Decorating the Room for Christmas

So......late at night I was on Pinterest and I found the cutest picture of some snowflakes!   I thought it would be a great and cheap way to decorate my classroom for our holiday party.  So from my Pinsperation....I made these cute little snowflakes!!!!

Glued it all together!

Added some glue!

Added the glitter!

Holiday Symbols Project

Every year around Christmas time we study holdiays around the world.   We send home a family project note asking the kiddos to create a symbol describing how they celebrate this special time of year.   We have some great projects this year!!!!

Christmas Chains

 Today was the day we made our Christmas Chains!   The countdown to Christmas is officially on!  We had a great time making these!

 



Tis The Season....To Put On A Few Pounds

Well....it's the time of year when making good healthy choices becomes very difficult....VERY difficult!   After I dropped my kiddos off at specials I came into the teachers’ lounge and find this table!   WOW....talk about a surprise!  Absolutely AMAZING!   This was brought to our school by our very dedicated PTA moms!   We are so lucky to have them!

I had to take a picture of the table because it looked so beautiful!

Hot Chocolate Bar!   So fun!

Now....how cute is this!   A rice crispy treat that looks like coal!   This must have been a Pinterest idea......isn't that where all the good ideas come from these days?  :) 

The damage!   Yes...this was my afternoon snack...and I ate all of it!   I might need to detox after December is over....but it's sure fun while it lasts.

What I Want From Santa

Well.....we have finally reached the time of year when some independence has been gained in our writing...well for some of us!  :)  We started to work on writing letters to Santa!  We started this process by making a list!   I love to see what the kiddos write!

                                  

This friend wanted Bat Man!

This friend had it all planned out!   Too cute.....makes me smile inside to see them writing independently!  It's been a LONG road getting us here!  :)

Pattern Trains

We are wrapping up our inquiry into patterns and we did this fun little activity today in class!   The kiddos were asked to build a train based on a unit card I gave them!   They built the train and then I gave them Popsicle sticks and they had to break the train into cars.   They had so much fun with this activity!!!  Hope this gives you an idea for your classroom!   I am going to have the kiddos make pattern trains for Polar Express Day!

                                            

Christmas Concert

What a weekend!

Besides being a busy kindergarten teacher...I also play violin in a community orchestra!  This is a picture from our Christmas concert last night!  I have a weekly rehearsal on Monday nights from 7 - 9.  It makes for a very long day but it is worth getting to play with such outstanding musicians.