Klahanie School
December 2013 Newsletter
November Reflection
What
a thrill to see everyone enjoying the festivities of being together as well as
celebrating individual expression and fulfilling personal needs. The routine of the school sessions
offers much joy and safety for the busy groups and approaching holidays. To support the children’s yearn for
independence, we are using the “flipping coats” technique when getting ready to
play outside. The little rhyme we use is: “tags by the toes, hands by the holes
and we flip-it.” We continue to use our deck lanai throughout the class day and
thank you parents for layering your children up as well as boots as we enter cooler
days! If your child does not have
slippers yet, please bring crocks or other such soft-sole shoe to keep at
school so his/her feet stay warm while in class. If your child talks about wearing socks on his/her hands at
school, that is true!
We have a variety of mismatched, clean and new socks we offer children
to wear when their hands get cold while playing outside.
December Curriculum Topics
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Festival of Lights: all holidays around this time have an
element celebrating light and we like to highlight the beauty of this sparkling
time of year with songs and classroom projects celebrating Hanukah, Diwali,
Christmas, Saint Lucia, and Winter Solstice.
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Festivals: what is a festival and why we hold them.
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Stars and Evergreen Trees: what is a star.
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Time of Offering, of Giving: during circle time, using
puppets and poems, we will explore what an act of kindness feels and looks
like.
Kindness
is more important than wisdom
and the recognition
of this
is the beginning of wisdom.
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Reminders, Thank-Yous and
Dates to Save
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WINTER BREAK: NO SCHOOL
December 24-January 2
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We have one opening in our AM class! Thank you for continuing to
spread the word to families who might be interested in enrolling. Ideally we would love to welcome a
three-year old girl to the AM mix but do enroll on a first come basis.
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WEATHER REMINDER: Klahanie
School runs with the Vashon School District closures. Please refer to the Vashon School District website or King5
News for school closure/delays.
Slight variance: If there is a two hour delay reported for Vashon public
schools, Klahanie AM class will be canceled and PM class meets. Teachers will try to call all families
about closures. Snow days will not be made up.
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Thank you Maria Metler and Jeff Adams for wonderful class visits
focusing on salmon studies! What
fun!
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Thank you Tavi Black for the beautiful stone tile donations.
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Thank you Ginger Hamilton for the large maple leaves we used for our
turkey posters.
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Thank you Anna Pekoz for the November play dough.
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Thank you for the parent conferences!
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| Salmon life cycle story. |
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| Maria Metler's salmon spawning lesson. |
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| Fish prints. |
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| Our AM Thanksgiving feast. |
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| Our PM Thanksgiving feast. |
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| Addition |
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| Fun visit to neighboring Starbreak Preschool! |
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Feeding the winter birds with our apple peal while we made apple sauce.      |
