sleds and shovels
sleds and shovels

The much anticipated week before vacation was full of fun!

The students continued to enjoy all of the snow activities during outside time.  Wednesday rain kept us inside, but the children had fun doing rainy day activities, including Knex, magna tiles, magnets, etc.

snow fun with friends
snow fun with friends
sledding
sledding
rainy day activities
rainy day activities
Knex
Knex
Monday Art
Monday Art

The art table was busy with lots of pastel coloring and water color painting on small mat boards.

The marbles in the sensory table were busy rolling through tubes, pouring through fingers, and bunching in bowls.

water colors and pastels
water colors and pastels

It was exciting to go upstairs to practice for the Winter Performance.  It was interesting to see the chapel, file up onto the stage, and sing and recite the songs and poems in that new, big space.

sorting the farm animals
sorting the farm animals
reading
reading
puppet show
puppet show
number work
number work
letters to Santa
letters to Santa
letter sounds
letter sounds
rug work
rug work
dice addition
dice addition
continent map tracing
continent map tracing
blocks
blocks
stories in the fort
stories in the fort

Pajama day was glorious!  A giant fort was constructed in the middle of the classroom, and everyone had fun snuggling up underneath, chatting with friends, playing, and listening to lots and lots of stories!  The children enjoyed yummy popcorn, hot chocolate, and muffins for snack, then they got to roll, cut, decorate, and eat sugar cookies.  Fun and delicious!

cutting time
cutting time
rolling the dough
rolling the dough
cookie decorating (and eating!)
cookie decorating (and eating!)
holiday cards
holiday cards

Friday students were very helpful, hard workers.  They spent the day setting up and preparing for the performance, tidying up the classroom and putting away materials, moving the furniture away from the walls for the installation of new windows, then taking a break to create holiday cards.

The children put on a great Winter Performance.  It was so entertaining to see them singing and smiling up on the stage.  It was wonderful to have so many families there to support the children.  Thank you!

Down With Darkness
Down With Darkness

Happy Holidays!

Tis the season
Tis the season