Week of 12/11

Hello Sun Room Families!
 
This week we continued talking about and celebrating the holiday season. 
Here are a few highlights from the past week.
 
Classroom Activities

• We painted dreidels and hung them up for decoration in the classroom.
• We wrapped our gifts for our families. Shhhh
• We finished our Amazing Auction Art (AAA) project. 
• We painted Chritsmas Balls.

Songs We Sang

• We sang "Around and Around" (sung to the tune of "The Muffin Man")

Skip around the Christmas tree,
The Christmas tree, the Christmas tree.
Skip around the Christmas tree!
We love the holidays!
 
Walk around the Menorah,
The Menorah, the Menorah.
Walk around the Menorah!
We love the Holidays
 

• We sang "Happy Hanukkah!" (sung to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb") 

 
Hanukkah's a happy time, a happy time, a happy time
Hanukkah's a happy time,
A festival of lights!
 
Light one candle for each of eight nights,
Each of eight nights, each of eight nights,each of eight nights.
A festival of lights!

• We chanted "Take A Potato!"
• We sang "Jingle Bells"

Books We Read

• Chanukah Lights, Hanukkah Nights, by Judith Moffatt
• The Count's Hanukkah Countdown, by Tilda Balsley & Ellen Fischer
  
• Grumpy Badger's Christmas, by Paul Bright & Jane Chapman
• Bear Stays Up For Christmas, by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman

We are looking forward to seeing you at our holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 21st @ 11:15a to 11:45a!

Please feel to reach out to me for anything.
 
Daphne, Stephanie, Jessica