Getting Ready

Advent is the season of preparation, and our preparation in Kindergarten is in full swing!  We are working so hard to get ready for the birth of Jesus, as we prepare for our Children's Christmas Program.  Our friends are really enjoying going to choir on Tuesdays and Thursdays, where we get to be with the "big kids" and learn a lot of new songs.  We are also working hard on our recitation for the program.  We learned about John the Baptist this week and how he prepared the people for Christ's coming.  We, too, want to "tell the Good News!"  We hope you'll join us!!!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

We are having SNOW much fun at recess right now!!  Even though winter has not yet arrived, we are all wrapped up in the wonderland that is filled with SNOW in our outside play areas.  It is especially exciting for our younger grades, because these are the times they really get to "work" together with the big kids, rolling snowballs, building snowmen, and hiding in snow forts!  Let it snow, I say!!!

Party Time!

We had THE BEST Harvest party last month, but I "lost" the pictures on my laptop, somehow, until my techie son was able to retrieve them! Whew! So, here goes - a late blog about our October partying!

I cannot even begin to explain the details that our room parents put into this awesome event.  Check out our pictures.  You can almost feel the excitement!!! We played games, made a craft, ate great snacks, and wrapped our parents up like MUMMIES!!!  LOL   God bless the families that go above and beyond to make sure our Kinder Friends make awesome memories here at Bethlehem.

Learning Fun in October!

The month of October is Fire Prevention Month, which for us included a special visit from Kindergarten parent Firefighter Mark Laux!  Mr Laux talked to us about how firefighters are just regular people in special uniforms, that we should never be afraid of them, and about how their job is to help people in times of trouble.  We learned a lot about each uniform item, and even got to try on his special coat!  We don't think Mr Laux (or any of his colleagues) are "regular" at all.  They are all HEROES to us!!!

Learning in October also meant a lot of talk about Autumn.  We watched a video about why the leaves change colors and fall off of the trees.  We discussed the changing weather patterns, and read books about animals starting to store food and the like.  To wrap up our science lesson last week, we went on a Nature Walk through the neighborhood and picked up as many different autumn items as we could.  It was a perfect day too enjoy the beauty of God's creation!  Afterward, we used magnifying lenses to look closely at our treasures.  What a great day in Kindergarten!