Thursday, November 27, 2008

December Book Club Ordering

I want to make sure that we have time for Scholastic book ordering in December, because there are a lot of great holiday books available!  In order to get the books here in time, we will only do online ordering this time, and all orders will need to be submitted by Friday, December 5th.

You can go to www.scholastic.com/parentordering to view this month's flyers.  Or class user name is Krank, and the password is books.  On the site, there are the two regular order forms, as well as a special Holiday Gift Book flyer that includes books for children of all ages.

If you place an order and would like the books to be kept "secret," please let me know, and we can arrange that! 

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Giving Center

Beginning next week, we will have a “Giving Center” in our classroom. At this time of year, children are often focused on what they want; my hope with this new center is to teach children how good it feels to give to others. While at the Giving Center, children can make cards or wrap small presents for classmates or family members.

In order to get this center up and running, please consider donating any of the following items:
  • Wrapping Paper Scraps or Leftovers (any style, wrinkled paper is fine)
  • Old Bows or Ribbon (smushed bows are ok)
  • Blank Gift Tags
  • Small Gift Boxes (jewelry size)
  • Used Greeting Cards (any style, just the front picture is needed)
Please don’t buy new items; just look through your gift wrapping supplies for things that you won’t use any more. You can begin sending in items on Monday.  Thank you so much!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008