December 19, 2008

Dear Families,

I’m sorry I ended up getting sick over the weekend and wasn’t able to come to school on Monday or Tuesday. Stay warm! It sure is chilly these days. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to go to Natural Bridges on Monday because of the rain. We will try to reschedule the field trip, but it may be difficult since the butterflies will soon be migrating to warmer places. I will keep you posted.

We continued our holiday studies and learned about many celebrations around the world. Our classroom is decorated with all of our beautiful projects from countries and holidays including Germany, Holland, Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Mexico. We are not returning the projects until later because we still have several more holidays to learn about in January.

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 silver 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! Today is Emily’s last day with us. We will miss her and her family very much, but we wish them the best. Please keep in touch! I truly enjoy hearing from students even after they are no longer at Eaton!

I hope all of you have a safe and relaxing holiday. I am not going anywhere these next two weeks. I am just 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 5th and can’t wait to hear about your vacations!!!