NEWS from the S.S. Noah
Mrs. Johnson's Kindergarten Weekly News
WEEKLY THEME: The Sights, Smells and Sounds of Christmas
Christmas is rich in its appeal to the senses, so this week we will explore the five senses with books, poetry, songs, movement, and experiments along with other traditional Christmas activities. It will be a “Sense”sational week as we get ready for Christmas.
READING THING
Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!!! We will enjoy several versions of the Gingerbread Man and make story maps comparing the different versions. A class book will be produced where each child chooses a character and illustrates a part of the story. Additionally, we will make gingerbread cookies and write about that experience. We will review our letters with spelling dictation and letter activities.
My Five Senses
How do you learn what the world is like? Through your five senses! Each sound and taste, each smell, sight, and touch helps you to discover something new. So find out more about your senses-what they are and what you can learn through them about the exciting world. The world awaits!
The Sweet Smells Of Christmas
It's time to celebrate the sights and smells of Christmas in this classic scratch-and sniff book. Join Little Bear as he prepares for the holidays, all the while giving readers a chance to smell six wonderful scents including apple pie, Christmas tree, hot chocolate, and more! This delectable treat is a perfect way for families to spend the yuletide season.
The Baker's Dozen
One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals his identity and shares with her the legend of the candy cane, she discovers fulfillment of her wishes and the answer to her town's dreams. Now will she share what she has learned?
Smelling Things
Hearing Things
Tasting Things
The Baker's Dozen
Cookie Count
The Gingerbready Boy
After the Gingerbread Boy’s dramatic escape from the little old woman’s oven, he runs and runs, shouting “Catch me if you can!” to his various hungry pursuers, the last of whom is a smarty-pants fox,
NUMBER WORKS
We will be studying shapes, both 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional for the next two weeks. We will discover the attributes of shapes ...Do they roll, slide, stack? Do they have 3 or 4 sides? How are they the same or how are the different? On Friday, we will have a very special gingerbread math time.
Remember to tear a link daily from your Christmas Countdown Calendar!
Science
We will look at the five senses by exploring the sense of feel, hearing, and taste. We are working on a book about what our senses might have told us about the stable in Bethlehem such as the sound of a baby’s cry on a cold night, the smell of a lowly, animal-filled stable, the rough texture of a feeding trough filled with coarse straw, the brightness of a new star in the dark night sky, and the taste of the Bread of Life to feed the souls of us all.
BIBLE BASICS
The history of the birth of Jesus will be explored for the next two weeks as we learn about some of the ways God keeps his promises.
Beginning this week, we will “visit” the stable and hear the cow’s bell, taste a candy cane as a reminder of the shepherds, and feel real wool of a lamb.
December Memory Verse:
Today in the city of David, a savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11
REMINDERS AND HELP NEEDED:
Please remember that Wednesday, December 9th is our Christmas Around the World day. Children may dress in a costume from any country. Please send an old Christmas gift bag as a travel bag for your child (the used kind will do nicely.)
Needed for Christmas Around the World: a donation of left over, wrapped Halloween candy or a small bag of wrapped candy ( three of our other classes need wrapped candy for their country and a craft.)
Christmas Socks are due on the 9th,
Please email me your cookie recipe ASAP. Due by the 9th.
Cookies (1 dozen) and cookies boxes are due at school on the 14th.
Please send in your wrapped baby clothing gift by the 14th.
Mark Your Calendar
December 9th
Christmas Around the World Rotations
Christmas cookie recipes( to Mrs. J on line) and Christmas socks ( if they need to have puffy paint) are due at school.
December 14th
Cookies in their individual boxes and baby gifts are due at school.
December 15th
Happy Birthday, Jesus Celebration 1:15-2:45 @ EBL Cafeteria.
All family members are invited for cake, ice cream and punch. I have already sent information that explains the ministry that the children will be involved in during this party and details about a Cookie Walk in another communication. I do understand about an information overload! Sometimes it helps to emphasize information in a separate document. Please let me know if you have questions.
A NOTE FROM MRS. J
Dear Families,
I hope that you enjoyed the Christmas program Thursday evening. If you were not yet in the Christmas spirit, just looking at those beautiful, happy faces and hearing the joy in the songs sung should have sky-rocketed your Christmas joy well into the busy December days ahead. What a wonderful evening! Thank you for all you did to help that happen!
Blessings,
Kathie
Email: kathie.johnson@chca-oh.org
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