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December 20-January 4, Winter Holidays - School is closed.

January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - School is closed.

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Holiday Celebration Part 2 - Christmas

The excitement and joy of this holiday is palpable. Every day a child comes in and shares a new story about the way their family celebrates Christmas. The traditions of driving around town looking at lights, baking cookies, making ginger bread houses, going to church, visiting live nativity scenes…

The traditions you begin now will be held deep in your child’s hearts for all their days. Here’s to keeping the joy that your children show in the coming days alive the whole year through.

“Laura, my family put up our Christmas tree last night it is soooo beautiful”

“Hey, did you see that house with all the pretty lights and Santa in the yard?”

“I got my picture taken with Santa. I told him I wanted an island princess.”

“’Jingle bell, jingle bells’ - I have that song on my radio in the car.”

“Christmas is Jesus’ birthday except we get all the presents.”

“Hey did you watch Frosty the Snowman last night?”

All of us at Hopewell Montessori School want to thank all of our families for the greatest gift – time with your children! Happy Holidays!

Holiday Celebration Part 1 - Chanukah

Our class is fortunate to have a good deal of diversity – cultural, social, ethnic, and religious. This season we are celebrating this diversity by learning about two of the religious holidays celebrated by the families in our community. This week we have been learning about the Jewish holiday, Chanukah, or Hanukkah. We started the week by making Stars of David, a premier symbol of the Jewish faith. This six-pointed star, made of two interlocking triangles, can be found on menorahs, tallis bags and in the center of the flag of Israel. The Star of David poetically refers to God’s rule over the universe.

Tuesday Caren Doleys joined our class and helped the children make potato latkes. We enjoyed eating the during our Chanukah celebration on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday, Jane Mule and Larry Engel joined our class. They shared the story of Chanukah, telling us about the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days and how the people of their faith continue to hold a celebration of light known as Chanukah. They taught about the menorah and how to play the dreidle game. Caren Doleys gave each child a dreidle game to take home and share with their families.

We have had a great start to the holidays and look forward to learning more about one another as this holiday season continues.