Countdown to Christmas!

"Countdown to Christmas!" is our Wednesday lunch time allotted for Christmas activities! I came up with this idea about 2-3 weeks ago as my mind was transitioning into Christmas mode. Our school year started 2 weeks later this year which means that our semester will not end before Christmas like it has in the past. In past years we have had hot drinks, movies and activities for the kids to after they had finished writing exams. Since this is not the case this year, I decided we needed to find time to do some fun Christmas things! 

Today was our first Wednesday of "Countdown to Christmas!" 
and we had a great turn out! 

The kids played "rock, paper, scissors," but Christmas style -- "elf, reindeer, santa!" 

They played a Christmas carol picture game.

And they tried to come up with as many Christmas words as possible! 

It was a great first "Countdown to Christmas!" and I am 

looking forward to the next 3 we will have! 

Chapel Band Workshops

Last week we had 3 high school students come and mentor our students musically. We had 1 drummer and 2 singers who spent time with our class. We are hoping to do something like this often to not only bridge the gap between high school and middle school chapel bands but to allow the kids to learn from other musicians.The middle schoolers really enjoyed learning and spending time with the high school students. 

Here are some pictures from that day!