The Little Learners Mrs. Billings Pre-K Happy New Year and welcome back! We’ve had the pleasure of caring for your children for four months now. It’s hard to believe how quickly time flew. The children have grown so much in this short time. Pre-K has been busy these two months with tons of fun activities. Our co-sponsored community service project for CAMO Animal Rescue with the kindergarten class was a huge success. A big thank you for all the donations. We surpassed our goal of 75 donated items. The children appreciated the donated supplies for displaced dogs due to Hurricane Harvey. One of November’s highlights was the Thanksgiving feast. Pre-K relished in dressing up as Pilgrims. Hope everyone had an opportunity to see them. They were so cute! We also explored the travels of the Pilgrims and compared lifestyles now and then. As part of our studies, we made homemade butter like the Pilgrims. December brought many travel adventures for Pre-K. First, we took a train ride and headed toward the North Pole as we enjoyed the Polar Express movie, complete with hot cocoa and popcorn. Then we took our annual Christmas Around the World trip. Our travel adventure began with a trip to Mexico. We read The Legend of the Poinsettia and learned about the Las Posadas Christmas celebration. One of our favorite adventures was the visit to Germany. They are known for their beautiful gingerbread houses and cookies. We 5
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