December!!

Okay, I know you think that I forgot about the blog, but I didn't....promise.  It has been one very busy month!  Here is an overview of what we learned this month.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a ton of pictures because we were busy working on our assessments, and our program (which the kids did great at might I add). 
We learned about Polar Animals!!  We had a great time learning about polar bears, penguins, owls, and more.  We talked about where they live, what they eat, and how they live.  We talked about how penguins stay in packs, and when they move, the dads pack around their eggs on their feet.

We practiced this by balancing beanbags on our feet.  This was tough.  We can only imagine what it would be like with fragile eggs!  It takes some great balance to do this!

We made furry polar bears with coconut. 

                   We talked about different ice structures and of course had to build our own. 

We played mitten match.  The children are getting really good at matching games!  They love them.

We also talked about the eskimos and igloos.  We made our own igloos, but some of them didn't make it home because they were made out of marshmellows so they got eaten before they made it very far!

And, of course, we talked about the holidays this month.  We talked about some of the traditions we each have.  We made our own reindeer ornaments for our tree (out of puzzle pieces!), we talked about some of the different holidays celebrated at this time, and we made our treat countdown til Christmas.  We had a lot of fun practicing our program, and we finished learning the letters of the alphabet!!

I want to thank all of the parents that were so kind to come in and volunteer their time with us.  We enjoyed having visitors and I couldn't have gotten everything done without your help! 

We celebrated two birthdays this month.  Happy Birthday to Tyler and Zack!

Check out those grins!!  Cheese!

Hope everyone has a great holiday season!  Happy New Year!  Can't wait to see what it brings.  We still have a lot of fun things to accomplish this school year.  Can't wait to get started!