Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

This past week has reminded many of us how infectious the holiday spirit can be.  While some fret the "holiday week," for various reasons, we embrace the opportunity to provide meaningful learning to our students.  Yes our room was giddy with excitement for the upcoming days, but that giddiness is why so many educators (including myself) went into teaching in the first place.  This week was all about completing tasks, teamwork, and having fun.  I think we accomplished all of that and more.

Our first blizzard of this winter also blanketed our area with nearly a foot of snow, which only added to the holiday buzz around our school today as students sang at the Winter Sing Along, which was supposed to be yesterday.

If listening to children sing holiday songs, with hopes and dreams attached to each, does not get you excited for the holidays, I am not sure what will.  Great job this afternoon!

 

Enjoy the time off with your families, as both Mrs. Olson and I (Mr. Hendricks) also intend to do. See you in 2013!

**The above digital card was made with Wordle.net and PowerPoint.**