RODEY'S MONDAY MEMO - WEEK OF 11-30-09

DATES TO KNOW:

November 30th - Welcome back to school - 8:30a.m. - Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! Santa Shop Opens! It will last till December 4th. This is a great time to allow your child/children to get a special gift for that loved one in their life. So come on out and participate! All Classes will get to visit and preview the items and then they will let you know how much they will need to bring for their purchases. The hours are Monday - Thursday 8:30a.m. - 2p.m. and Friday 8:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. Come and enjoy!

December 1st - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year time starts!
BOOK FAIR - will be the 7th - 11th. This will be a great opportunity to buy a great book for your child/children to recieve at christmas as a gift from you. What a better gift to give then the gift of learning!
11th - POLAR EXPRESS DAY - Everyone is allowed to wear their favorite PJ's to school. YEAH! Also there will be Pictures will Santa...More info. to come look in child/childrens notebook/backpacks.
15th - ABC's of Christmas Around the World Performances - We will be having two showings...9a.m. at school for the school and 7p.m. for all parents and families. Please have your child dress in their favorite country outfit. Particularly not the USA
16th - School Wide Christmas Carol the Movie
17th - Gingerbread houses - 9a.m. and after that roughly around 12:30p.m. we will be having our book exchange and christmas party look in child/childrens notebook/folder for more information.
18th - Early Release Day! Students will be released at 10:45a.m.

*DECEMBER 21-JANUARY 5 - CHRISTMAS BREAK! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! *

DONATIONS NEEDED: We are in need of items to make our annual gingerbread houses. Check your child/children's notebook/folders for the list. Also there will be information coming on our class teacher gift. This is a hush, hush project so if you have questions or comments PLEASE call me at 1-904-406-4976. Mrs. Treece will have no knowledge of this activity so please do not contact her about it. Thanks! We are trying to make it all a surprise. We also are asking everyone to bring in a book that is $5.00 or less. It needs to be wrapped in christmas wrap and a gift tag on it. Doo not fill out the TO part just fill out the FROM part and put your childs name on it. If any parents are going to attend on that day of the party bring in an ornament $6.00 or less wrapped and put a gift tag on it. Do not fill out the TO part just fill out the FROM part with your name. We are going to do a game and exchange the books and ornaments with each other. More information to come!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST - KINDERGARTEN NEEDS ARTISTIC PARENTS!
We are in need of parents to help us create scenery for our "ABC's OF CHRISTMAS AROUND the WORLD" If you are willing to assist us either before/during/after school, PLEASE come to Mrs. Treece's room on Wednesday December 2, 2009 at 7:45a.m. or send a note to your child's teacher. The Scenery needs to be completed by Friday December 11th! Thanks!