Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful week the Sea Turtles had! I am still in awe of all of the fun and excitement we had. From gingerbread cookie decorating to the preparation of our secret parent gifts to a special visit from Santa to having Dominic's mom, Ann-Marie and grandma, Kathy, in our class to help create the beautiful sea turtle ornaments! Las Posadas was a huge success and such a sweet time. Thank you for all of the thoughtful and generous gifts, cards and donations to my incredible gift basket!!! Words to not feel like enough to describe my gratitude for each one of you. Have a wonderful holiday! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love, Miss Meika

I'm Dreaming of a Sea Turtle Christmas!

What a great week the Sea Turtles had once again! The week was filled with all things Christmas including a cute gingerbread craft where the boys covered each of their men with buttons! The Sea Turtles also made a beautiful hand print angel craft with a sweet poem to go along with it. We have been working hard on special gifts for mommies and daddies and I am hoping they haven't said anything yet! This next week we will be celebrating St. Lucia Day on Monday and looking forward to Las Posadas on Friday! I cannot believe only 1 week until Christmas break, this has been a truly special first semester of school!
See you Monday!
Love, Miss Meika

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

The Sea Turtles are getting into the holiday spirit! And not just the kids, we had a mom's night out at the Biltmore, and had a great time! In the classroom the boys adorned wreaths with beautiful sparkles, sang Christmas carols, and most importantly began talking about what Christmas is about! For the kids, presents and Santa are usually what comes to mind first (especially at this age). But we also began a discussion about what it means to give and how we can do that. The children also began work on their top secret Christmas presents for mom and dad! Shhhh! It's a surprise :). 

On Friday we celebrated Mason's 4th birthday, yipee! Mason's mom, Sherri, made it a very special day by organizing a dinosaur dig in the lower playground sandbox. Needless to say, the boys loved it! And all the dinosaur treats were fantastic! Thank you!

Sunday night is our Advent Christmas program and I am looking forward to seeing you there! This next week we will be celebrating Sinterklaas and continuing lots of fun art projects! 

Love, Miss Meika