Overwhelmed?

This season of Christmas is often pressed with a lot of extra "to-dos" on your list. Take a moment to remember that Christ is the center of this holiday. Ask him prayerfully to give you strength and patience, He listens!

Special Announcements:
Santa Pops are being sold by the US next week. Forms are being sent home today, if you wish to order. Send these back to me tomorrow with $$.

Tree Sales for our class will be next Tuesday, December 13. So far, I have Miss Beth and Miss Heather signed up to work. Miss Joy, Miss Cindy, and Miss Caroline have agreed to provide food and drink items for the workers. It is not too late to sign up....just shoot me an e-mail. This is always a great time of fellowship for our class!

The children drew names for "Secret Santas" in our class. Today we made stockings that we hung up in the classroom. (Thank goodness for glue guns, as the Queen does not sew!) Starting Monday, each ant is to bring a small treat for their Secret Santa and slip it into their stocking. Keep the price around $1 each day...we aren't trying to be extravagant! If you would like, they can bring a buck and pick out something from the General Store each day. We have lots of items that would be great Secret Santa stocking stuffers!

Next week, we will have Early Dismissal at 11:30 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please let me know if your child will need Extension services on any of these days. They are planning how many to have on staff and will need a final count tomorrow. E-me or send me a note! Thanks!!

Your child will be bringing home an early Christmas gift for you to open. This is a seasonal gift we made together in class that I hope you will enjoy for many years to come! ( My daughter made one when she was in my 5th grade class and we hung it last night!) Your "under the tree gift" came home yesterday. That one can wait until Christmas morning!

The General Store Christmas Sale wrapped up today. We have a few items left that will be available for last-minute purchases next Tuesday and Thursday morning. We have a really nice, brand-new Gevalia coffee pot for only $10, if you have a coffee drinker in your family, you may want to send in the money with your ant tomorrow and snatch that up! I will also let the ants purchase any left-overs tomorrow at a discount, so you may want to let them do a last bit of shopping. (Sorry, no more gift-wrapping services, though!)

Thank You:
to Miss Beth! She tirelessly wrapped gift after gift with the enthusiasm of a five-year-old during our General Store Christmas Sale. I am so blessed to have her on my team! She also managed a lot of donations for the Christmas sales that helped us out, as well!

Homework:
Spelling- parent test 13
Bible- MV 2x (yes, again!)
Math- CW 119-120/ HW 65
Reading- study voc.