We ended the year 2008 with celebrations. We studied traditions of various holidays. We learned about Hanukah, Kwanzaa, the Legend of the Poinsettia, Christmas, and Las Posadas. It was fun learning about different cultures and doing fun seasonal crafts. We began with Hanukah. We played the dreidel game. Each side of the dreidel bears a letter of the Hebrew alphabet: נ (Nun), ג (Gimel), ה (Hei), ש (Shin), which together form the acronym for "נס גדול היה שם" (Nes Gadol Haya Sham – "a great miracle happened there"). Our crafts included making a weaved a mat, called the mekeda, made on the second day of Kwanzaa. We made cards with poinsettias. Poinsettia is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Mexico and Guatemala which is also referred to as the Christmas star. We made traditional Christmas stockings and finished our day with decorating piñatas in honor of Las Posadas. It was an incredible learning experience for all.
We ended the week with Auntie Claus visiting from the North Pole to read us a story and enjoy chocolate milk and cookies. We are looking forward to what is ahead at Chets Creek in the New Year. Happy Holidays!
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