Candy Cane Lane next Wednesday, December 1

You most certainly will not want to miss the First Annual Candy Cane Lane Children's Holiday Fashion Show and Luncheon benefiting the Children's Hospital at Scott & White on Wednesday, December 1.

The fashion show will feature some of our adorable students modeling holiday fashions from My Vintage Baby, Orient Expressed and original designs from Amanda Duggan, a mom of a CCS student!

The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. and is catered by Megg's Cafe. Tickets are $20. Space is limited so we urge out parents and friends to reserve a chair as soon as possible. To make your reservation, please see Kathy Barnes in the office or call 774.8622.

Parents Plus is also hosting a Holiday Bazaar in conjunction. Talented parents and friends of the school will have lots of gifts on hand to purchase. It is really going to be a fabulous day. The Bazaar will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission to the Bazaar is free.

CCS Celebrates Veterans Day

Please join Christ Church School as we celebrate Veterans Day on
Thursday, November 11, at 11 a.m.

Students are encouraged to wear a white or red shirt. Uniform pants/
shorts/skirts are still required.

At 11 a.m. we will have our own Veterans Day Parade to honor all
veterans, especially parents and grandparents of students who are
veterans. We would love it if you could join us on this special day!

CCS Book Fair Saturday! Support CCS!

November

Dear Parents, Welcome to November! This month we will be learning about giving thanks, the first Thanksgiving, Pilgrims and Native Americans, and harvest. We also are learning about squares, black and brown, and migration. We continue to work on math concepts as related to fall themes...such as counting pumpkin seeds, patterning leaves, pumpkins, and acorns, etc. Our special activities this month include the Thanksgiving Sharing Feast and our Mayflower trip....for the feast, we need parents to help set up tables and serve food to the children. Ms. Boyd will have a short program and the children will dress in Pilgrim or Indian costumes. For the Mayflower trip, each child needs to bring a box big enough to sit in. We will put them all together and make a "boat" to sail away to the New Land. While on our trip, we will eat food similar to what the Pilgrims had such as biscuits, hard cheese, beef jerky, and dried fruit. This activity is usually confined to just our class but parents are welcome to join us. I will be sending home a large turkey feather for you to decorate with your child so that we can "dress" our big turkey on the board outside the room. You can use anything at all to decorate the feather......I love this activity because it shows such creativity and diversity among the children and parents. I will soon inform on dates for activities. Thanks! K. Mcrae

Dear Parents,

The sign-up sheet for Canterbury Faire work shifts is by the classroom door. We work in 30 minute shifts from 10:00 to 1:00.....please sign up to help. Our class is doing the Cake Walk. In addition to bringing baked goods for the bake sale, we need individually wrapped goodies for the cake walk, such as cookies, brownies, rice krispie treats, and cupcakes. I am also posting a party list for our Fall Fun party ( Halloween). Please sign up for that also. We will order pizza from Pizza, Wings and Things but need other party items as well. Our party is Friday, Oct. 29th at 11:00 and we would love to have you join us if you can. Please try to be at Canterbury Faire on Saturday...it is lots of fun for everyone and we need your support!!

The children have been busy learning all about fall and we have been decorating our room and hallway. We are focusing on kings, queens, castles, and dragons this week. Last week was all about fire safety. We are headed for the busiest time of the year with the holidays approaching, but it is a fun and exciting time, too! Thanks for all your help!

Mrs. McRae

Royal Volunteers Needed for Canterbury Faire

BAKE SALE
We are asking for everyone to donate one large item (such as a cake, pie, or bread) and one batch of small items individually wrapped (such as cookies, brownies, rice krispy treats).
• Label everything with tags or printed labels from your computer, be sure to mention if the item contains nuts. Don’t worry about pricing, we will handle that.
• Presentation is everything! Large items sell much faster if they look great. Check the dollar store for Fall or Halloween plates to display your creation.
• Individual items don’t need to be wrapped as fancy, most of these will be sold and eaten at lunchtime. These will be priced at 50 cents each, so package accordingly (one brownie per bag, two cookies per bag, etc.).
• Delivery times: Friday, October 22 before 4pm at the front of the school, or Saturday October 23 before 10am at our table by the Parish Hall.

CLASS BOOTHS
Sign up for a time to help at your classroom booth. Each class has a booth and parents need to sign up for 30 minute time slots. If you are unable to go into your child's class and sign up, send your teacher an email and let her know when you can help.

RAFFLE
Ready for a fall getaway? The Canterbury Faire committee is so excited to announce a raffle for a weekend getaway to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. It is a kid's dream and fun for parents, too! Tickets for the raffle are available in the office. Tickets are $10 per ticket or 3 tickets for $20.
A special thank you to our generous raffle sponsor Sherri and Graves Erskine, Geico Local Office serving the Killeen/Temple area.

Questions? Don't know what you can do to help? Contact Holly Steele, Canterbury Faire Chairperson. Thanks everyone for supporting this Parents Plus fundraiser!!

conference sign-up

Dear Parents,

Conference Day is this coming Monday and we still have several slots open. The list is posted by the classroom door, so please remember to sign up as soon as possible. Also, the shields that were sent home recently can be decorated and returned any time. Canterbury Faire will be here before we know it! Our class is Kings Cake Walk, so we will need lots of goodies for that.......brownies, cookies, etc, individually packaged is the best way to send the baked goods. They can be sent the Friday before Canterbury or brought early Saturday morning. Our class has begun our study of fall and we have been busy making leaves, acorn, trees, etc...this is a fun and colorful time of year. We hope to see you all for conferences on Monday!

Mrs. McRae

fall is here!

