What is Christmas???

Only one more school day until Christmas, so today the children wrote about what Christmas is about for them.  Here is what the cute little kiddos had to say...

Landon...Christmas is all about Jesusis birth.  When Jesus was born evreybuty wanted to see him.  Jesus was a grat baby.  He dident make aney mustakes.  He was a nis man.  But he diud and it was not fun.  I know Jesus is a good man.

Brandon...Christmas is all about giveing.  Giveing is when you give a present to uther people.  Giveing is when you give something away.  I know to not to keap old toys.  I can ring broken toys to the fiyer stashen.

Ellie...Chrismas is about Jesus.  Is his birthday.  We wouldit be here.  Is not about getign toes an the things you get in yor stoking!

Brooklyn...Christmas is all about Jeaves.  Do you thing? I do.  My mom told me.  All of my family things that.  Jeaves was born in Bethahem.  The ghree wis man came.  The sheperds came too.  Do you know abawt Jeaves?  I hope.  I love Jeaves.

Mandi...Christmas is all about Jeses Birth.  Jeses was bord on Christmas day.  I promies Jeses is what Christmas is all about.

Jaiden...Christmas is all about being with my famly be coz it is pridy much the only time to  and you can do fun things rily fun games to.  Or you can woch famly moovs and some times you can woch yor favrit moovs.

Aiden...Christmas is about Jesuses birth.  If if wasent I wouldent be writeing.  We wouldent be here cus God woulent creeate us.

Addison... Christmas is all about Jeasus.  He was born on Christmas day.  Thats why I love Christmas.  The the angls new that thar is going to have a new king!  He is rily nice.

Brock...Christmas is all about when Jesus was born.  He was the one hoow made up of giveing. They sellberate that Jesus was born.  he was bornd on Christmas day.  When it's Christmas I fill good that Jesus was born.

Colton...Christmas is all about Jesus Christ.  He was born on Christmas day.  Their was a bright star.  I love Christmas.

Alex...Christmas is all about Jezes.  Wen he got bond!  It was moning when it wus the spot to be born.

Gavin...Christmas is all about Christ.  The frist pepol that saw the star sra the seprds and wise men.

Sydnie...Christmas is all about spending time weth the famle.  Is aslo about geving insten of reseving.  Merry Christmas.

Ethan...I theg Chrismas is about Jesus brth.  Do you know why cus it whus his birthday!  Whin he whus burd.  That is a good day to have his birthday.

Kalin...Christmas is all about Jesisis Brthday.  He was born on Christmas.

Joseph...Christmas is all about Jesus berth cus it is inportut for Christms day.  It is importut for me on Christmas day too.

Kambrie...Christmas is all about Jesuss berth.  Cas he is our servre.  It is asllo about Jesuss berth cas he dide for us.  He was born on Christmas.  I love Christmas.

Gingerbread Houses!

Last Thursday we got to celebrate Christmas with a tradition from Germany, decorating gingerbread houses!  The kiddos each brought candies that we shared!  What a fun day!  They looked adorable when they left to go home.  (I understand that some of them are actually still looking colorful and sweet, even 4 days later!)

What are first graders wanting for Christmas?

Today we wrote letters to Santa.  I thought you might like to know what the hot items are that first graders are asking for this year.  See if you can figure them out.

     A scuder
     Sum polepocits
     Mrmads
     My own mokkn chrol car
     My own jio track tran
     Bike
     Toystoreelandfild
     Coocemacr
     Rill pupy
     Dremlite
     A pant set
     A rodeoset with bos and hoses and sep and cafs to
     A cidol
     Boandero for my bruther
     Sum earn for my sistr
     A buteyfl stachyow for my Mom and Dad
     A alechric poney namd Bayby Butercup
     A Ipod ples
     Tow presens
     A pando
     A mer cin grll dall
     A rill reng for my sister
     Sum pjamuz for my mom and dad
     A esee back ovenn
     A dies for bord gams
     A fyou books
     A popcorn makr
     A cotin cane makr
     A busciball hoop
     A donut makr
     My 2 frunt teth

Interpretations... a scooter, some Polly Pockets, mermaids, my own remote control car, my own GI track train, bike, Toy Story Land Field?  cookie macker, real puppy, Dream Light? A paint set, a roeo set with bulls and horses and sheep and calves too, a Kindle, bow and arrow for my brother, some yarn for my sister, a beautiful statue for my mom and dad, an electric pony named Baby Buttercup, an ipod please,  two presents, a panda, American Girl doll, a real ring for my sister, some pajamas for my mom and dad, an Easy-Bake oven, a dice for board games, a few books, a popcorn maker, a cotton candy maker, a basketball hoop, a donut maker, my 2 front teeth.

   


   
   

Our Classroom Rainforest!!

Our Literacy Unit this past week was centered around the rainforest.  The kiddos were so engrossed in it that they wanted to create their own rainforest right in the classroom.  So they all brought animals from home and we lived right in the middle of the First Grade Rainforest, complete with 37 different animals swinging and climbing through the canopy and understory of our tropical jungle!

Crazy Hair Day!

We sure had a Wacky Wednesday with the children sporting some strange (and rather creative) hairdos.  This was definately a Hat's Off day!