Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Dietzel Diary - Christmas Break

Dietzel Diary
News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School
http://kindercubs-saintpaul.blogspot.com



A BIG thank you to all the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles that helped make our birthday party for Jesus a success.  Thank you also to everyone who attended our Christmas Program on Tuesday evening.  We had so much fun on Pajama Day watching the Polar Express and getting a reindeer bell from Santa!  We had a GREAT week!

NEXT YEAR REMINDERS….
v  It is very important that your child arrive at school on time.  Students should be dropped off between 7:30-7:45 AT THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL on Greenlawn.  If your child is not IN the classroom by 7:50, they will be tardy.  It is an important part of your child’s development to have an opportunity to freely visit with their friends before we start our academics.  When they arrive late, they miss talking with their friends, free play exploration, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
v  We will be attending Mass every other week.  You are always welcome to join us at 8:30 Mass on Friday mornings.
v  We will no longer be taking “quiet time” each day.  Therefore, there is no need to send towels in each week.  We will be using the time to explore books and enjoy silent reading time together (that includes me modeling that adults read for fun, too)!
v  Every child needs to bring a snack EVERY day.  We will continue to have snack in the mornings.
v  Please be sure to send appropriate outdoor attire for your children to wear during recess.  Even when it is cold outside we still enjoy the fresh air, but it is not fun if you are cold.
v  During the Christmas break please be sure to keep your child reading and practicing their math skills.  The websites for Raz-Kids, SuperKids, and MobyMax can be accessed quickly by going to our Kindercub website – http://kindercubs-saintpaul.blogspot.com .  If you are having difficulties logging in, please send me an e-mail at dietzelr@saintpaulakron.org

Have a wonderful Christmas season with your families and friends!


Return to school:  Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Dietzel Diary - Week of December 11, 2017

Dietzel Diary
News from Kindergarten ~ Saint Paul School
http://kindercubs-saintpaul.blogspot.com

Week of December 11, 2017

The snow day this week certainly messed up our plans for our Polar Express Day.  It has been rescheduled for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19th.  Your child should wear their pajamas to school.  Please keep in mind that they can wear tennis shoes or slippers, provided the slippers are slip resistant or have a hard sole.  Slippers should also have a back as we travel up and down stairs during the day.

Our Christmas program is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19th at 6:30 PM.  Your child needs to be in our classroom by 6:15.  After the program please pick your child up in the classroom AND take their gingerbread house home.

TEACHING OUR CHILDREN ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE…
Our Student Council is sponsoring a Giving Tree this year to benefit the children serviced by the Peter Maurin Center.  Please consider donating new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves.  We are collecting donations until Wednesday, December 20th.

Religion: This week we gained a better understanding of why we celebrate Christmas.  Our focus has been on Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem.
Language Arts:  This week we continued working with blending sounds to help us decode words.  We worked with comprehension strategies that focused on drawing conclusions from pictures, cause and effect, and recognizing important ideas while reading.
Math:  This week we continued on counting, comparing, and match sets containing 1-10 items.  We have been adding groups of numbers together and talked about key words in story problems that help you understand whether to add or subtract numbers.  Vocabulary words:  and, equals.  We worked with reading word problems and strategies on how to solve them.  We are counting by 5s, and counting backwards from 15.

COMING UP …
Tues, Dec. 19           POLAR EXPRESS DAY!
6:30 CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Weds, Dec. 20         Mass; Birthday Party for Jesus; Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Christmas Break – December 21, 2017 – January 2, 2018

                                    

Polar Express Day!



Santa came to visit!




















Making Gingerbread Houses

Our 4th grade friends helped us make gingerbread houses.