A Note from Mrs. Walker

Amelia Elementary Families, As you know, we have the class winter parties scheduled for this week. I have given this event a great deal of thought and feel strongly that our students need to experience this wonderful childhood school experience. That being said, I will be managing parents that enter the building differently in an attempt to heighten security. If you plan on attending your child’s classroom party, you must understand, and welcome, any minor inconveniences associated with following simple rules and procedures, as these procedures ensure the safety of our students. The following procedures will be in effect and expected to be followed with NO EXCEPTIONS: • All parents will be checked-in in the main corridors of the building. • Any parent wishing to enter the building must have their assigned green car dismissal tag. • If a parent does not have a dismissal tag (children who are walkers or bus riders), they must have their driver’s license. • Students will NOT be dismissed from classrooms at the end of the party. Students must move to their dismissal locations, and parents will follow typical dismissal procedures. Again if you would like to join your child on their scheduled party day, you must have the green car dismissal tag and/or driver’s license. I expect that there will be a delay in entering the building as we are being extra diligent in identifying all visitors. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation, Stephanie Walker

Lion News December 17-21st

Dear Parents, This week in Reading Street we started the story, “Little Quack”. We will work on this for 2 weeks, finishing up the first week we return from Winter Break. We are reviewing the sight words, “she”, “with”, “me”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “he”, “for”, “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. 2nd Quarter Report Card Testing: 2nd quarter report card testing has begun. We will continue with testing after Winter Break. Please continue to work with your child on 2nd quarter skills. They must know all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We only have 8 school days with each group before 2nd Quarter Report Cards are due. We have begun testing all Kindergarten for the end of 2nd quarter skills. Assessments are 1 on 1 with each child and take up to 25 minutes each. If your child comes home with papers that do not have a smiley face on it, please understand. We are working very hard to complete all required instruction for the day, and all report card testing each day, and may not get to check every child’s paper until we are finished with testing. HOMEWORK Packets are due Wednesday, January 2nd, and Thursday, January 3rd. New Homework packets will be send home on Monday, January 7th , and Tuesday, January 8th. REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Mrs. Smith also has a grape allergy. Reminder we will be having our PJ Party on Wednesday, Dec. 19th for Group A, and Friday, Dec. 21st for our Group B Students. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: **** Please read Note from Mrs. Walker if you plan to attend our classroom party. You MUST bring your assigned green car dismissal tag, or proper ID to enter for our parties. This is to keep everyone safe. ***** (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: If you have not yet brought in a wrapped new book for the book exchange, we need them in ASAP. We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. Dates to Remember: Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday Children will attend) Friday, January 4th: Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend

Lion News Dec. 10th - 14th

Dear Parents, This week in Reading Street we started Unit 3 which will focus on “How do changes affect us?” For week 1 we are working on the book, “Little Panda”, and were introduced to 3 new sight words: “she”, “with”, “me”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “he”, “for”, “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. 2nd Quarter Report Card Testing: It is that time again. We will be testing each child for 2nd quarter report cards. They must know all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We only have 8 school days with each group before 2nd Quarter Report Cards are due. We have begun testing all Kindergarten for the end of 2nd quarter skills. Assessments are 1 on 1 with each child and take up to 25 minutes each. If your child comes home with papers that do not have a smiley face on it, please understand. We are working very hard to complete all required instruction for the day, and all report card testing each day, and may not get to check every child’s paper until we are finished with testing. Parents we need your help to make our Holiday party a success! REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Kindergarten has earned their marbles for good behavior!! To Celebrate, we will have a pajama movie day. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. All Books are due to be turned in no later than Tuesday, December 18th. If you are ordering a book from the Scholastic Book Fair Online orders, they must be in by December 7th, so that we can have them delivered before the Christmas exchange. Dates to Remember: Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday

Lion News Week of Dec.3rd - 7th

Dear Parents, Hi, this is Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Wells wanted me to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers while she is away. She is having surgery on Wednesday morning. When she fell, the bones in her wrist broke away from her hand. She is going to have a plate put in to reconnect them. While she is out, Mrs. Trent and I will be working with Mrs. Bamonte and Mrs. Nicodemus to make sure everyone remains on track. If your child would like to make Mrs. Wells a card, Mrs. Trent and I will make sure she gets them. Just send them in, and give to Mrs. Wells’ sub. Thank you. This week in Reading Street we studied the book, “Jack and the Beanstalk”, and we reviewed the sight words: “he” and “for”. Please continue to work with your child on the following sight words: “we, my, like”, “have”, “is”, ”to”, “a”, “the”, “little”, “I”, and “am”. Please also work with your child on recognizing all 26 letters, sounds of the alphabet, writing the letter correctly, counting to 100 by 1’s, and counting up to 20 objects (toys, etc...). We will begin 2nd quarter Report Card testing in January when we return from Winter Break. In Go Math we started Chapter 5, Addition! Reminder: Santa Workshop: It is that time of the year again. Our PTA is offering students a chance to go shopping for gifts for their family members. If you would like your child to participate, please have them bring in money on the day our class attends. Santa shop envelopes will be coming home today. Please make sure you have your child’s first and last name on them. Mrs. Smith’s Group A Monday, December 10th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Smith’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:50 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Mrs. Trent’s Group B Tuesday, December 11th 10:25 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group A Monday, December 10th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Mrs. Wells’ Group B Tuesday, December 11th 9:15 a.m. -9:50 a.m. Kindergarten has earned their marbles for good behavior!! To Celebrate, we will have a pajama movie day. To help limit the time of instruction time lost, we will have the PJ party on the same day as our Christmas Party. Your child may wear their favorite PJ’s on the below dates. They are also allowed to bring in a small blanket and one small stuffed toy. We will be watching the movie, “The Polar Express” that morning. Christmas Party and PJ party Dates: (Parents/Grandparents are welcome to attend the Christmas Party starting at 1:00 for set up, and 1:30 for the party. ) • Group A’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 19th , Holiday party is from 1:30p.m. -2:30 p.m. • Group B’s PJ and Holiday Party will be held on December 21st , Holiday party is from 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m Reminder: We are having a book exchange for our Christmas party this year. Each child is to bring in a new book that is wrapped. Please do not let the value of the book go over $5. We will play a musical chair’s game with the books, and every child will leave with a new book to take home over the holiday. It is important to make sure the book is wrapped and has your child’s first and last name on the wrapping paper under the “From”. Please leave the “To” blank. All Books are due to be turned in no later than Tuesday, December 18th. If you are ordering a book from the Scholastic Book Fair Online orders, they must be in by December 7th, so that we can have them delivered before the Christmas exchange. REMINDER: If you send in treats for the party, West Clermont Regulates they MUST be store bought with list of ingredients. This is a safety measure for ALL children. Mrs. Wells’ class has a PEANUT allergy. Dates to Remember: Friday, December 7th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Friday, December 14th: Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will attend. Tuesday, December 18th: ALL books for the Kindergarten book exchange need to be turned in for our party. Wednesday, December 19th Group A (Monday-Wednesday Children) will have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! Friday, December 21st : Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend and have their Holiday Party and PJ Party! December 22nd –January 1st: Winter Break!!!! NO School Wednesday, January 2nd: 1st day back to school for Group A (Monday/Wednesday Children will attend) Thursday, January 3rd: 1st day back to school for Group B (Tuesday/Thursday Children will attend) Friday, January 4th: Group B (Tuesday – Thursday Children) will attend