The Elves are Watching!

A visit from St. Nicholas!

As we have begun our exciting unit on holidays around the world, the kids have been fascinated about the customs and traditions in Germany and Holland so far. For Germany, we made advent chains, learned about the glass pickle ornaments, Nutcrackers, and how we got the tradition of decorated trees and wreaths from Germany.

The children were very excited to put out their 'wooden shoes' on the eve of December 5th in hopes of St. Nicholas visiting and bringing goodies. They were thrilled Monday morning to find their shoes filled with special treats! We also got to see some real wooden shoes, which we find very uncomfortable!

The next few holidays we will be learning about are Santa Lucia Day, Hanukkah, and Los Posados.

Thanksgiving Feast

We had a wonderful time at our annual Thanksgiving Feast! The food was great and we enjoyed the good company. I have not heard anything yet about the slideshow but will try to let you know when it becomes available onour website.
Thank you to all those who helped make the day possible...parents, cafeteria staff, janitorial staff, friends, volunteers and administration!