Welcome back!  It was so good to see everyone this week!  The kids seemed glad to be back, too!

 We have two new friends, Connor and Ava, and they fit in just great!
 
 


The next two weeks we will be working on "Winter".  We have talked about and experienced, cold weather.  We are talking about snow and what you can do with it.  Hot chocolate, mittens and wooly hats are also included in this unit.

On Monday, the children decorated hot chocolate mugs. The snack that day was chocolate milk with marshmallows.


 


 


 
 


 

 
 
 
 
                                The children had fun getting back together this week.  :)
 
 
 
On Wednesday, the children did some "ice cube painting".  This was a lesson in science AND art!  The children were given a small amount of powdered paint and an ice cube on a stick.  I explained to them that as the ice cube melted, it made the paint.  It was fun to watch!  We have also been doing a finger play about 5 Little Snowmen that melt away.  So they have been learning a lot about melting.
 


 



 
 
Happy Birthday Zoey!
 

 
 
 
Mittens and hot chocolate mugs

 
 
 
Snow in our sensory table!
 


 
 
 
On Friday, the children made a melted snowman.
 


 
Classroom fun............

 

 
 
I'm looking forward to another great week!
 
 










 
 



 





 
The children have been busy getting ready for Christmas.  First they made Christmas lights for our "House" at school.  You can add them to your Christmas tree! Lots of glue and glitter, fun!!!



 
 
Next, the children worked on Christmas Wreaths.
 





 
 
The children also had their own tree to decorate.
 

 
 
The children got to practice opening boxes. We also had a collection of Christmas cards to look at.
 
More classroom "Christmas activities"
 
                                                                    Always room for dinosaur play :)
 
I read the children the Christmas Story and explained how the star lead the Shepherds and Wise Men to the Baby Jesus.  The children painted yellow stars and they made a Wise Man picture.





 


 

 
AND.......they always have time for PLAY!




 
J is for Jesus.  




 
On Friday, we celebrated Gately's birthday. Thank you for the treats and goodies, Gately!




 
 
When the children return to school in January, we will be celebrating Zoey's birthday!  We will also be adding two new friends to our class, Connor and Ava.
 
I hope that all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!