Apostles Lutheran School

Junior Kindergarten December 3, 2012

E-mail: streder@ApostlesSJ.org

Mrs. Treders Classroom Newsletter

Week 16
There will be a Christmas service

Zoo Phonics News practice

on

Satur-

day, December 8 from 9-10:30 AM.

This allows the

We are finishing with Kayo and then leaping into a lovely week with Lizzy lizard. What a lot there is to listen and learn about in our language! If you normally discard your Christmas cards after the season is over, would you consider giving the covers of them to me? I re-use them for projects like the lift-the-flap book that we will be working on soon. Thanks!

Sunday school children to practice with the elementary school children. Its also a great opportunity for you to get away and do a little Christmas shopping without the kids! The childrens

Christmas Service

is Saturday, Decem-

ber 15. The Jr. Kindergarten will only participate in the 4:00 PM
service that afternoon. Please provide a written excuse if your child will be unable to attend.

Other Classroom News

We are starting the New Testament lessons this week with the Birth of John andThe First Christmas. In math we will continue to work with shapes, numbers, patterns and the upcoming season of winter.

Live Nativity from 6-8 PM December 8-10. This week you may notice
Our church is performing a many changes as we transform our campus into the little town of Bethlehem. We hope you will be able to stop by one of those evenings to see the Christmas story reenacted. December marks the Christmas season and all the busyness it enfor an

Progress reports will be sent home Friday, December 7.

Please sign and return the envelope

tails. Why not take a break each Thursday evening at 7:15 PM,

this week so we can reuse them next quarter. If you have any questions or thoughts you would like to discuss, just let me know when you are available and Id be happy to meet with you.

Advent Devotion

here at church? Advent is a Latin

word that means to come. This is the season of the church year where we focus on Jesus first coming to take away our sins, as well as looking forward to His second coming some day to take us home to heaven.
Our

Upcoming Events
Dec. 6, 13, 20: Advent Evening Devotions 7:15 PM Dec. 7: Field Trip Forms Due Progress Reports Distributed Teacher Collaboration No Hot Lunch Available Dec. 8: Saturday Practice for the Christmas Service 910:30 AM Dec. 8-10: Live Nativity 6-8 PM Dec. 15: Childrens Christmas Service 4PM & 5:30 PM (Jr. K will only participate in the 4 PM service.) Dec. 20 Class Christmas Party 10:30-11:45 Dec. 21-Jan. 6: Christmas Vacation Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Services 3, 5, 7, 9, & 11 PM Dec. 25: Christmas Day Worship Service 9 AM

class Christmas party

will be held Thursday,

De-

cember 20

from approximately 10:30 11:45 AM. I will need

parents to assist and all parents are welcome to attend.

Gift Exchange: Each student that wants to participate in

the gift exchange should bring in a gift. Please note who the gift is from. On the day of the party each child that brought a gift will choose a gift that someone else brought. Boys will select a gift from a boy and girls will select a gift from a girl. Please do not exceed $10 per gift. Gifts may be brought in the anytime the week of the Christmas party. (Since we have Sunday school in here each week Id prefer they are not sent in before Monday, December 17.)

Food:

Please see the sign up sheet on the classroom

door to indicate if you are willing to provide food for the party.