La Noche: La Margarita Fundraiser 02/27/2010

Here are the ceramic wind chimes that the kids made for the live auction at La Noches' La Margarita Fundraiser this Saturday the 27th!  If you are not able to attend, you can still have a chance to win one of these wind chimes by giving Debbie (in the office) your bid. Traditionally, bids start at $100.00.  The top 3 bidders will get to take home one of these original, kid created & very personalized wind chimes!

Red Day Information & Class Roster

This Friday, the 12th is our Red Day Class Party!  Here are a few reminders regarding our Valentine's Celebration:

• Please bring an empty tissue box so your child can decorate it & use it as a "mail box" for his/her Valentine cards.  Bring this box on Monday or Wednesday so there is time to decorate it in class.
• Please do not attach candy to the any cards.
• Please have your child wear a red shirt on Friday and you may want to pack a red snack - just for fun :)

Here is an updated class roster:

Recap and Upcoming Events

January has flown by quickly!  We have had a great month back at school discussing the properties of winter, nursery rhymes and fairy tales.  Our class helped with a Chapel Story.  Donuts for Dads(& VIPs) was so much fun!  The kids were so proud of their guest and enjoyed spending that special time together:) A special thanks to Grant & his dad for bringing the donuts and to Fletcher & his dad for bring the juice & paper products!  During this past month, we(with the help of Henry's mom, Lauren and Addie's mom, Jessica) have been working very hard on creating our class projects (handmade ceramic wind chimes) that will be auctioned off at the school fundraiser, La Margarita (La Noche).  La Margarita (La Noche) will be on February 27th - please be sure to get your tickets soon for this wonderful event!

Speaking of events in February... The calendar is posted on the blog and one will be sent home on Monday.
* There is a Parent Council meeting on the 11th. 
* Red Day (our Valentine's Day celebration) is on Friday the 12th.  
       ->Each child will need an empty tissue box that they will decorate for their Valentine Cards. 
      -> Please bring the box by Monday the 8th.
      -> Please have your child wear a RED shirt
      -> Your child is welcomed to bring cards for his/her friends.  Just make sure there are enough for everyone in the class (we have 13 students).  I would suggest you do not put names on the cards to make distributing them easier for us :) 
      -> If you want to attach something to the cards, please do not attach candy.  Please do not feel obligated to attached anything ;) Most of the fun is in passing out the cards to friends!
* No School on Monday the 15th.
* Parent Conferences Friday the 19th
      -> No School because of Parent/Teacher conferences
      -> Sign up sheet for time slots will be posted by the sign in sheets.
* La Margarita (La Noche) - Saturday the 27th

We will continue studying Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes this next week.  Then we have units about Love, Occupations and Community Helpers to wrap up the rest of the month.

Chapel Helpers on Wednesday!

No School on Monday, January 18th.

Mark your calendars for this Wednesday, January 20th.  On this day, our class will be Chapel helpers.  Either Mrs. Dugat or Mrs. Thurman will guide us as we tell the story of Jesus and his helpers.  We will be meeting over at the Chapel beginning at 8:55 that morning (please hang bags and lunch boxes on hooks by the classroom first).  We will put costumes on the children as they arrive.  If your child does not want to wear a costume, it is not a problem!  I expect about half of the class will want to dress up :)  As always, you are invited to join us for Chapel! 

Scholastic Book Orders

Don't forget you can order books online and pay with a credit card at http://pcool.scholastic.com/parentordering/login.jsp  or you can fill out the order forms and pay with a check - whichever is more convenient!

If you have not set up your account to order online, please review this post: http://mrsbonura.blogspot.com/2009/08/scholastic-book-orders-now-available.html

Let me know if you have any questions :)

Welcome Back!!!

It's great to be back in the classroom!  Everyone was so excited to see each other again - no one missed a beat! 
January will be a busy month for us:

• Wednesday, the 13th, we will start working on the class project for LaNoche (special thanks goes out to Lauren Ward & Jessica Knight for leading it!)
• Monday, the 18th,  NO SCHOOL!
  
• Wednesday, the 20th, our class will be helping tell the Chapel story!  Be sure to and attend this event & bring your cameras :)  Students will need to arrive a little early on this day to get their costumes on...
• Wednesday, the 27th @ 8:45,  Donuts For Dad (Moms are welcome too!)  Dad's are invited to have coffee and donuts with their kids in the classroom before we go to Chapel.  Everyone is invited to attend the Chapel service as well but it is optional (we understand that you may need to get to the work).
  

 The online calendar has been updated.  Please let me know if you have any questions :)

It's Christmas Time At St. Matthew's!

The MWF 3's (our class and Mrs. Carothers class)  Pageant is on Wednesday, December 16th at 9:30am. We will be getting the kids dressed at 9:00am in our classroom. Please stay to help dress your child and then head to the Sanctuary before the class does so you can find a good seat:)  The children will be dressed as the different characters in the nativity. There will be several Mary's, several Joseph's and so on.  Everyone is invited to the Pageant. After the Pageant our Christmas party will begin in the classroom. We are planning to start the Christmas party around 10:00am. A snack will be served to all the children provided by the moms who are organizing the party.  We are going to try and go outside around 10:30am for some outdoor play. Finally, at 11:00 we are all going to watch the Big Pageant in the Sanctuary or head to Henry's for lunch. If you have any questions regarding our very busy day, please email me or just ask at the door.

Just a reminder that on Monday, December 14th, noon dismissal and Wednesday, December 16, Noon dismissal (or earlier). For those parents who feel going to the 11:00 Christmas Pageant is too much may leave after our Christmas party.