December is here...

Post date: Dec 8, 2013 4:19:58 PM

Dear Parents,

I apologize for the lack of photos this week. I had a camera malfunction.

Excitement about the upcoming holidays is definitely in the air. We did lots of singing and dancing this week in an effort to get some of those excited wiggles out. We put the finishing touches on our show-stopping numbers for the holiday concert (please see details below!), and we began "scripting" plays based on the Little Red Hen story. I am hoping that we might be able to share these plays with you on Thursday, December 19th. Details for that will be forthcoming.

We continue to observe our baby salmon and decided that it's a really good thing we postponed their release. They are still somewhere between the Alevin and Fry stage. Their yolk sacks are getting much smaller but they are still visible. The kids have been doing some great scientific observations and are having fun "recording" their observations on posters. We are also doing a really fun salmon art project.

In Language Arts we reviews the letters and sounds that have been introduced this year and added the letter Z. We also did lots of "Heart Word" activities. Here is a complete list of the heart words we have learned so far so you can do a check-in with your kiddos to see where they are:

a

am

and

an

be

good

go

have

I

is

in

it

love

like

of

out

was

we

will

you

your

our

see

to

the

can

Here is the info for the Holiday Concert...

K-4 Holiday Concert

December 12^th at 7:00 p.m.

Riverdale Grade School Gym

Here are the specifics:

Parents/students may arrive starting at 6:30 p.m.

Gym and Commons doors open at 6:40 p.m.

Classroom teachers will be in the Commons at 6:45 p.m.

Classes start entering gym to places on mats at 6:50 p.m.

Concert starts at 7 p.m. – should last an hour or less

Concert attire – nice, dressy, comfortable holiday clothing appropriate for holiday performance – no sports clothes or casual school attire, t-shirts, shorts, etc.

If you would like to take your child as soon as we are finished with our numbers you are more than welcome. Please just make eye contact with me so I know you have taken them.

We are planning to walk down to the river to release our Salmon on Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed that the weather will warm up a bit. In any case, please be sure to send your child with their warmest clothing - hats, gloves, scarves. jackets, etc.

Stay warm this weekend!

Mrs. Wray