HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Show and Tell will be tomorrow.  This will give the children the opportunity to tell the class what they got for Christmas.

The Penguins Are Coming!

We will be studying about the Arctic and Antarctic circle during the month of January.  Part of our unit will focus on the animals and their habitats, penguins and polar bears. A penguin rookery is a place where penguins hatch their eggs and rear their young.   Please help your child construct a rookery to bring into class. To build a rookery, just fill a shoebox or basket with shreds of fabric, Kleenex, buttons, rocks, etc. The penguin eggs are fairly large.  Please have your child bring his or her rookery to class by next Monday, Jan. 13th., so their penguin eggs will stay warm.

Student's Behavior

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and we are so excited about starting a new year with the children. We are blessed with a great group of students in kindergarten. However, as we approach the second half of the year we have raised our expectations of behavior in preparation for first grade. The first part of the year was filled with reminders of how to make good choices, and now we expect the children to demonstrate how to make good choices independently.  This is the time of year in which we truly strive for great behavior. Please do not be surprised if you notice a note in your child’s folder, and do not hesitate to call me with any questions. We are also going to be on the look--out for students making good choices too.  We hope to have Lisa Mart next week, so the students can reap the benefit of making super choices during class. If you did any cleaning out of toys during the holidays and would like to make a donation to Lisa Mart; we would appreciate your donation. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to a fabulous 2014.

Special points of interest:

Tues., Dec. 17th-Home Depot Field Trip

Thurs., Dec.19th -Pajama Party and Lessons and Carols– The children may come to school dressed in his or her fuzzy  pajamas (no nightgowns). We have several things planned for a very fun day. Please have your child wear athletic shoes with their pajamas so they may have some time to run around and play outside.  I told them they may bring slippers in their book bag to wear in the classroom.  Also, we will have our   TOYS FOR TOTS drive during morning Chapel.  Please feel free to bring in an unwrapped toy for donation. Lessons and Carols begins at 7:00 (3rd-8th grade perform)  It’s a wonderful evening of Christmas music!

Fri., Dec.20th-Christmas Pageant –during morning Chapel (Pre-K through 2nd grade perform) and Christmas party following play-11:30 dismissal (no after school) Parents, don’t forget to have your child bring a wrapped book to the children’s Christmas party for their book swap.

Home Depot Field Trip

    We are going to try and conclude our tree and wood unit next week with a field trip to Home Depot.  The children will be able to attend a children’s workshop and tour the facility.  The field trip will take place next Tuesday, December 17^th.  We will leave school at 12:40 and return by 2:45.   I am so sorry for the last minute notice.  I have been trying contact the person in charge at Home Depot since the beginning of November.  They had a change over which caused the delay.  We are going to need drivers.  If we are unable to secure enough drivers, we will have to cancel.  So if you can find time to attend, that would be wonderful.  It is a fun field trip for the children, and there is no cost.  We use the items the children make as part of their Christmas gifts for their parents.  We call it our elf workshop field trip.

 Thank you for the consideration, Ms. Joan

Scholastic Order

 I  enclosed a Scholastic order form in your child’s folder.  I will need the orders back to tomorrow. In order to have them back before Christmas. 

Fri., Dec. 13th Show and Tell

Tues., Dec 17th-Home Depot Field Trip

Thurs., Dec. 19th Pajama Party

Fri., Dec. 20th-Christmas Pageant and Party 

Jack Frost

 Our field trip to the Legacy Theatre is this Friday. Students need to wear their dress uniform and bring a large snack for the morning. We will leave school at 9:15 and return to school for a late lunch around 1:00.

Turning the Tide Mission Project

We are in the final few weeks of our “Turning the Tide” mission project. Thank you for the contributions to our class project.  If you would like to donate a bag of candy or cookies, they have been selling quickly during lunch for a quarter. Thanks for all your support. The children are going to count all the quarters the week before Christmas break.

