Dear Parents,

Tomorrow is already Thursday!  Wowza!  This week IS flying by!

In case you haven't heard, we have had some illness in our classroom over the last few weeks. Please remind your firstie to wash their hands, cover their mouths when they cough and sneeze, and to not share ANYTHING (And I will, of course, do the same).  I would really hate for anyone to miss out on their Christmas celebrations!  

Thank you to all that we able to drive for our field trip on Monday! We had great weather for the trip, though there was NO SNOW, so it made “getting ready for the holidays” seem a little strange.  The firsties really enjoyed learning what life might have been like in the 1870s and how people got ready for the holidays.  Did your firstie tell you about all of the chores that they had to do?  Maybe you can add to their chores at home, now that you know what they can do! Ha!

Enjoy the pictures!

The schoolhouse is in the distance.  The girls and boys had to line up in two different line and then the boys had chores before anyone could go into the schoolhouse (They had to ring the bell for school to begin and also had to gather wood for the stove.)

Practicing their handwriting with a slate board and a slate pencil. 

There was a short Science lesson and the firsties did a little play about it!

Gathering dried spices and herbs for their little sashays. Did you smell the one that your firstie created and brought home?

All lined up for their play.

Concentrating to get their part right!

Look at what we made!  They smell so GOOD!

 

The homestead.  See the sled? 

Rolling out the "dough" to make cookies!

Pounding out the spices...it really DID smell good in there!

The wood burning stove in the homestead..do you see the potatoes?  They would keep them warm on the stove and then take them on their ride in the sleigh to keep their hands warm. 

I mean.....wow!

Does that look even to you? Hmmm....

We heard a story about Laura Ingalls Wilder and then got to enjoy a sugar cookie.  

All in all, it was a great trip!

If I don’t see you before our Christmas break, I pray that you have a wonderful, restful, and very special Christmas.  Enjoy time with family and friends! 

See you in January! 

Miss Gallagher