A Merry Christmas

December brought tons of good cheer as our class sang, "A White Christmas" for our school program. This month we discussed the birth of Jesus and the many characters in the Manger Scene. We sang Christmas Carols, learned Holiday Rhymes, and built Gingerbread Houses with the First and Second Graders. We also got to decorate cookies that Mr. B's grandma made for our class. Acting out the Manger scene was really fun as each of us took turns playing important roles as Jesus, Mary, Joseph, The 3 Wise Men, an Angel, and even farm animals. Again we discussed things to be thankful for during the holiday season. In the end we got a special visit from Santa at our School Christmas Program.

A Time to Give Thanks

During the Month of November we discussed reasons to be thankful for what each of us has. Some of these things to be thankful for were families, God, teachers, friends, food, nature, and school. We took the time each day to pray for those that are less fortunate than we are. Our class also wrote and read different Thanksgiving poems and rhymes. We also sang a really funny song about Turkeys sitting on a Fence. Art projects and special Historical readings also paved the way to our Thanksgiving Feast at the end of the month in honor of the Pilgrims and Native American Indians. Each of us got a chance to stuff and taste our very first turkey. We would like to thank our families and Father Jim for joining us on this special
celebration. There is a bit of a Hawaiian Touch to our class recipe since Mr. B is from Hawaii.