Merry Christmas!

We had such a fun week! We finished our holiday studies and learned about many celebrations around the world. Our classroom was decorated this week with all of our beautiful projects from countries and holidays including Germany, Holland, Diwali, China, Christmas, Sweden, Hanukkah, Mexico, and Ireland. We are not returning the projects until later, but their holiday book is coming home today so you can see all the interesting celebrations they have learned!

In addition, we made Santa pop-up cards and a special present for your families! We talked about special celebrations throughout the year and we hope you like our surprise! We also decorated our tree with the pasta ornaments that your child is bringing home.

Today was our Polar Express Day. Our classroom was set up like a train and the students all had train tickets to hear the magical story. Then we received golden bells just like the boy in the story. It was fun to wear our pajamas to school like the children in the story while drinking hot cocoa! We also did a kindness project and brought hot cocoa to all the teachers and staff in their classrooms! The kids did a great job showing kindness! In the afternoon, we watched the movie version of Polar Express.

Thank you for the wonderful cards and presents. I am blessed with a kind class of students and parents. Thank you for your support!

This week, Kevin L. was our Star of the Week. On Monday when we return, we will be getting another new boy in our classroom! You can also return your December reading log when we return. I have included January’s reading log so you can record books for the first week of January.

I hope all of you have a safe and relaxing holiday. I will be in Tahoe this weekend, but will be in the area for the rest of the two weeks. I am looking forward to resting and spending time with friends and family! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I will see you all on Monday, January 7th and can’t wait to hear about your vacations!!!