Advent Season

Advent season is in full swing here at school. We have been meeting together as a group with 2nd-5th graders each morning for Advent prayer and reflection. We begin our morning with an opening prayer and lighting of the Advent candles. After prayer we have been reading a short daily think, pray, act book. Hopefully your child has been coming home with Advent "homework". Each day the leading teacher has been giving the group and assignment to do at school or at home. Yesterday's homework was to apologize and mean it if needed and admit when you're wrong. Some of the other homework assignments have been listening the first time, unexpected cleaning at home, and prayer. If you get a chance, ask your child what the Advent homework is for the night and try to help them stick to it and get it done.

After the homework assignment, we have been reading from a book called A Stranger for Christmas. I encourage you to ask your child about the book. It is really sending a great message about "I was a stranger, and you let me in." We finish morning prayer with a song called "Bethlehem, Heaven's Gem"

We also started a new specialist class today at school. We now have a technology teacher, Mrs. Effhauser. 3rd grade will be going to the computer lab for technology class every Wednesday at 10. They were very excited to get up there today and it was an awesome first day of class.

The school is also busy preparing for our Christmas program. The program will take place in the church this year, instead of the gym. It will be on Tuesday, December 18th at 6:15. Please drop your child off in the church basement at 6pm. A note was sent home about what the 3rd graders need to wear. They will be wearing pajamas for their portion of the show. Please check the note for specifics in what to and what not to wear. Thanks!

It always seems to be a busy time of year, but in the midst of all the running and planning, don't forget to take time to pray and thank God for the true gift of Christmas.