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Important Announcements:
- We will be celebrating the upcoming holiday together on Thursday, December 19th. If you would be willing to donate items for our party, please click here. We thank you in advance for your support!
- Even with the weather being a little all over the place, we still go outside every day. We kindly ask that you send your child to school with a coat, a hat, and gloves. We want to make sure we can safely head outdoors all together.
Dear JK Families,
How do you share kindness? How do you bring light to those around you? As we have been preparing for our Winter Family Night, it was no surprise that our kiddos would help us transform our classroom into the most magical forest dance party ever. First up, the trees. The students dodged and weaved boppers as they added shades of green paint to our forest. They then added hand-drawn decorations to each one, including colorful candy canes, stars, snowmen, and pipe cleaners with jingle bells. Sheets of tin foil were marked with paint sticks and oil pastels then wrapped around chicken wire to create more trees in our forest. To help the students shine their lights even brighter during their special song, they each created a tea light holder using salt dough. Once shaped to their liking, colorful gems and beads were used to add that extra sparkle.
All of the students’ hard work came alive during our Winter Family Night and we just loved seeing their eyes glimmer with pride as they shared their time with their families. The semi-interactive light wall brought amazed eyes as the simplest tap of a finger magically made red, blue, purple, green, and yellow. The dancing trees swayed to and fro, keeping time with the holiday classics that brought out some stellar dance moves. A flashing zip line resulted in squeals of delight as the students sent their ornaments whizzing across the ceiling. Top it off with a cozy story time, the sweetest rendition of This Little Light of Mine, a hot cup of cocoa, and the cutest bear treat bag ever, we could not have asked for a more enchanting night together. We want to thank Miss Dena for helping all of us learn our song, Mrs. Dodd for preparing our yummy drinks/snacks, and all of the other faculty members that assisted in making the night a success. We hope you all felt the undying love we have for all of the students and how important it is for us to share their everyday experiences with you. They truly are a magical group and we just adore them!
Hold up! We can’t forget about the performance of the best drumming band ever, Zee Zoop! The students gave an excellent run for our music video, which you can find by clicking here.
We finished off the week with another journal entry, using a prompt inspired by our book and the real reason behind the holiday season. The students finished the sentence “I can share kindness and bring a little light by…”This is what they had to share:
“Flashlights and gingersnap cookies.” -Lucas
“Catching fireflies in jars.”-Lola
“Playing with my sister.” -Scarlett
“Spending time together in a tent.” -Hunter
“Playing outside with my sister.” -Henry
“Giving hugs to my mom.” -Emma
“Giving hugs.” -Kipton
“Eating and playing together.” -Hailey
“Giving cookies and bringing light.” -Forrest
“Giving roses.” -Noah
“Decorating a tree with light.” -Rory
“Giving a light and a rainbow.” -Leonardo
“I’ll bring some light to my Mimi’s house.” -Bradford
“Giving a cookie and a lantern away.” -Dax
“Loving this kind of rainbow.” -Stylee
“Giving someone a present on their birthday.” -Bodhi
“Helping someone up after they fall by giving them water and bandaids.” – Sophia
“”Giving them a flower.” -Bria
“Helping people when they fall at school.” -Mylah
“Giving someone a lantern when they are sad.” -Wendell
We hope you enjoyed our night together and thank you for coming! Have a great weekend!
Miss Claire and Miss Liz
