Christmas Party

Our final few days of preschool before Christmas and Winter Break were busy.

Our class is getting much better at signing their names!

I love this! Other than a couple of dots (and Eva's name), I did not write any student's names. See Nathan at the top, Susie, Olivia, Colton, and Preston on the far side. (He was ready for fun but the "yes" side was all full. He started out with a P on the left side and then continues writing each individual letter--not necessarily in sequential order, but each letter following the other in his writing.) At the beginning of the year, most students were shy about trying to write their name unassisted.

Toys: FP Little People Village and Potato Head Family.

Snacks: Goldfish crackers, apples, graham crackers, and pretzels.

Alphabet Review and Christmas Presents:
Play Performance and Songs for our parents: We enjoyed reading Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby several times. We thought it might be fun to act this out for our parents to see. On Wednesday's performance Olivia was our Cat, Susie was the Mama, Hugh was Matti and the Dog, Eva was a rather spontaneous Gingerbread Baby and I was the Narrator. Lots of fun had by all. (Wish we could have performed with the Tuesday class.)

Singing Songs: Jingle Bells, We Three Kings, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Must Be Santa!

Olivia, Ellis (Nell), Hugh, Susie, & Eva

Eva, Olivia, Nathan, Susie, and Preston.

Refreshments: Fuji apples, ginger snaps, macadamia nut cookies, peppermint popcorn.

Gifts: Students got to take home their gifts (ABC book, crayons, and card game) from me.

Arts and Crafts: We did not get to the Applesauce Spice Ornaments this year. (Hope you tried the recipe at home and your house smelled heavenly). We've been working very hard on our secret present for parents. Hope you enjoyed seeing the drawings, small hands and feet, and picture of your student this year in the folder he/she decorated for you.

Some Christmas Books:
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn and Mark Buehner
The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Sesame Street Parents Christmas Holiday Projects for Parents & Children (Oxmoor House)
This is the Star by Joyce Dunbar and Gary Blythe