It's the most wonderful time of the year....

PreK Christmas Program

This time of year it is easy to get caught up in the rush of the Christmas holiday and lose focus on what is the true meaning of Christmas. I am so blessed to be able to teach our students about Jesus’ birth and talk openly about God at St. James. The children have memorized songs, lines, solos, and moving parts which requires a tremendous amount of focus and commitment. It isn’t easy to perform in front of a large audience especially when it is full of your loved ones. I am very proud of this group and all their hard work.

Santa'sWorkshop

Our Bread Study has come to an end, and we are in full Christmas mode! Santa's Workshop is open and the kids have been cranking out some super cute ornaments to decorate our class tree!

Oh Christmas Tree…

Each child painted their own interpretation of a Christmas tree. I love every one of them, and I can see each personality displayed.

GingerbreadManMath

One of the many reasons I love St. James preschool curriculum is that it allows for children to learn through play. Play is the natural way in which children learn and during play children practice their skills and make sense of new knowledge and experiences. We played this game in the fall with pumpkins so it's only appropriate that we play with gingerbread men now. This is a fun way to practice counting and number recognition. I would have all the children put their heads down and have one child remove a number. They had to then figure out what number was missing and when we did that, we would clap that many times. I was blown away with their sharpness and how quickly they found the missing number. I even tried to trick them by mixing the number line up but they surprised me and figured it out each time.

EgyptianFair

We took a journey back in time and visited an ancient Egyptian Marketplace. The sixth-grade class worked extremely hard in preparation for these presentations, and we so enjoyed learning all about their different lives.