Madrone Trail Public Charter School

Kindergarten News – December 10^th

Spiral of Lights – December 11^th at 9am in the kindergarten room.  Please RSVP by Thursday December 10^th if your child will be attending.  Please arrive at 8:45am and wait outside the kindergarten classroom.  We will begin promptly 9am and due to the quiet nature of the ceremony, we are to allow anyone to enter after we begin.  All children must wear pants, NO dresses or skirts please (there will be candles burning and we don’t want any accidents).

Kindergarten Holiday Party – December 17^th at 11am.  Families are invited to join the kindergarten for a holiday party with cookies, a special performance by the children and a story.  I hope everyone can come.  We will be baking cookies in class on Wednesday for the party and I need volunteers to help.  The time is 8:50-9:50.  Please sign-up on the volunteer sheet on the bulletin board.

All School Holiday Potluck – Friday December 18^th 6-8pm at McLaughlin Middle School.  Please note, the location of the potluck has changed.  Please see the bulletin board for the potluck sign-up sheet.  Please bring plates, utensils, napkins, etc. for your family.  I hope to see you there.

School Survey – Please fill out and return the feedback survey which was handed out at parent-teacher conferences.  If you need a new copy, please pick one up in the office.  Your feedback is very important to the school.  Thank you!

Canned Food Drive – Please bring nonperishable food items to donate to our school’s canned food drive.  There is a box located outside the classroom for your donations.  Thank you!

Kindergarten News – December 2, 2009

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!  This Thursday’s parent evening has been rescheduled for January 14^th 6-7:30pm – mark your calendars.  There will be no meeting this Thursday.

Holiday Parade in Jacksonville – Madrone Trail will be walking in the parade in Jacksonville this Friday evening (December 4).  All families are invited to join in this fun outreach event.  We will meet at 5:30 and the parade starts at 6:00.  Madome Brion will email the details of where to meet as soon as she finds out.  I hope to see you there and don’t forget to dress warm!

Spiral of Lights - Friday December 11^th at 9:00am.  Please arrive at 8:45 and meet outside the kindergarten classroom.  As the children enter the room they will find it transformed into a beautiful evergreen spiral pathway with a single candle burning in the center, lighting up the dark room.  Each child will have an opportunity to walk the spiral and light their own candle in the middle and then place it along the spiral pathway as they make their way out again.  After all of the children have walked the spiral, the room will shine brightly.  This festival is a reverent and amazing experience for the children.  I hope that all children will be able to experience the spiral journey.  Please RSVP if your child will be attending by Thursday December 10^th. 

Communications – I am making a list of families who prefer to receive communications via email.  Please let me know if you would like to be added to this list.

We have recently learned some new circle songs; here are a couple of favorites.

The Mitten Song

Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together,

That’s what we say in mitten weather.

Hats upon our heads and scarves around our necks,

Warm boot, warm boots, so we won’t get wet.

Little Jackie Frost

Little Jackie Frost nipped my nose.

Little Jackie Frost pinched my toes.

So I ran into the house and I shut the door.

Little Jackie Frost couldn’t find me anymore.

Blessings,

Miss Amy