HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Welcome back.  I hope you all had fun playing in the snow and spending a lot of time together.  I know we did at my house.

Tomorrow we return back to the same routine.  This can be hard, especially on the younger ones.  Please help them by remembering their nap stuff if they are full time and get them to school on time.  Being tardy on the first day back makes things rough. 

Remember to have them in their snow/warm winter gear as they will be going outside as long as it is above 30 and not raining.  This is good for the children.  Not only do they burn some much needed energy, but this also helps in killing off some germs.  Speaking of germs, remember to practice coughing in the elbow or in a tissue and BLOWING and WIPING noses in tissues. 

Upon return, we will be focusing on poems, snow and the solar system.  January will have many engaging events in store.  We have our new Science program which starts Jan. 12th with Samantha.  We will also have lunch with our senior friends from Central Baptist on Jan. 10th.  We have a day off on the 17th to celebrate the wonderful works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We will also be taking a whole school trip to the Adler Planetarium on Jan. 25th.  More details on that will come home later this week.   On January 30th, we will celebrate the beginning of Catholic Schools week with an all school/family mass.  It is a Sunday followed by an open house.  Please plan not only on coming, but bringing an interested family. 

As always, be safe, be warm and God Bless!

Tanya