Holiday Activities

Our holiday celebrations for both Hanukkah and Christmas continued this week.  On our blog friends are playing with special holiday toys brought in by the teachers.  One friend is using a Hanukkah game to set up family figures exchanging gifts, eating latkes, and lighting a menorah while also listening to Hanukkah music.  Another friend is playing with a magnetic Christmas tree to decorate and count down the days until the holiday.  Not shown but also offered over the week were holiday domino games, memory games, lacing cards and coloring sheets.  All stories read this week were holiday themed except for the ones with the letter "L" in their titles as this was the letter of the week.

For Hanukkah the class created a potato latke game.  Here you will see some of the children cutting out a frying  pan and latkes.  The goal is to get an extra latke in the pan.  While the game brings lots of fun and laughter, this set up is great for eye-hand coordination.  The book titled "The Runaway Latke" was a big hit as the Whole Notes repeated the rhyme about catching the latke-similar to the rhyme in the "Gingerbread Man" story.  There is a photo of a friend listening to Latke Larry, a musical toy talking about eating latkes.

For Christmas we read "The Littlest Elf" and the "The Christmas Penguin" and made Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer puppets by tracing and cutting our hands for antlers which was not an easy task.  We also learned a lot about reindeers and their habits and how they live.

You can see JJ with the letter box.  The cut out of lightening and drawing of lips were class favorites for the letter "L".  JJ told us his Mom helped him.  Margot brought us cupcakes for her fifth birthday.  The blue frosting in particular was popular.  Much socialization is happening as the youngsters finish Margot's special snack.  She gave the class treats in beautiful jungle print bags.  Happy fifth birthday to Margot!  Martina is featured ringing up items on the cash register.

That is it for the week!  Remember vacation begins at days end next Wednesday.  If your preschooler will not be here for all three days this upcoming week, please let us know.  The teachers want to be sure that everyone receives their little gift bag.

This is the last blog for 2020.  Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all of our families.  Please be safe.

Rolene and Jackie