We are busy, busy, busy as they say in “Frosty the Snowman”. This month’s store time will be some holiday books including, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell, Spot’s Magical Christmas, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Our classroom art activities will be based off of our books. For our sensory time we will be playing with different types of dough. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays we will not be having a family project sent home but we encourage our families to enjoy this precious time with your families. We would like to remind our parents, our class does go outside if weather permits. We wish you a safe and blessed month of December.

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6. We’re quickly coming to the end of 2017. The Christmas program will be on December 13th and Santa will be visiting on December 15th. We will have our Pajama Christmas room party on December 22nd. Look for the sign up sheet to bring goodies to share. We will be closed to enjoy time with our families from December 23rd until January 2nd. We wish all our families a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Teacher: Mrs. Lori, Miss Jasmine

Teacher: Miss Shawna, Miss Laura

It is the most wonderful time of year and the Shining Stars are getting excited. This month is a busy month filled with many fun and exciting activities. Please make sure you are looking at the parent information board as well as the television screen. This month we will be working on the shapes circle and square. The colors we will be working on are green and red. The first couple weeks of this month we will be practicing our songs for the Christmas program that will be held on December 13th. The children enjoy singing the songs, and practicing for the program. Here is to a fun and exciting month of December.

Teacher: Mrs. Baker, Miss Carri, Miss Kelly, Miss Cheryl

December Special Dates December 1st Librarian December 7th Lockdown Drill December 13th Christmas Program 7:00 p.m. December 15th Christmas Magic Show December 19th Fire Drill December 20th Tornado Drill December 22nd Christmas Parties December 25th - 29th Closed for Christmas Break

Monthly Newsletter

Ho Ho Ho! It’s December and our class will be having lots of Christmas fun. We have been practicing for our Nativity Play and have been learning that Jesus is the true reason for the season. This month we will work on letters L-N. As some of you may have heard, we have a scout elf in our class this month. The children named him Ryan Barry. We will be working on being kind to others so Ryan Barry gives Santa a good report. We’d like to wish all of our families a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fun Activity to try at Home: Cinnamon-Dough decorations To make the cinnamon dough, in a bowl mix together four parts cinnamon, three parts applesauce, and one part glue. Help your child flatten the dough on a floured surface and use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Use a straw to cut a hole in the top of each shape so it can be hung after drying for at least 48 hours.

Teacher: Ms. Pam

Turkey day is over and Santa has officially arrived. Trees and decorations are going up! Elves have arrived and the season is getting busy. We have started to practice for our Christmas program and we are looking forward to our Christmas party and visit from Santa. We continue to work on our letters and sound knowledge, plus syllables in our name. Some are starting to write their names and we are continuing to do one to one correspondence. Some of our friends are interested in space, so we are touching on this concept. We are taking small steps since the concept of living on a planet names Earth is a lot to take in. We will be making some of our own decorations and also presents for mom and dad. No peeking please! We are hoping everyone has a joyful and blessed holiday.

Except for the weather, “its beginning to look a lot like Christmas”. The children are certainly excited by the decorations, Santa, and the prospect of toys. Just as important, they are learning about the nativity and the true meaning of Christmas. We are practicing for our Christmas program and we hope to see all our families that evening. The children are looking forward to making their parents Christmas presents and cards. Also, we hope to take a look at other culture’s holiday traditions. The children will be taking home a “Countdown to Christmas” activity that we hope you will help them with as we get closer to that wonderful day.

Teacher: Mrs. Frances, Ms. Karen

Teacher: Mrs. Ehret, Mrs. Deb

Let us pray for you. A prayer jar will be 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-Cornersburg.

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. 15th to continue enrollment in January 2017. Credit card payments are accepted. You can also make payments online at www.zcslearningcenter.com

Support Staff: Miss Hannah, Miss McKenzie, Miss Jensen, Miss Christina, Miss Lexi

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

330-792-4066 Administrator—Geniene Hankey