The Calm Before the Storm!

After a hectic start to the week, today was a dream! The kids wrote in their Christmas cards for you and wrapped their presents quietly and calmly. We watched part of The Polar Express this morning and followed up with the end after lunch. We served hot chocolate with peppermint sticks...yum! Then off to the singalong where our class sang "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" to the rest of the kindergarten, first and second graders! Very cute! The day ended when they opened their gifts from me...a book, of course! I asked them to put several books into their homework bags for the long break. However, I didn't supervise each child as they packed their bag...hopefully you'll find reading material! I had planned on sending the first packets of math work home today, but with all the other stuff headed your way, I decided to wait until after the holiday.
Have a very Merry Christmas and see you in the New Year!

Tomorrow and beyond...

Your children are SO very excited about Christmas! Each moment is more exciting than the next! Tomorrow they'll be bringing home so many things...crafts, corrected work, books borrowed for vacation, etc. Much of it I'll be able to put into their homework folders, but please check the folders right off because your Christmas cards and the like will be inside!

Tomorrow we'll see The Polar Express and the kids are invited to wear and/or bring pajamas to wear while they watch. We'll be having hot chocolate with peppermint sticks while we're on the Polar Express! We'll also meet with the kindergarten, first and second grade classes for our annual sing along...this isn't a concert for an outside audience, but I'll take pictures!

Whew! One more day for me and then you get them for the last two, long days before Christmas! Have fun!

Merry Christmas!
Michelle

Gingerbread Houses!

Here's a slide show of our class making the gingerbread houses! They loved making them and were very creative with the decorating! They did really well spreading frosting on the graham crackers...I thought they'd need more help. Enjoy!