Panda 1 Newsletter: December 2019

Dear Panda One Families,

 

Season’s Greetings!  We hope everyone had a joyful Thanksgiving holiday.  We spent the week reading books about sharing, friendship, food, Thanksgiving, and turkeys.  The children made turkey handprints, used pipe cleaner stamps to create turkey tracks, and examined turkey feathers in the sensory table with magnifying glasses.

 

A huge THANK YOU to those of you who purchased books from the Scholastic Book Fair Panda One Wish List.  We are so thankful to have some new books to read.

 

Reminders and Early Closures

Sunset Academy will be closing early, at 4:00PM, on Friday, December 13th, for staff training.  We kindly ask that you please make arrangements to have your child(ren) picked up early that day, as our staff will not be available after 4:00PM.  Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation, it is greatly appreciated.

 

Sunset Academy will be closing early on Tuesday, December 24th, for Christmas Eve, and will remain closed the following day in observance of Christmas Day.  We will reopen and resume regular business hours on Thursday, December 26th.  A sign-in/out sheet for the week of Christmas will be posted on the white board in the hallway just outside of the Panda Room door.  Please mark your child “IN” or “OUT” for each day of that week.  The deadline to reserve a spot for the holiday week is Friday, December 13th, at 4:00PM.  Children who have not been signed in or out by the deadline will be presumed to be out, and thus, will not be able to attend, as the classroom will be staffed accordingly.  Thank you in advance.  We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

 

Sunset Academy will be closing early, at 4:00PM, on Tuesday, December 31st, for New Year’s Eve, and will remain closed the following day in observance of New Year’s Day.  We will reopen and resume regular business hours on Thursday, January 2nd.  Happy New Year!

 

Holiday Traditions

It’s that time of the year again, when people from all over the world are celebrating holidays and partaking in family traditions.  We will be exploring as many different holidays and traditions as we can this month, and we would like to invite each family to get involved and share a little bit about their traditions with us.  Whether it be a book or a song, a toy or a game, a photograph of a meal/food dish, a particular article of clothing, or any other item of significance or importance, we encourage those of you who would like to share a family tradition to bring something in to the classroom for your child to share with the class.

 

Holiday Photos

Prints from the photo shoot with Lifetouch Photography are in!  If you placed an order and have not received it, please see Miss Nina.

 

Upcoming Events

Winter Program – Our Annual Winter Program is scheduled for Wednesday, December 11th at 7:00PM.  The event will be hosted by the American Legion, which is located at 315 S Bowen Street in Longmont.  The Panda Classroom will be performing two songs: “Nine Little Reindeer” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.  We kindly ask that you please arrive to the venue between 6:45PM and 6:50PM, as our little pandas will be the first to perform that evening.  We also ask that each family provide a fruit/veggie or snack/treat tray for the event.  Thank you in advance!  We hope to see you there!

 

December Curriculum

Week 1: Holidays Around the World

Week 2: Holiday Foods and Traditions

Week 3: Christmas

Week 4: New Year Fun

 

STEM Theme

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Renew

Transitions

We have a transition tentatively scheduled for the end of December/beginning of January.  Please stay tuned for more details.

Allergies

Just a friendly reminder, we are a nut and egg-free facility.  Thank you.

 

Important Dates

12/11: Annual Winter Program

12/13: Early closure at 4:00PM and

Last day to sign your child in or out for the week of 12/25

12/24: Christmas Eve – Early closure at 4:00PM

12/25: Christmas Day – Sunset Academy will be closed in observance of Christmas Day

12/31: New Year’s Eve – Early closure at 4:00PM

01/01: New Year’s Day – Sunset Academy will be closed in observance of New Year’s Day

 

As always, we would like to thank you all for your continued feedback and support.  Should you ever have any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak with one of us.

 

Wishing you all a warm and wonderful holiday season!  Until next year, take care.

 

Sincerely,

Miss Becka, Miss Elena, and Miss Emily

The Panda One Teachers