support. Please note (Mrs Ly’s AM and PM class are supporting ONE big family so there is only one blog post for both AM and PM classes.