Group Meeting:  The gingerbread man brought us a science experiment today.  He had string of lights that had been cut and stripped on the ends.  He included 9 volt batteries.  The children had to complete a circuit by placing the ends of the wires on the battery.  If they did it correctly, the light would work.  (see pictures below)

Story:  The story for today was The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett.  In this story, Matti decides to make a gingerbread boy.  He mixed the dough, forms the cookie and places it in the oven.  He is to leave it in the oven for 8 minutes and not peek.  But Matti can't wait and he opens the door early.  Because it did not bake long enough, the cookie is a gingerbread baby.  The baby runs across the floor and out the door.  It is chased by people and animals, but Mattie knows how to catch the baby.  Ask your child to tell you Matti's plan.

Large Group:  The children watched a video about things that people do during the holidays.  This coincided with out Let's Find Out Magazine.  They completed the last page of the magazine together.

Snacks:  The morning snack was cheese, Wheat Thins and apple juice brought by Nora.  The afternoon snack was Lucky Charms cereal and milk brought by Ryan.  Thank you, Nora and Ryan!

We have been very busy at school this week with some new toys and Christmas items.  I snapped a few pictures to share.