V is for Veteran

November 10-13

Sound of the Week – V

Book of the Week – All Those Secrets of the World

Habit of the Month – Courtesy

Mom of the Month – Aubrie Crais

This week we ate beans and rice – with our fingers – like the children eat at school in Tanzania.  Thank you Aubrie Crais for our taste of Africa!

Thank you Jennifer Stephens for leading us in “mini boot camp” during our rainy day recess on Thursday!

This is a wonderful week in Kindergarten as we study what it means to be a United States Veteran.  We will study the different branches of the military and talk about the commitment and sacrifice in serving our country this way. 

Our book of the week, All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen, is a beautiful story of a little girl whose father goes off to serve in the military.  Everyone learns important life lessons while he’s gone…the little girl calls them “secrets of the world.”  This is a beautiful, tender, meaningful, age appropriate way to introduce what can be a sensitive and difficult topic. 

Please join us on Tuesday at 9:45 for our PCS  Veteran’s Day Celebration.  Every year, this day is one of the most memorable of the school year.  On Tuesday morning, the auditorium will be filled with our students, parents, teachers, administrators and hundreds of Veterans!  Please attend if you possibly can. 

We look forward to having Ben’s great-grandfather who is a WWII veteran, and Lauren’s grandfather who is a veteran, come visit us on Tuesday morning.  If you are bringing a veteran as a guest we would love to have you bring them to the classroom to meet the class before the program.  Please let me know if you would like to bring a guest. 

Veteran’s Day is CHAPEL (DRESSY ENRICHMENT DAY) DRESS! 

Please be sure to return the form sent home on Wednesday and let me know if your child will be sitting with you during the program.