Hello PreKPals Families!
This has been the hardest week ever. Thank you so much for all of your care and concern in the untimely, sudden passing of our PreKPals#3 teacher, Mrs. Weldon Wyant. Although this was her first year in RQES PreK, she and I taught first grade together years ago and she’s been a good friend for over 10 years. Please keep her family and especially her baby boy, Wyn, in your thoughts and prayers. It is going to be a tough holiday season for them for sure.
This week we are learning about Gingerbread! We have gingerbread playdoh and lots of learning activities that center around gingerbread. We are going to learn lots about family traditions in the next two weeks. We’d love to learn about your special traditions or holidays. If you’d like to share anything special that your family celebrates, we’d love to learn more about it. In the past, we have learned about Hanukkah, Kwanza, Diwali, Eid and even the Christmas pickle! Let me know if you’d like to share your favorite holiday or tradition with us!
Our holiday party and school wide sing a long will be on December 20. I will send more information later this week, but a room mom will be contacting you soon for so holiday help. The children are loving seeing their stockings fill with goodies and they are practicing patience by trying very hard to not look in the stockings! We will open them on our party day! So fun!
Reminder: Dollywood is also giving PreKPals a free season pass for 2020! You have to register by January 5, 2020. Click on this link for the article and directions to register. https://www.wbir.com/article/life/people/dolly-parton/dollywood-giving-free-season-passes-to-kids-in-pre-k/51-4b98ecb1-7c5c-4060-80ae-afebcc368757?fbclid=IwAR0_MX5Uy3JeA0nEkEdCqZJ1tTxS5FD-s2QJ0eIrP_O_64ND_mzT-07WTmA
So fun!
Dates to remember-
December
5-17 “Santa For a Day” (See the list in the Bear Binder)
20: School Wide Sing Along and Class Party day
Learning to be independent-
In PreK, we use the jacket flip. Practice this at home and your child will be an expert in no time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wRKDeKbAcI
Want to get a jump on shoe tying? This is the easiest way to do it and I have been teaching kiddos to tie their shoes for 26 years! Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJVR8hHBQyM
Get your 4 snacks packed in a big ziplock bag (Please do NOT pack snacks inside the lunchbox). Find your water bottle (with a valve) and fill it up MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT LEAK.
Ms. Hoffman and I cannot wait to see you bright and early in the morning!
Have an amazing week! Alicia