Apostles Lutheran School

J uni or Ki nde r ga r te n
October 24, 2011 e-mail: wcrofts@ApostlesSJ.org

Its a new quarter again in week number ten!

The

Mrs. Crofts Classroom Newsletter

Zoo-Phonics through activities News This week well gallop
Honey horse and the letter /h/. Hows your child doing with learning his left from right? Were practicing here at school but home reinforcement helps too! that focus on

1-3 kindergarten and junior kindergarten are the opening act! Your child does not need any special attire for this performance. Regular school clothes are fine, but they will be filmed . You will need to have your child in the kindergarten classroom by

Fall Musical performed by grades is Friday, October 28. The

Other Classroom News

6:45 PM.

You may then proceed into the church to find a seat. We will walk in together as a class. After we finish our performance we will go to the church entryway. Please meet us there to retrieve your child. You may then return to your seat to enjoy the 1st-3rd grade musical which will begin shortly thereafter. Order forms will be available that night if you would like to

This week we are ready for the Battle of Jericho in which God miraculously delivered a seemingly impenetrable city into the hands of the Israelites. Then we will we get to blow our horns again with Gideon. See if your child can tell you what two strange weapons Gideon and his men took into battle. The battle truly does belong to the Lord! In math we will work with sorting and patterning. On Friday we will start talking about our families. This is when it would be helpful to have a copy of a family picture. I will be keeping it at school but will return it to

order a video of the performances.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday,

October 28. Please keep the enclosed report, but sign and return the envelope so I know you had the opportunity to review it.

please send a family picture by Thursday.

you by the end of the school year. So

time for the Reformation Festival! On Sunday, October 30, we Its

hope you can stop by anytime between 3-6 PM. There will be German food for sale and many opportunities to learn what the Reformation was and why it is important. We hope to see everyone there!

I thought all the school pictures were adorable, but if you disagree you have the opportunity on Wednesday for picture re-takes. If you want to re-take your childs individual picture you will need to keep the class picture at home (since that will not be re-done), and return the rest of the picture packet by Wednesday along with the Make-up Day order form which was sent home today.

Upcoming Events
Oct. 26: Picture Re-take day

Next week there is no school or Homeroom

on Thursday or Friday (November 4-5) because the staff will be attending a teachers conference near Sacramento, California. Homeroom will be open as usual on Wednesday afternoon/evening. Are you receiving Principal Washburns e-news to keep informed of school-wide news? If not, you can easily sign up by following the link on our school website www.ApostlesSJ.org.

Oct. 28: 1st Qtr.Report Cards Distributed; Fall Musical Grades1-3Opening Act by Kindergarten Classes 7 PM Oct. 30:

Reformation Fest 3-6 PM

Nov. 3-4: No SchoolTeachers Conference Nov. 5: Sonshine Station 10 AM- noon Nov. 8-10: Parent-Teacher Consultations