Cardinal Community Academy

*Wow--four school days until Christmas break!  But, there’s a lot happening in those four days…

*Please help your child practice reading aloud, “If I saw Santa, I would…”  Your child will be reading this aloud at the Christmas Program on December 19th.  Thank you for your help!  

*Don’t forget--gift exchange gifts are due Wednesday!  The price limit is $15.  Girls will bring a wrapped gift for a girl; boys will bring a wrapped gift for a boy.  If this is a hardship for your family, please just let me know.  

*Parents, please join us for our Kindergarten Christmas Party at 1:30 on Friday, December 19th (in our classroom).  The schedule for that special afternoon is as follows:

1:30-2:20 Christmas Party in the Kindergarten Room (we’ll have our gift exchange, the kids will have gifts to give to you, and the kids will eat)

2:20-2:40 Recess

2:45 Primary (K, 1 & 2) Christmas Program in the Gym

Due to space limitations in our classroom, I’d encourage other family members, such as grandparents, to attend only the Christmas Program in the gym, rather than the party in our room.  🙂  Younger siblings may attend the party in the classroom, if needed.  

 

 Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, December 16th:	*Show & Tell:   Meddie & Memphis *Sight Word Quiz *Library  *Santa Day (dress like the jolly old elf!) *Hot Cocoa Bar sponsored by NJHS (money due the 12th)
Wednesday, December 17th:	*Show & Tell:  Olivia & Quinn *Ugly Sweater Day *Send your child’s wrapped gift exchange present *Goodies due for the Christmas goody bags
Thursday, December 18th:	*Show & Tell:  Roslyn & Rylie *Polar Express Pajama Day:  kids can wear PJs all day.  I’m bringing hot cocoa and cookies and we’ll watch the movie! *No afternoon snack needed today.
Friday, December 19th:	*No Show & Tell *Riggs Phonogram Quiz *Festive Christmas Day (dress-up/festive for our party/program!) *Christmas Party & Music Program The fun starts @ 1:30.     *No afternoon snack needed today. *Last day of 1st Semester
Monday, December 22nd:	*Happy Birthday, Roslyn!
December 23rd-January 2nd:	*Christmas Break
Tuesday, January 6th:	*First day of 2nd Semester *Kindergarten report cards will come home this week
Friday, February 13th:	*Grandparent’s Day/Valentine’s Day Celebration @ 7:30 a.m.
Friday, April 10th:	*Dad’s Day @ 2:45

 

CKLA Knowledge Strand:  Next week we will continue the 6th domain, titled “Native Americans” and…

*hear a story about a young Lakota Sioux boy who goes on his first buffalo hunt

*identify the types of food eaten by the Wampanoag, who lived on the east coast

 

Sight Words: Next week we will…

*take a quiz on Tuesday

*review Sight Words #1-#20

 

Riggs:  Next week we will…

*review phonograms #1-#26

 

Math:  Next week we will…

*take the Chapter 6 test

We won’t begin Chapter 7 until after break. 

 

Other:  Next week we will…

*complete a variety of fun math, writing & art activities related to the book “The Gingerbread Man” 

*read the book The Polar Express and watch the movie

 

CKLA Skills Strand:  Next week we will…

*demonstrate knowledge of letter-sound correspondences and orally blend sounds to form single-syllable words

 

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the information in this week’s newsletter.  I’m available through Parent Square or you can email me at stacydiller@re3j.com. 

 

Warmly, 

Mrs. Stacy Diller