Preschool Christmas Program and Class Party

 

Every class presented their song or poem and then all the classes came together and sang a few Christmas songs as a group. 

Kaitlyn's class recited a poem about mittens.  It talked about how they had asked for toys and lots of fun things, but ended up with mittens instead.  And they certainly had not asked for mittens.  At the end a boy in the middle raised up his hands and said, "but I got gloves!"  It was cute.

Brynn's class recited a poem called 'Shy Santa' and how he only brings toys when the kids are in bed!  She loved wearing her pink Santa hat.  I was impressed with how much of the poem she knew on her own.

I was so happy when they let Kaitlyn and Brynn stand next to each other.  They sang Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a song called A Special Night.  It was a real Methodist/Christian style Christmas song about Jesus' birthday complete with animal sounds.  I remember the boys singing a few like that back when they were in preschool.

Kaitlyn's teachers gave her a book and these funny glasses for Christmas.  She loved them.

The next day (Wednesday) I went to Brynn's class to help with her Christmas party.  They decorated trees, made snowman by wrapping a child with toilet paper and had a sugar cookie treat.  Every parent signs up to help with one class party, so I was sad that I couldn't see Kaitlyn, but I already helped with her Halloween party and I didn't want to infringe on the other parent's opportunity by showing up.  Brynn's teacher doesn't care who comes, the more the merrier she says.  That's my philosophy too!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Parent Observation Day at Dance

For the first time since the girls started dance, they allowed parents in to watch the class for the whole hour. Usually we only get to see them dance for the last five minutes of class where they show us a sneak peek at what they have been working on.  I was thrilled to see the girls in action, especially since they love to dance around the house, shout out ballet words and speak French at home.  The only hitch was that no siblings were allowed.  Rich was a hero and went into to work early to get his work done and then drove the 1/2 hour drive back to watch Zach.  We did a hand off in the dance studio's parking lot and I enjoyed the next hour watching the girls twirl and tap.  They did ballet, danced like ice skaters, practiced walking on their toes and perfecting their balance and did a great job tapping those tap shoes as loud and as hard as they could.  They will have one more parent observation day in the spring and a recital in May.  I am already excited for both.

Snow

Saturday we awoke to a blanket of white.  A perfect day to play in the snow until our fingers, toes and noses were numb, sip hot chocolate with a herd of neighborhood kids crammed in the kitchen and stay at home all warm and snug together.