Christmas Cards

Please check your child's folder for Christmas Card orders.

Kindergarten News-11-18-13

SGES Thanksgiving Feast

Our Thanksgiving Feast is this Wednesday. We have made Indian garb in class, and the children will be dressing as Indians for our feast. The students need to wear their “House” t-shirt and they may wear jeans to school. If you don’t want your child to wear face paint,  please let us know.  

 Field Trip Reminder

 Please do not forget to go on line and fill out your child’s permission sheet  for Jack Frost on Dec. 6th.  All permission slips need to be completed by tomorrow.         

We are going to have a wonderful time!

Show and Tell is this Friday!

KINDERGARTEN NEWS - 11/11/13

Field Trip to Legacy Theatre

The Early Childhood Classes are off to the Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, Georgia to see the new production of  Jack Frost  on  Friday, Dec. 6th.   We will leave around 9:15 and return around 1:00.  The Form-stack  permission slip is on-line.  We will be taking a school bus to the play.  Parents are more than welcomed to attend, and we will try to accommodate all parents. However, tickets are limited, so please make your reservation by this Friday, November 15th.

Leaf Collection and Scholatic Orders Due Tomorrow

Community Feast Donation

The SGES Beta Club is collecting cans of jellied cranberry sauce for the Community Thanksgiving Meal sponsored by the St. John’s  Lutheran Church in Griffin. Donations will be collected until Tuesday, November 19th.

LISA MART IS ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS!

Special points of interest:

· Tues. Nov. 12th- Leaf Collection and Scholastic Orders are due

· Fri. Nov. 15th-Field trip permission slips due.

· Wed. Nov.20th-Thanksgiving Feast/House Competition. Students need to wear their “House” t-shirts, and they may wear jeans.

· Nov. 25th-29th-Thanksgiving Holidays

· Fri. Dec. 6th-field trip-Legacy Theatre

Kindergarten News- Week 12

Dauset Trails Field Trip

This Friday is our field trip to Dauset Trails. The students may wear their everyday uniform shirt with blue jeans or their uniform pants.  Please be sure to check the weather before leaving home and dress accordingly. Don’t forget to  pack your child a sack lunch, and chaperones please do not forget to pack yourselves a lunch too.  We will leave school around 9:00 and should be back no later than 1:30.

Please send in a  plain white t-shirt (adult size small ) by Thursday. We are making Indian costumes for our Thanksgiving Feast.

 The Early Childhood Classes are off to the Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, Georgia to see the new production of  Jack Frost  on  Friday, Dec. 6th.   We will leave around 9:15 and return around 1:00.  The Form-stack  permission slip will be on-line this week. I will send out an email when the form is posted.   We will be taking a school bus to the play.  Parents are more than welcomed to attend, and we will try to accommodate all parents. However, tickets are limited, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. This should be a wonderful holiday field trip.

The SGES Beta Club is collecting cans of jellied cranberry sauce for the Community Thanksgiving Meal sponsored by the St. John’s  Lutheran Church in Griffin. Donations will be collected until Tuesday, November 19th.

Scholastic Orders are due next Tuesday!

Homework:  Please do not forget that Mr. Turkey is due tomorrow.  Also, I mistyped the math pages on the homework sheet. Please just complete the math pages enclosed in your packet. Each student was also given a large baggie to collect leaves in to bring to school by next Tuesday.

Special points of interest:

Tues. Nov. 5th-Mr. Turkey due

Thurs., Nov. 7th -T-shirts are due.

Fri. Nov. 8th-Field trip to Dausett Trails

Tues. Nov. 12th-Scholastic orders and leaf collection due

Wed. Nov. 20th Thanksgiving Feast/House Competition. Students need to wear their “House” t-shirts, and they may wear jeans.

 Nov. 25th-29th-Thanksgiving Holidays

 Fri. Dec. 6th-Field trip-Legacy Theatre