Thank you to our wonderful families for the thoughtful gifts this holiday season. Muchas Gracias! Your kindness is out of this world! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from P1!!

Dearest P1 Families,

It was lovely spending time with everyone yesterday morning, singing, laughing and enjoying a treat! The children had a great time! We are counting down the days to have some time off and spend time with our families. Please remember P1 will have 1/2 day this Friday, December 20th. Class will be released at 11:15am. We wish everyone the merriest time with their loved ones, see you in the new year! 🙂 See you January 7th!

WOW! What an AMAZING outcome! Our adopted Salvation Army family will have a very Merry Christmas this year! We were able to give them EVERYTHING on the list they asked for plus a $225.00 gift card to Wal-Mart for more necessary items and groceries. Thank you so very much, your kindness is most appreciated!

This week we finished talking about Europe and different ways people around the world celebrate the holidays. We discussed hibernation and where specific animals go for the winter. Next month we will touch on the climate, people, and animals of Antarctica. We will also go in depth with the Solar System and Constellations.

We will be looking for a volunteer for our January cooking project. Please let us know if you would be interested. We would appreciate the project be related to the Solar System.

Please switch out the bag of extra clothes in your child’s cubby for weather appropriate attire and don’t forget to label coats/jackets. Thank you!

The students of E6 came to visit our class today, read us Christmas stories and shared trail mix! 🙂

Have a restful, cheerful, holiday break. See everyone back at school Tuesday, January 7th! There is NO SCHOOL Monday, January 6th due to Teacher In-Service.

Feliz Navidad,

Ms. Jessie, Ms. Brianna, Ms. Julie

So many, merry activities heading our way! 🙂 We would like to give a big thank you to all of our parent volunteers who have helped with the gardening and apple pie baking, the kids really enjoyed those hands on activities. We would like to have a cooking project once a month, reflecting the curriculum or theme. If you would like to assist with this and have any ideas we would love to hear them! Thank you to Brittany Feiwell for coming in and sharing the history of Hanukkah with our friends. Every child received a dreidel and instructions to play at home with their family. We welcome any other guest speakers who would like to come in and share about a holiday you and your family may celebrate at this time of year.

As some of you have seen, our baked goods table has been quite a hit. Everyone is enjoying the sweet treats we have to offer. Thank you so much for your donations. We look forward to shopping for our adopted family. If you would like to donate a needed item from our family’s wish list you may do so, all items must be brand new, store bought. We appreciate your donations but gently used items are not accepted through this Salvation Army event. This exciting project will continue through next week. The last day to make a donation will be Friday, December 13th. If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to send Ms. Brianna or Ms. Jessie an email. Thank You.

P1’s Holiday Sing-a-long will be Tuesday, December 17th from 10:15-11:00. All are welcome to attend. After singing songs we will have a snack and beverage to enjoy together. We would like 6 parent volunteers to make some homemade treats for this day. There will be a sign-up sheet the week before the event.

Friday, December 20th, P1 will be dismissed at 11:15 am to begin the holiday break. FMS will be closed until January 3rd. School will resume Monday, January 7th. We wish you all the merriest holiday season, stay warm! 🙂

We have been discussing the various holidays celebrated at this time of year. We began talking about famous European landmarks, the people and culture of different European countries. Ms. Jessie shared about her special time living in Italy. We have an exciting work about constructing a small version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. P1 will continue discussing Europe until the end of the year, we would love to hear stories or share souvenirs that anybody has to bring in. 🙂

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Jessie, Ms. Brianna, Ms. Julie