Friday's Tattler

It was a wild and crazy week! We made some absolutely darling Christmas ornaments and decorations to send home. The children did a beautiful job and followed directions and got beautiful results. It's really a team effort...it means eyeballing the craft and heading of any possible issues that little kids might have trouble with.

When faculty work as a team, the kids sail...fly...race to the finish line with great ability! I always keep an eye out for those teachers who bring a craft to the table. When teachers hang back and let others take the lead day in and day out, it really hurts the team.

The kids were great all day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but on Friday, as the latest cold front moved in, they were atrocious! We gave out the Advent Boxes with caution...

We are really racing toward the Santa Prize...there are about six children in the lead, but that could change at any moment! One child will find his altruistic hat one day and earn three elves; the next day, someone else has picked up the hat and is headed down elf lane. It's really remarkable to see.

We had an outstanding pork roast on Tuesday. I'll post the recipe on Sunday's Plate.

We also had one of their favorites...chicken soup. We added a lunch waffle that had onions, green pepper, celery and cheese in the batter.

We want to remind parents that teaching at home is a Godsend, but teaching wrongly is a nightmare. Please do not teach children to write their names in all upper case or capital letters. The first letter of their name is Capitalized and all the rest are lower case.

Please remember to teach your child to put on his own coat and hat. Knitted gloves for $1.00 can be purchased at the Family Dollar. These three inch gloves fit. Adult sized gloves are a nuisance on the playground.

We go out every day, so please send your child to school in LONG SLEEVES and a coat that zips or buttons and one that is meant for weather of 20-40 degrees. We DO go out nearly every day.

It's been a great week!