December is such an
amazing time of year to teach respect, kindness and etiquette! What’s even
better is the celebrations and fun that come with this learning. You would have
never known we were in the midst of mid-year assessments! Our kiddos were having
so much fun, they showed up excited each day which made assessing so much more
pleasant.
December Teacher Celebrations
Instead of doing a fund
raiser this year our PTO has decided to raise funds by concentrating on
collecting boxtops. A goal was set and a meter was made. It's posted proudly on
the gym wall. The kids get so excited to see the bar rise because they know
that if they meet small goals along the way that the teachers will celebrate
with them.
Our kiddos set in the
gym in the morning if they get to school before 8:05 (which is pretty much
everyone) We do morning announcements, star student recognition, and any
celebrations we have. As the Boxtop meter continues to climb several of our
teachers have volunteered to celebrate by doing something silly! We've
had our kindergarten teacher dressed up like a hot dog and some of the kids got
to hose her down with ketchup and relish, our p.e. coach wore a dress all day,
our fourth grade teacher let her class do her makeup for the day and our first
grade teacher let her class fix her hair.
Our December celebration
was perfect! Our second grade teacher dressed up as Elsa and sang a mixed
version of Do You Want to Build a Snowman and Let It Go! Let me just say, it
was instant stardom! Her beautiful voice left us all speechless!
Random Acts of Kindness
The whole month of December was RAcK Month for our second grade.
While you could find them doing many kind things like holding doors, picking up
trash, and helping their peers or students younger than them, it was their
thoughtful acts of taking time out of their day to make and hand out thank you
cards for every staff member in our building with a much needed piece of
chocolate! Then they invited "heroes" from the community for coffee
and doughnuts. It was awesome to see community members coming in and
having our kiddos thank them with breakfast. However, the most amazing
part was watching the kids realize that these "heroes" care enough to come in and celebrate with them!
Elf on the Shelf Visits CES Plus a Visit from Santa
Our elf wreaked havoc
the whole week before Christmas break! We found him hiding in the Christmas
tree in the cafeteria, hanging out in the popcorn machine, sitting on the
curtain behind the stage watching the Christmas program, and he even took a
bite out of the gingerbread man that ran away from the preschool class!
Kids all the way from
preschool to sixth grade come in each morning all in abuzz about where they
might find the elf next. Older kids were sharing with younger kids about where
they spotted him. They didn't even give it away they just gave clues so they
could find it on their own.
Several of the adults
participated in the games by wearing the elf for a day. The first was our cook
Mrs. Betty. Elf took a ride in her apron. When the kids would try to tell her
she would played along and try to figure out where they were pointing. It was
fun to watch the adults play along with the kids. On our last day, Mr.
Bayse our 6th grade teacher let him hitch a ride in his hoodie. Then he got to
carol with us in the gym while sitting on Mr. Bayse's leg.
5th Grade Learns Dinner Etiquette and Table Manners
Our fifth grade class
got all dressed up Monday and ate lunch in their classroom, family style. With
our busy schedules today, it’s hard to find time to set down and have dinner as
a family. Because of this we're finding table etiquette and manners aren't what
they used to be. So our fifth grade teachers decided to take some time to show
their students how they should behave at the dinner table with their family
over Christmas break.
In Honor of all Our Celebrations I'm Sharing a Freebie with You
Hope your time off is
restful and you can use this for your plans when we head back in the
new year!
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