“Bits and Pieces of Info to Make Life on the Ranch Easier to Manage”
What’s Happening Around Town
Merry Christmas! I trust you and your family
will enjoy a wonderful Christmas break begin-
ning Thursday, December 23rd! At this time, I
am not planning on putting out a newsletter
next week and will just update you via email
with any further information. Please feel free
to contact me at any time if you have questions
or concerns at any time over break!
This week, we finished up work with our
blend books and have moved on with Books A
and B in our reading circle series. Hopefully we
will be able to start Book C before break. I en-
courage you to continue to read as much as pos-
sible over break. Your child will have four
AlphaTales books in addition to his or her read-
ing books to review over Christmas, and it would
be a great idea to pull out the blend cards and
Rarin’ to Read activity sheet if you get a chance
over the holidays.
We are wrapping up our unit on United
States history, and we have had a lot of fun
learning about states, landmarks, and symbols of
our nation this week! We hope to finish our unit
in the coming week. Then we will begin our trip
around the world and will spend the spring
semester studying a new country each week!
The unit is lots of fun!
I want to wish each of you a wonderful
Christmas, and I pray that the truth of a Baby
born only to die and become our Savior would
give you great cause to celebrate this Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Answers to Questions on the Ranch
A: Yes! I spoke with the activity director right
after school was finished on Thursday, and she
would like us to come this
, if possible. We are tentatively planning on
going Monday at 9:45 a.m. We will arrive around
10:00 a.m. and will begin our short program soon
thereafter! Therefore, I need your help! Please
make sure you
, and if you are
, even if it means bringing younger
siblings, . I am going to give
the final call to the care center on Monday at
8:30 a.m. to let them know whether we will be
able to come. I apologize for the short notice,
but I trust God will work all things out if the
20th is the date He wants us to go! Thanks for
your help! I appreciate your cooperation!
A: Yes, on Wednesday, students will be having a
Christmas gift exchange. is asked
to
. Please wrap your gift and make sure to
include who the gift is from. I will distribute
your child’s book to another kindergarten
friend in the afternoon. I will have some extra
books wrapped in case someone forgets or is
unable to bring a book. The kids always enjoy
our book exchange, and I really like watching!
 A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week Matthew 1:21b
“Call His Name Jesus for He shall save His
The kids have so enjoyed opening one of our people from their sin.”
Christmas gifts each day as we read through the
book ! The first
four gift boxes had mini figurines of the angel
Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Next
week, the students will open the last three boxes.
Like the first four boxes, the next two Christmas
gifts have mini figurines, which contain a shep-
herd and a wiseman this time. After studying
God’s gift of His Son to us and the responses of
the angels, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the
wisemen, the students will be given an opportuni-
ty to respond. Inside of the final Christmas box,
there is a mirror, and it reminds us that God
Spotlighting Students and Volunteers
wants our hearts for Christmas!
Though this is my first time using the book, I
I want to take the opportunity to take the
enjoy using it in the classroom. I trust God’s
Crawford family for providing snacks this
Word will penetrate the hearts of the students’,
week! The popcorn, crackers, fruit snacks,
and I would ask that you continue to pray that
and other goodies were greatly enjoyed by all
the students would come to see their need for a
the students! Thanks so much!
Savior and would receive the greatest Christmas
I also wanted to thank those of you who
gift ever given, the gift of eternal life through
were so flexible on the day of the field trip!
Jesus Christ our Lord!
Several of you stepped in to provide transpor-
After we return from Christmas vacation, we
tation at the last minute, and then, I felt so
will begin our study of the life of Joseph! It is
badly that it was canceled! Thank you for
one of my favorite studies, and I trust God will
your willingness to serve in any way!
help us to apply the lessons we learn from his life!
As Christmas approaches, I want to thank
all of you for your encouragement, support,
and prayers! It has been a special blessing to
team with you this year, and I am grateful to
God for His provision of you and your family
in my life! Merry Christmas!

Quick Glimpse Calendar

Monday, Dec. 20 -
Wednesday, Dec. 22 - - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.; Primary Chapel - Christmas Theme;
; show and tell
Thursday, Dec. 23 - Sunday, Jan. 2 - Christmas vacation
Monday, Jan. 3 -