Dear Parents,

We have been busy during the last week or so learning about Clifford the Big Red Dog, and we had a birthday party for him...we also read the book Bread and Honey and of course, had to eat bread and honey! We have been wrapping up our activities regarding the color red and circles and have worked hard on name recognition (their own, as well as friends). Also, we have worked hard on numerous math skills activities such as counting objects, sequencing, matching, and patterning.Last week we read the book The Little Red Hen and sequenced the story by using wheat stalks, flour, bread dough, and bread....and ate yummy biscuits after our activity. This week we will paint fall leaves and introduce squares and the color orange. We will begin our fall activities as well as learn about our bodies. In addition, we will talk about homes and families as we conclude the month of September theme studies. Remember that the sign up list for conferences is on the classroom door (Monday, Oct. 11) and Canterbury Fair is approaching, so turn in your shields! We could still use writing center supplies if anyone can help. Thanks everybody! Kathy McRae

Christ Church School Sunday :: October 3

We hope you make plans to join all of us for Christ Church School Sunday this Sunday, October 3.

CCS is the primary ministry of Christ Church and the parishoners always appreciate seeing "their" students. At the 11 a.m. service the church will offer prayers for the school and will recognize the faculty, staff, school board, but most importantly our students. Upper School students will also sing.

Following we will have cake and fellowship in the Parish Hall. It is a lovely morning and we hope you will be there.

Students are encouraged to wear their Chapel uniforms.

Family Shields

Family Shields on display at Canterbury Faire 2009

Canterbury Faire is just around the corner (October 23!). We are asking each family to help with decorations by designing their own family coat of arms on the shield provided. During medieval battles, knights would put their family coat of arms on their shields so they could easily be identified as friend or foe on the battlefield. Have fun with it and make this a family project to do together with your children. If you still have your shield from last year, please send back so we can display the shields for others to view.

Shields will go home with students Friday. Keep in mind that this project is per family, not per student.

Please have the project completed and returned to school no later than Monday, October 18, so we can display them on the that week. On the day of the Faire they will be displayed outside on a castle wall to add to the medieval theme of the event.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Time for Spanish!!

Hello Everyone!!



Our Spanish teacher, Maria Johnson, would like for ya'll to know what she has been working on with your children. So, here is a list of words and phrases that you will be hearing from your children soon. The class is also learning songs about the colors and many other things.




hola - hello

manzana - apple

platano - banana

agua - water

lecha - milk

el - he

ella - she



Hasta pronto! ( See you soon! )

Adios ( Goodbye )

Estoy aqui. ( I am here. )

Have a fun day!!

Mrs. Bennett

young learners

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend! I know a couple of our little ones were sick, and I'm sorry about that but glad they are better. We are busy in the classroom working on math skills and we have some some bright little cookies! This group loves to play and pretend and it is interesting to say the least to hear the creativity that comes out during center time. We were going to have our Teddy Bear picnic this Friday; however, due to the weather, the short week, and my sore back, we will do that next Friday. Your child (children) will need a sack lunch and drink that day, and they can bring their favorite teddy bear. Please make sure their names are on their bear and lunch. Tomorrow, we will make circle pizzas. I know it may seem that we work on the same concepts over and over, but at this age children need that reinforcement for concepts to adhere to the brain. This is such an important year for basic knowledge and socialization. Next week we will focus on Clifford, the Big Red Dog......we will have a birthday party for him, and he is turning three, of course! Today we read the book The Napping House and did a project involving recall and sequencing. It's a great rainy day book.

We are trying to replenish our writing center. We have quite a few children who really enjoy this activity and it's an important center because they are working on several skills. We need scrap paper, stamps, stickers, envelopes, etc. .....anything you might have at home, please don't go out and spend money on this. Also we could use magazines including women's magazines that have pictures of people and food. Thank you all for your help and support!

K. McRae

Show Some Spirit!

Back by popular demand, we are offering the navy blue CCS Knights shirt in short sleeve. Please return this form to the office to place your order. Orders are due no later than Friday, September 10. The cost is $12.

We do have some long sleeve Knights t-shirts available as well. The cost for the long sleeve t-shirt is $15.

Dear Parents,

Last week was busy and fun in Young Learners. We ate red, green, and yellow apples and learned about Johnny Appleseed. We also planted our apple seeds and are waiting for them to grow. We made a gumball machine and counted the gumballs. We also painted apple trees. We are learning about sharing and courtesy at circle time. This week we are learning about matching and sequencing. We will learn Humpty Dumpty and several new songs. The children have started both music and Spanish classes and are enjoying both. Everyone seems to be adjusting well and having a good time!

K. McRae

Dear Parents,

The Young Learners had a great two days to start the year off! We learned about red, green, and yellow apples, we painted apples and read apple books. We also learned the nursery rhyme "Mary had a Little Lamb" and talked about our favorite things we did at school. We learned about sharing, playing together, and circle time. We also learned about the calendar, weather, and read lots of books. We enjoyed songs and fingerplays and played with the musical instruments. Everyone did great.

Next week we will continue with learning about apples and teddy bears, counting objects , size discrimination and matching. We also will talk about friends and families. If you have any questions about your child, please call me at school or at 254-541-0352.

~Mrs. McRae

WELCOME

Hello!

I 'm the teacher's assistant to the Young Learners class. I'm looking forward to meeting all the students and parents for this fun and exciting school year!! I hope ya'll had a fun and safe summer.

See everyone soon!!
Charlotte Bennett

hello everybody

Dear parents,
Welcome to Young Learners! We are looking forward to a wonderful school year with your children and look forward to seeing everyone at Open House which will be at 4:30 on Sunday, August 15. We are embarking on a new adventure this year.....blogging! More information will be forthcoming at Open House and throughout the year. See you all soon!


Mrs. McRae