Ms. Fiallo's Kindergarten Class
December 2015
Upcoming Events
There are so many important events coming up soon that I am posting just a list (and any sign up sheet currently available) here and adding more details in a separate article (below)! :) Please add these to your calendar and continue reading for more information. Also, you can sign up for text reminders by texting @mrsjday to 81010.
- Santa's Workshop - December 7th - 9th. Craft items needed. Please email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute. :)
- Snowflake Shop - December 7th - 11th. http://newtownhawkspta.com/volunteer/?sheet_id=13
- Community Service Project - Items due by December 11th.
- Gingerbread Day -December 17th. Items needed. Please email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute. :)
- WINTER PARTY (Please sign up to provide items needed for the party and send in a wrapped, used book that your child won't mind exchanging in class.) Friday, December 18th from 12:00 - 12:45. Sign Up List Will Be Sent Soon (if you don't receive the sign-up by Thursday 12/3, please email tweetty126@aol.com). :)
Craft Idea for Santa's Workshop IDEA #1: FRAMES
Materials to Send (Enough for 21 students):
- Popsicle Sticks
- Glue
- Items to Decorate Sticks (Stickers, Glitter Glue)
- Ribbon
Email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute these supplies. :)
Craft Idea for Santa's Workshop IDEA #2: PENGUINS
Materials to Send (Enough for 21 students):
- Clothes Pins
- Sparkly Wire
- Paint Pens or Sharpies
Email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute these supplies. :)
Craft Idea for Santa's Workshop IDEA #3: ANY CRAFT KIT
Materials to Send (Enough for 21 students):
- Kit from any store - Amazon, Target, Oriental Trading, Party City, etc.
- We already have a snowflake decorating kit donated but need 3 more crafts. :)
More Details About Upcoming Events
Community Service Project
Items in greatest need are: Cereal, Canned Fruit, Canned Vegetables, Canned Soup, Canned Beans, Canned Ravioli, Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti, Mac and Cheese, Canned Tuna, Rice, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pudding, Ramen Noodles, Granola Bars, Snacks, Crackers. We will be collecting food items from November 30-December 11. Bins for food drop off will be placed at the end of each hallway and at the school entrance.
Santa's Workshop
Students will create 4 different crafts that are "sold" to other kindergarten classes. Craft materials are needed! :) Please email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute. See the images above for some ideas. :)
Snowflake Shoppe
(Fundraiser for the school) Local vendors will have items for sale and students can purchase gifts. You can come and "shop" with your student and/or volunteer as a wrapper or an elf. The sign up link to volunteer is in the event list at the top of the newsletter.
Gingerbread Day
This is for student's only, but supplies are needed! The students will be building gingerbread boys and girls from graham crackers, frosting, and candies. Please email jeniwday@gmail.com if you can contribute any of these items. We need enough for 21 students. :)
Winter Party
Parents are welcome!! The time of the party is 12:00 - 12:45. The theme for our winter party is "No Two Alike". Students will be building a snack snowman (and then eating it!), listening to a reading of the book "No Two Alike", creating a birdseed "ornament" to hang outside and feed the birds, and exchanging a used book. A sign-up list for the needed items is being created and will be sent out soon! :)