December Parent Note 2024

Welcome to December at IJAK!

As we wrap up the year, we’re eager to welcome a month full of fun and energy with our theme: CELEBRATIONS – Celebraciones! This December, let’s learn about celebrations and how people celebrate. We’ll learn all about gift giving and the fun things that make a celebration just in time for the winter holidays!

Upcoming School Holidays

Please be aware of these upcoming school holidays:

• • Monday through Friday, December 23rd-27th for Christmas Week
  • Wednesday, January 1st for New Year’s Day

December Curriculum

What is a celebration? How do people celebrate?

Week 2: Gift giving

Week 3: Music, color, dance, decorations of celebration

Week 4: How do children celebrate New Year’s Day?

Zoo-Phonics & Alphabetic Knowledge

This month, we’re having even more alphabet fun with, J, K, L. With our Zoo-Phonics friends, we’ll learn more about these letters through exciting songs and activities

Color of the Month: Green – Verde

Shape of the Month: Star – Estrella

Number of the Month: 4

Birthdays

December Birthdays:

Let’s celebrate our friends that were born this month!

Micah Lewis, Dec. 1
Adrian Vargas, Dec. 6
Elliott Tiemann, Dec. 8
Prince Garcia, Dec. 15
Rory Reyes, Dec. 23

Mrs. Joan, Dec. 5
Mrs. Vicki, Dec. 6
Mrs. Leah, Dec. 17

Parent Involvement Events:

Christmas Party on Friday, December 13th

We’re excited to welcome you from 3-5 p.m. at Wacky Kids to celebrate all your child has been learning. Watch as they implement their impressive celebratory skills at our annual Christmas Party!

Let’s make this month better than the last and keep the year going strong!

Thank you for being a part of the I’m Just a Kid family.