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2008 has begun and we are off and running in the new year! Yesterday a real live author came to visit us to talk about how he learned to write and draw and how he got his books published. Tomorrow we will be starting a Social Studies project on Community Helpers with our 5C buddys. Be sure to ask what community helper your child is studying with his/her buddy(s). Friday the school store will be open. There is a $4 limit on spending. Friday will also be an unofficial Patriots spirit day in KM. Wear your red, white, and blue as a show of support as the home team competes in the AFC championship. Next Wednesday (which is an early release day) will be a school wide Tie spirit day. Borrow a tie from your dad (or brother, or grandfather, etc.) and wear it to school. Remember, there is no school on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reports cards will be mailed home of Friday, January 25. With all these exciting activities going on, it’s no wonder I have not gotten this month’s newsletter out!

Also, please remember to send snow boots and snow pants to school whenever there is snow on the ground. There is a Sheehan School rule that says, “No boots, no snow” and in Kindergarten we add “no snow pants, no snow” as Kindergarten kids tend to want to sit and slide in the snow, not just walk in it! If your child does not have snow pants/boots, they will have to stay on the plowed blacktop during recess.

Tomorrow is Look-Alike Day at the Sheehan School. KM has decided to include everyone in our class by all dressing alike tomorrow rather than each person trying to find a partner. We decided that most people probably have blue jeans and some sort of red top that they could wear (or borrow) so that is what we will wear to school tomorrow. Remember, tomorrow is also an Early Release Day!

With the cold weather and the snow here to stay, the Kindergarten teachers want to remind families to please be sure cold weather gear comes to school every day! Warm coats, hats, gloves or mittens, snow pants, and snow boots should come to school every day or your child may not be allowed outside for recess for safety reasons! Please be sure the clothes you send are easy for your child to put on and take of by him/herself as the teachers do not have time to zip every coat and tie every boot on the way out to recess or out to the busses. Also, hats and gloves and mittens are easily lost. Please be sure everything is labeled so that when (notice I didn’t say IF!) things are left behind, we can be sure they get back to the right person. Today for example, the blacktop was so icy and wet that only those kids with snow boots were allowed outside. Please be sure your child also has comfortable, easy to put on shoes, to wear in the building when their snow boots are off. Thank you so much for your help!

Just a reminder that everyone is invited to the Thanksgiving Feast the Kindergarten children will be enjoying tomorrow at 10:30. If you take your child home with you following the feast please remember to SIGN OUT on the classroom clipboard in the cafeteria. Just ask a staff member and we will show you where they are.

Also, Lavender’s Orders are still in the hallway by the gym for 4 of our children. Please make it a point to come pick those up as soon as possible.

Thank you to those families that donated a book from the  to our classroom. The book fair was a big success and we appreciate the new books for our classroom library.

The children were visited by many flying creatures today. Ask them what they saw and what they learned about our flying neighbors.

November Service Project: Turkeys-4-America

We will have a collection box in our classroom for children to bring in spare change to donate to Turkeys-4-America. Turkeys-4-America was started by two Westwood students to raise money to purchase turkeys for families for Thanksgiving.

 November 9: School Store

Following lunch, the children will have the opportunity to visit the school to purchase items such as folders, and pencils. There is a $4 limit on spending. Money raised is used by the Student Council to purchase items for our school as well as to fund a scholarship for a Sheehan alum graduating for High School this year.

November 14: Pajama Day!

Wear your pajamas to school today! No slippers please.

November 16: Movie Night

Join your friends in the Sheehan cafeteria for a movie and a snack. Entry is only $5. I believe it will start at 6:30 (Check the Sheehan Notes to be sure) and we will be viewing Meet the Robinsons.