A Couple Reminders

Just a couple of reminders for our busy week ahead:

-Wednesday afternoon (December 20th) is our Christmas Party. Please be sure to send in your child's gift for the gift exchange by Tuesday and any food/supplies for our party on or before Wednesday. Students are encouraged to wear Christmas sweaters or festive clothes:)
-Thursday (December 21st) is Pajama Day!  We will have our annual sing-a-long at 9:00 in the auditorium, then return to our classroom for quiet activities and a movie. We will end the day with recess, so please be sure to send clothes for outside, and dismissal is at 11:35.

Last Recess/Garbage Bags

The students are doing an excellent job of getting dressed and undressed for recess and thank you for sending them prepared each day for recess!  After first and middle recess, we have plenty of time for our things to dry and I put their mittens on the heater to ensure that they are dry for the next recess. However, our afternoon recess creates a bit of a dilemma for drying things before going home. The students come in at 2:05 and get undressed and then have to pack and get ready to go home a short time later, which means they either have to wear wet snowpants and mittens home OR put these wet items in their backpacks.  Here's my best solution - I will be giving each student a garbage bag with their name on it to KEEP in their backpacks.  I will have them put wet items in that bag to bring home.  PLEASE CHECK their backpacks when they get home and take these items out to dry AND PLEASE KEEP the garbage bag in the bottom of their backpack during the winter months.  Hopefully, this will keep their papers dry and their mittens and snowpants from getting lost:)  Thanks for your help with this!