T'was the week before Christmas and all through Tok School,
every Kinder was stirring, and teachers tried to keep their cool!
The cookies were made by Culinary Arts class with care,
in hopes that at the concert, our families soon would be there!
The children were dressed up in their greens and their reds,
while visions of dreidels danced in their heads.
When out in the gym there arose such a clatter,
the principal came in to see what was the matter!
Away to the cones, the kids flew like the Flash,
throwing "presents" like Santa, down the chimney real fast!
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but Santas on their sleighs, zooming around without reindeer!
With kindergarten drivers, and determined little faces
I knew in a moment, it must be Santa's snowmachine races!
More rapid than eagles, the scooters they came,
and teams whistled, and cheered, and called them by name!
On Wyatt, on Easton, on Tasha and Aiden!
Around the orange cone, to the end of the wall,
now roll away, roll away, roll away all!
As we came in from recess and passed sanitzer around,
into our room the snack helper came with a bound!
In the box she had a bundle of snacks,
and she looked like a peddler just opening her pack!
Her eyes, how they twinkled, her dimples, how merry,
her cold cheeks like roses, her nose like a cherry!
She told the whole class, if they wanted to eat,
they'd better put their heads down, and pretend to sleep!
So everyone was quiet, not even a sound,
while the snack time "Santa" tiptoed around!
She delivered presents to all of the kindergarten snackers,
and when they awoke, they were thrilled with their crackers!
We were invited to see a wonderful play,
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the kids were excited all day!
For the ones that were acting were their Book Buddy friends!
We listened, and clapped, and didn't want it to end!
We saw Scrooge, and the ghosts, and Tiny Tim, too,
There were lots of smiles and applause, and not even one "boo"!
We were found folding paper, into beautiful flowers,
The poinsettias we made took quite a few hours!
We learned about Christmas the world around,
And traveled to Mexico, where these Christmas flowers are found!
As we learned some Spanish, the hallways were ringing
with "Feliz Navidad" that the Kinders were singing!
We made our menorahs to celebrate Hanukkah traditions,
And sang Hanukkah songs, some rousing renditions!
And latkes, a potato pancake treat,
With applesauce or plain, everyone did eat!
With piles of coins, the dreidels were spinning,
and all were good sports, some losing, some winning!
With parties, and goodies, Friday finally was here!
We had lots of great fun, shared lots of good cheer!
We sprang to the bus, to the drivers Ms. Diana gave a whistle,
And away they all drove, like the down of a thistle.
I heard the teachers exclaim, as out the window they peeked,
"Merry Christmas to all, we survived the last week!"
