"It's the Most Wonderful (and BUSY) Time of the Year..."

Hi families! Hope you are warm and cozy on this chilly, dreary Wednesday. Get your calendars out, because we are in for a B-U-S-Y week next week. It seems almost impossible to believe that our SECOND quarter together is almost at an end...to celebrate the excitement in the air, we have a full schedule of FUN next week as we wrap up our time together before Winter Break. Next Thursday December 18 is our FIRST-EVER school-wide Polar Express Day! We are so excited about a whole-school day of fun. We are inviting the kids to wear their jammies on the 18th and snuggle in for a day of fun as we celebrate this classic book. We will be having a school-wide hot chocolate bar, watching the movie and doing Polar Express activities all day. It will be a magical time, but I will need some help making it happen. Then, on Friday December 19th we are going to have our annual First Grade Grinch Day in the morning. We would love any parents or helpers who are available Friday morning to join us for Grinch Day and help run a station. Again, I will need LOTS of help in getting supplies ready for this super fun tribute day to another classic holiday story! We are asking all first graders to wear GREEN on the 19th, if possible. THEN, on Friday the 19th at 12:30 we will have our classroom winter party. We will be almost partied-out, so we will keep our Winter Party simple. However, we will still need your help to make even the simplest event special for our first graders. Later today, I will be sending home my first Sign-Up Genius to invite you all to help make the days before break extra special. I would be grateful for any and all help that you can provide these events in the last two days together before Winter Break. If you have any questions, of course don't hesitate to ask. Everyone is welcome at our Grinch Day and Winter Party. Thank you for you help in getting our materials together so that the kids can make wonderful memories on their first grade Christmas. Be watching for that email soon...Stay warm and be happy!