(Note: My New Year's resolution is to update this blog in a more consistent and timely manner. At least I'm getting this post in before the holiday break ends!)
The boys celebrated Christmas in many ways; however, I wanted to highlight 3 special events.
Candy Houses: the girls were invited to join the boys, and they worked side by side as each child created their own candy house. An empty milk carton was magically transformed with the help of icing, graham crackers, and lots of candy. It was very sticky, but we've got some budding architects!
A special thanks to our Room Mother, who served as class photographer. To see more pictures, please follow this link: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1UbtmThuxfk.
Here are some of the boys' comments:
"It was fun because I got to use candy." - Chase
"I made a sled and a door out of two pretzels and I used two gumdrops on the top of the roof and a chocolate chip on the very top of the house." - Joseph
"I thought it was fun because we made them with the girls." - Jamie
"It was pretty fun because I got to make all kinds of cool stuff. I made a fence, a sled, and a cool pattern on the top side of the house." - Luke
"Everyone's looked so cool." - Brock
Carol singing in Spanish with the 5th graders: the boys got together with the 5th graders in Mrs. Suskind's class to sing some carols in Spanish. They were able to visit the Spanish classroom for the first time and had a great time with the older boys. Unfortunately, I was unable to get any pictures or video, but I can guarantee that each boy can now sing "Feliz Navidad!"
Lower School Sing-Along: Ms. Tryer organized a wonderful gathering of students and faculty to sing some carols before the break. The video below features yours truly on the tamborine.
