UCCPA 1-2s

JACOB & JACQUELIN, OUR NEW TWINS

This is our final week of celebrating Christmas at preschool with our Bible emphasis being "The Angels Tell the Good News to Shepherds and Wise Men." To finish our "Christmas Is. . ." books this week, the children will be making a hand-print wreath with finger print holly berries. You will then be able to take these home, wet paint included. In the center, we have a special picture of each child. During our opening time, we will continue our music and movement time with Christmas songs and playing our jingle bells. We will also decorate a Christmas tree with 16 different Christmas rubber stamps. We will sing "The First Noel," "O Come All Ye Faithful," "Away in a Manger," "Jingle Bells," and "The Great Kings" (fingerplay). Our snack will be cheese crackers or maybe a special Christmas treat if parents would like to bring these. Story time this week includes "The Christmas Star" which tells the birth of Jesus with a light up star. "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad" story/song should be fun as I will bring along our train whistle. If time and attention allows, we will also read "Llama, Llama Red Pajama." I am also bringing back the xylophone for another carol sing-a-long for fun.

Be sure to see our snowflakes hanging in our classroom. A couple weeks ago, the children made pine needle paintings, and I cut these into snowflakes.

I pray you have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Oh, if any of you are sending family photo Christmas cards out this year, I would really appreciate having one. Thank you so much.

Mrs. Shelly