YAY!!!
Let's start off with our picture from this week. It is actually from an activity we did today. Every year I do a Holidays Around the World activity where the kids color and create a globe with picture representations of the different Holidays. As they are coloring, I teach about the many different Holidays: Christmas, Advent, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Saint Nicholas. We also talk about how Christmas is celebrated down in Australia where they don't dream of a white Christmas, they dream of a nice hot summer day. We had a special guest in this year to add to the discussion as to why Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate any. Again, much thanks for that! Below is a picture of one of the students working on her picture:
Just a few announcements to make before I wrap it up for the next few weeks. With the movie day at hand, I was able to get in just about all of the missing assignments to this point in the year. Thank you to the students (and parents whom I'm sure supported them) for getting those in. It'll be nice to be able to start the new year off fresh.
Our class play has finally been scheduled. Please keep your schedules clear for January 13 at 10:00. That will be our one and only performance of "Little Red Riding Hood". Our class is doing the acting, and Mr. Albrecht's will be our choir. It finally looks like it's coming together and will be a great performance! With that in mind, I have talked with the students about what they will need for their costumes. Please do your best to work with them to get in the parts that I need them to bring. Again, I truly appreciate all you do from home to support us here at school!
I wanted to take just one quick second to say thank you for all the gifts that were brought. It touches my heart and really just brings it home to me why I teach. These kids mean everything to me, and these gifts are a great reminder that I really am making a difference for them. Thank you so much!
With that, I will bid you all a happy break! Our class's grades are as updated as they can be online. Take a look at them, and be proud of your students for getting their work caught up before the break!!!
"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." ~Hamilton Wright Mabie
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