December 2020

I trust everyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving holiday.  It is nice to be back in school again, and hear the different activities that your children enjoyed during the school break.  Thank you for taking the time to come out for conferences.  I very much enjoyed having the opportunity to speak with each of you.

Please continue to listen to your child read aloud at home each week.  We are making great progress in our readers, and the at-home practice makes such a difference.  It is very important that the children are reading aloud to an adult; this helps catch inaccuracy in the reading.

During the month of December, we will be discussing the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Our memory verse for this month will be John 3:16-17.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

This memory work will be sent home on Tuesday, December 1, and tested on Friday, December 18.

We have earned a class treat for filling up our class sticker chart! The students voted on having a Sock Day! I would like to have Sock Day on Friday, December 4. Students are encouraged to participate by wearing some crazy/fun socks. I do recommend a warm/thick pair because our floor can be chilly! We will still need our sneakers to wear outside for recess on Friday.

We will have our Christmas party on Wednesday, December 23.  We will be having a book exchange in the morning.  Each child is asked to bring one book, costing no more than $5.  All students should bring a book that could be enjoyed by both boys and girls, if possible.  Each book should be wrapped and labeled as follows: 
                                                            To:  A Friend
                                                            From:  Your Child’s Name

Please send the book to school by December 21; we will have our book exchange early in the day.  The party will be after recess, beginning around 10:30.  Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we cannot allow parents to attend our party this year. Please be looking for a Sign-Up Genius if you would like to provide a snack for our party.
                                               
There will be no school from December 24-January 6.  Classes will resume on Thursday, January 7, 2021.

Extra clothes:
Please have your child keep a complete extra change of clothes in his/her backpack. We are going outside for recess on cold days, and sometimes the playground and field are muddy. If we fall in the mud, it is nice to have a change of clothes available. The office is not keeping extra clothing available this year. 

If you have any questions regarding any of our classroom information, please contact me at your convenience.  I pray that you have a beautiful Christmas season!

In Him,
Jackie McClure