Holiday happiness is filling our class as we welcome two new friends in our classroom from the infant room, Hadley and Delia. Also, we would like to congratulate Austin in our room with his new baby brother. This month we will be singing and practicing for our Christmas program along with making special presents for our parents. Stories will include There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas. December 14th is our crazy sweater day. I would like to encourage parents to make a crazy shirt with your child to wear this day. I will also be sending another project home for you and your child to create together. Merry Christmas. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other”.

Winter is coming! Holidays are on the way and our babies ae excited to celebrate with art and special activities in the class. Santa will be here on December 14th and our party day will be on December 21st. A sign up sheet for snacks for the month and for the party will be posted. Please note, we will be closed December 24th through January 1st. Our family wall is looking bare. Please send a family picture. It doesn’t have to be a fancy professional photo, just something we can share with our babies if they miss their families during the day. Have a safe and joyous Christmas and New Year!

Teacher: Mrs. Lori, Miss Jasmine

Teacher: Miss Colleen, Miss Carri

Hello Parents! I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving break. Just a reminder, if you would like for your child to participate in our family wall project, we will be doing it for the rest of November and December. You can bring in pictures of you and your family and family pets, or create a fun poster, however you would like to do it. Since the Christmas season is approaching we will be learning about the holiday, the season of winter, and things that the children can do in the snow. If you have any questions or concerns you can message us on the Remind app or call 330-792-4066.

Teacher: Miss Cheryl, Miss Kelly

December Special Dates December 5th Lockdown Drill December 13th Christmas Program 7:00 p.m. December 14th Christmas Magic Show & Santa/Crazy Sweater (optional) December 19th Fire Drill December 21st Christmas Parties December 24th - 31st Closed for Christmas Break

Monthly Newsletter

The Christmas season is upon us. We have lots of fun planned. We have an elf in our classroom. Your child will be excited to find him each day. Watch for updates on Class Dojo. We will work on letters “L” and “M” this month. The children have been working hard to get ready for the Christmas program. We are looking forward to a fun night! We’d like to wish all of our families a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Fun Activity to try at Home: Recycled Cards Provide your child with bits of wrapping paper, ribbons, and pictures cut from leftover greeting cards. Let him or her glue these materials to heavy paper to make unique homemade cards.

Teacher: Miss Toni, Miss Hannah

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”! It is so wonderful for us to share in the excitement and anticipation of the Christmas season with your child. The month of December promises to be a busy month for all of us, both children and adults alike. We have a few special days on the calendar so please keep your eyes on our parent board for any sign ups. Just a few house keeping items, I will be sending home bags for your child’s nap items. Please make sure the items you send back fit inside of the bag this will help with reducing the spread of germs. Also, we are missing some of our fantastic families on our family wall. Please make sure to send in a picture with your child so we can display it for them to see. Last, but certainly not least we have been working on the letters of our names so if you would like to work on something at home that is always a great place to start. We will be working on our scissor skills in the upcoming weeks so be prepared to find paper scraps EVERYWHERE! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” as the song goes. And that’s exactly what we will be focused on this month. We are progressing so nicely with our letter art craft. The children have become very proficient in cutting, as well as letter recognition. The children are getting more excited as Christmas draws closer. We will work on number recognition as we do a countdown to Christmas activity. Also, we would like to do a take home family project where you and your child will decorate a gingerbread man to share with the class. Finally, the practice continues for our Christmas program. We can’t wait to perform for all our families.

Teacher: Mrs. Frances, Ms. Karen

Teacher: Mrs. Ehret, Mrs. Deb, Miss Haley

Let us pray for you. A prayer jar is located on the table in front of the office. Drop a note in the jar if we can say a prayer for you during chapel.

With cold and flu season approaching, please remember to keep your child at home if they are running a temperature or showing any signs of a communicable disease. We want to keep everyone as healthy as possible. Please remember to wash your child’s hands before entering their classroom. Thank you for your help in this matter.

Zion Christian Early Learning Center only closes in extreme weather conditions. Please check your local news channels to see if school has been cancelled. It will say, Zion Christian Early Learning Center.

You are billed according to the schedule you provide for the week , not by your child’s attendance.

All accounts need to be paid in full by Dec. 17th to continue enrollment in January 2019. Credit card payments are accepted. You can also make payments online at www.zcslearningcenter.com

Support Staff: Miss Christina, Miss Carlie, Miss Jessica, Miss Janelle, Miss Jensen

Zion Christian Early Learning Center 3300 Canfield Rd. Youngstown, OH 44511

330-792-4066 Administrator—Geniene Hankey