We celebrated the fourth birthday of the year by sharing photos and eating a yummy snack!
Decorating trees, both wooden and artificial, is a fun activity that also gives the children practice with their fine motor coordination. They not only decorate the trees, but also take the decorations off to get them ready for the next person.
At center time, the children used scissors to cut a diamond from paper that we had decorated with shaving cream and watercolors.
They cut across the middle of the diamond transforming it into two triangles.
They last step to creating a six-pointed star was arranging it and stapling it together.
Art activities often spark the children's creativity and imagination. This boy put two triangles together to create a diamond after cutting his star!
We visited Ms. O'Mullane's second grade classroom, where the second graders read stories they had written about their holiday traditions. After which, the second graders read us several books and sang the Australian version of Jingle Bells. We learned that their weather is hot during the winter and that it is a tradition to go the beach on Christmas day!!
We have 6th grade "Lunch Buddies" that volunteer and eat lunch with the children on most Tuesdays and Thursdays. This girl is reading Green Eggs and Ham during lunch one day.
They help with opening lunch items, ask questions to spark conversations, and read to the children. Our alpha students benefit from their service and the 6th graders develop leadership skills.
We walked next door to sing for our neighbors at the Winston Park condos.
Our holiday party was a huge success!! Many thanks to all that attended the singing in the theatre and the party. We really appreciate your help and we can not put a value on the meaning it has for the children!!
The children created Florida Snowman quiet bottles by drawing a face and filling them with goodies to look at.
We ate ice cream sundaes for snack and decorated cone shaped plastic bags and filled them with hot chocolate mix.
We created 2-D gingerbread houses and tossed bean bags into a snowman target!
We would like to take the time and wish you all a safe 2012 filled with laughter, peace, and most of all love!!
DATES to REMEMBER:
January 3rd - Classes resume - We sent all of the clothing and shoes home from the cubbies so you can check sizes. Please return replacement clothing when the children return.
January 11 - Field trip to the Main Fire Station. Please email or write Mrs. Samuel a note if you would like to volunteer for this trip.
January 27 - Grandparents Day
February 14 - Valentine's Day Party
