Our photos from this week have been under top security, but here are a few that got leaked out... Santa's workshop was a busy place this week, with lots of making and wrapping going on! We also had a couple four-legged elves visit us... who could say no to this Christmas puppy! (I believe there are a few more for sale still...) Kelsea Deeter brought her new Springer in to visit the kids. Isn't Walter adorable?
Saylor used her Pet Shop card this week and brought in Woody to meet everyone on Monday! He was SO SUPER excited to be there! The kids had a ball with him! Thanks for sharing your pet, Saylor!!!
I also wanted to say "THANK YOU!" to our awesome aides and T.A.'s this year. We are so lucky to have Ande Berg, Kayleann Titus as T.A.'s, and Alexa Peet and Kelsea Deeter as our aides. This is not an uncommon sight in our classroom.... Here the kids are working on the online part of their reading using Lexia. When they get stuck, a "red apple" shows up at the bottom of the screen, and we can give them extra support. The aides are just an invaluable part of our class, and we are all so grateful for their gentle, compassionate, fun, reliable and conscientious work with the kids!!!
We got to participate in the 6th Grade service project this week, Christmas shopping at the library! The kinders looked through some books that the library was no longer using, and chose the ones they thought their families would like. It was wonderful to hear how much thought went into choosing special gifts for their loved ones. Then the 6th graders helped them wrap their presents. It was so much fun! Thank you Mrs. Pitka for that wonderful opportunity to help the littles think of GIVING this time of year. One of my kiddos said, "But I can't go shopping in the library. I don't have any money!" So it was just great to give them an opportunity to find something that they could give.
On Thursday the kids got surprise plane tickets to the North Pole! We boarded the plane after recess, and then stewardesses (thank you T.A.'s!) passed out candy cane cocoa and popcorn while we watched an in-flight Christmas movie!!! (in the hall 😁!)
We were also very busy this week making and wrapping presents for our families. I am curious how many of them will make it to Christmas morning, because the kids were SO excited for you to open them!
Two of Santa's moose got loose on Friday, and decided to have breakfast right outside our workshop! So recess was moved to indoors, but still, it was pretty fun to watch the moose from our classroom window!!!
We had a fun Christmas party on Friday! The other elves were up to mischief and hid the presents I had gotten for the kids. But luckily they left clues so we could find them... after searching all around the school!
We opened our books back in the classroom and read Christmas stories, ate yummy treats, played Christmas Bingo and watched a Christmas movie. Thank you to all who came or brought treats. It was lots of fun!
Merry Christmas! See you January 7th!!!
