December 2014 Newsletter
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. As we move into the holiday season, it reminds us all how fortunate we are to have such a caring community. I want to thank you all for attending parent-teacher conferences, as well as three hundred and twenty-one visitors to the building during our National Education Week visitation. We appreciate all you do to support children at home, and we thank you for joining our partnership in “Inspire all students to embrace learning in a ever-changing world.”
This year our Bernstein Unit is focused on MAKING CONNECTIONS and how important it is to connect with one another. On Dec 19th, the whole school will watch THE LEGO MOVIE. We will have classroom discussions on MAKING CONNECTIONS and other LEGO fun that week! The movie is rated PG so if you do not want your child to watch the movie, please contact your child’s teacher. An alternate activity will be planned for those who do not wish to have their child participate. We are excited to celebrate our Connections!
November also brought out our Art Adventure volunteers and we had a wonderfully successful Book Fair. Thanks to all the parents who volunteered for both activities. As always, we are working hard to improve our reading, writing and math skills!
Now that December has arrived, please remember that if it is above 10 degrees including wind chill, we will be going outside. Please have your child dress for the fresh, crisp air.
Thank you again for your continued support. As always, if you have any questions or input, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me. I can be reached at martinj@hawthorn73.org or (847) 990-4800.
Wishing you a happy, healthy holiday season!
All the best,