December 14-18

I'm going to make the blog this week short and sweet. We've made it through 2009. By the time our class reconvenes, it will be the new year. We're going to hit the ground running. We'll start a new story, we'll continue with our spelling groups, we'll start our sound unit in science and we'll march forward in math. December's math was a lot of review, but January starts again with the new material.

With that, I'll give you our picture for this week. On Friday, we took the time to learn about some of the different holidays around the world: Christmas, Advent, Yule Time, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa. We even had some expert input on how the holidays are celebrated south of the equator, where there is no snow in December. Ending with the picture, I'd just like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays! Whichever holiday it is you celebrate, celebrate it twice for me!

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. -Hamilton Wright Mabie

Just make sure you

Love the giver more than the gift. -Brigham Young