montessori magic: The Holidays Are Here!

Thursday, 20 December 2018

The Holidays Are Here!

The holidays are an exciting and memorable time at our little yellow school. It is a time to experience all the joys that the season brings.

This year the festivities began in early December with Hanukkah, the festival of lights.

The Menorah

Mrs. M. explained the meaning of this very special holiday through stories, songs and food.

Spinning Like Dreidels

Sizzling Like Latkes

Biting a Latke

Each classroom had a menorah. The children enjoyed coming together for the lighting of the candles for the eight nights of Hanukkah. Playing with the dreidels was so much fun!

Playing with the Dreidel

The holidays just wouldn't be the same without some sweet treats. We had a cupcake decorating party!

We made a little holiday present for our families.

Although we can't tell you what's inside, here is a little peek at the process.

Making a Holiday Present

We were very excited to decorate our class Christmas trees.

We even had a visit from a famous North Pole resident. SANTA!

Spending Time With Santa

He arrived during our Music class and joined in with the singing and dancing.

He taught us a new dance called 'The Elf'. It is very popular at the North Pole. It's a great dance!

Mrs. Claus sent us a letter from the North Pole. Here is a little bit of the letter.

Last night Santa said that he missed all of you so much . It just wouldn’t be Christmas if he didn’t come and visit everyone at The Children’s Montessori Academy. Santa and I are so pleased at all the hard work you are doing. Most of all, it makes us so happy to see how kind and helpful you are to one another. Your school is a very special place.

We are so fortunate that Santa makes a point of visiting with the children at our little yellow school each year. Mrs. Claus would really like to come and visit too but someone has to stay at the North Pole to keep an eye on the elves. Did you know that the elves were having an indoor snowball fight with marshmallows? They were supposed to be making hot chocolate! They can be such rascals! Santa brought little treats for the children and Mrs. Claus sent us some gingerbread cookies that she and the elves made. They are for our big holiday party.