The Sweetest Teddy Bears In Town!

      These sweet little teddy bears sang with everything in them at the Christmas Concert, and as you can imagine... the Kindy's stole the show!  With their sweet little hats, and the cozy costumes that the amazing Mom's made, one could not take their eyes off of these little sweethearts for a second!  Absolutely spectacular!  Many, many, many thanks to the amazing Mom's who helped with yet another project for these little sweethearts!  

Snow Day!

      As you can see by some of these faces posted here... the SNOW did not bring sad faces to these little Kindy's... perhaps because they do not need to worry about driving in the snow and all those adults worries... but rather they see the beauty and take time to enjoy what we certainly don't see too often around the lower mainland!  A motto that an outdoor clothing company uses is as follows ... 'there is no such thing as bad weather,  only unsuitable clothing!'  Dressing for the weather certainly makes a difference whether it is the snow or the rain!  Getting outside for fresh air is so important and definitely is an  opinion that the Kindy's embrace.  Please continue to encourage your children to dress for the weather!  

A Sweet Time With Our Buddies!

 We had some lovely parents help with assembling these little houses... they enjoyed the smell of sugar melting, and the visit with Ms Howard's Mom, who loves coming in to help with this December project!  She has put together so many of these little graham wafer houses through the years  and also put so many smiles on little Kindy faces!  Thanks so much Mom Howard for the time that you shared with us!  

Anytime that we spend with our buddies is a sweet time but on this occasion it was especially SWEET!  By combining the candy that we brought in to share we were able to decorate our little houses, and WOW! they certainly looked sensational! I'm sure that once they arrived home, the appreciation for the designs was even greater for all those that have a sweet tooth!  Thanks so much for sending in the candy!

Our First Pen Pal Visit to KB!

                   We loved wearing our gingerbread hats!

The middle of December we were invited to a nearby school to meet our pen pals that we will be corresponding with this year!  We were invited to participate in several Gingerbread activities together with our new kindergarten friends.  We had so much fun meeting other 5 year olds, as well as spending time with a previous classmate who had moved to this school!  We had help making special gingerbread hats by some amazing parents who had also taken the time to drive us to the school.  We also enjoyed other gingerbread centres which included a very special cookie decorating centre with yummy cookies that Mrs. Jones had baked for us!  Before we left their classroom we had a photo taken together with our pen pals.... some of us had photos taken by ourselves as several of the kindy's in both classes were unfortunately away sick, but we can't wait to meet them at our next activity!  Thank you so much Mrs. Jones and your Kindy's for the lovely visit to your classroom!

Our Special Grandfriends!

Our visit again to the Grandfriends was a special one in December... the children came with heart shaped art to give their Grandfriends, delivering to their rooms if they weren't in the dining room yet!  They were so excited about their visit that they scooted off with some of the staff to meet their friends as they came down the hallways!  We were excited about our project and it certainly didn't matter if you were as young as 4 or as young as 100, all had a special time together decorating stockings with sparkly shapes!  The staff, our Grandfriends and the wonderful parents that come on our visits all commented on how fun the activity was and how wonderful the children are during these visits!  The Kindy's are always so excited to visit their special friends and are disappointed when it is time to head back to school.  The first week back in January we will have our first visit of 2013, when we can wish them all a very Happy New Year! 

Santa, Mrs. Claus and Their Favourite Elf!

      

Our afternoon after our Multicultural lunch was a busy one!  We spent time decorating our hallway, listening to Christmas music as well as making Christmas art!  We were super excited to enjoy a visit from Santa, Mrs. Claus and their favourite elf!  Thanks so much for the candy canes! 

Multicultural Luncheon

The beginning of December we enjoyed a lovely lunch that represented food from at least 17 different countries from around the world!  It was so lovely to start the event with a parade of children set to the music "This Land is Your Land" led by Mrs. Khan.   Many of the children and adults also participated by dressing in special clothing from our various cultures.  We have such a lovely combination of cultures represented by our three kindergarten classes at our school.  Again the generosity of our families made this event possible with their gift of time to help set up for the special event as well as to provide such delicious dishes to enjoy!  Stayed tuned for another kindergarten event in the Spring!  

The sun came out in the afternoon, and although it was a very cold wind there was a chance for a Canadian, a Portuguese and a Swedish teacher to take time for a quick photo in their special outfits!  The wind came in handy as you can see by the flag looking ready for the photo as well!