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Today we had a visit from the Bristol Bravos! They are so amazing and did such a good job as usual. Our class was such a great audience!  At the end of our day, we celebrated W who is moving to the Willow Room after break. We moved the tables together and created one big Magnolia Family Table. 

We had a special read aloud by the office staff! They enjoyed taking a break from our room to enjoy a few books by the "fire".  We did Babydoll Circle Time and were so silly. Everyone had a chance to tell us where our baby was going to sit. Some silly places like... under our leg, behind our back, and on our heads! 

Today we were cozy from start to finish! Soon after children arrived, they were able to go to the Collaboratory for a special showing of The Snowman  (linked for your viewing pleasure). They seemed to really enjoy it and had a lot of questions after :)  Outside we enjoyed winter fun with Birch and Dogwood. We had lots of snow (oobleck, cloud snow, and flour), igloo building, and tiny winter building. Of course we brought our special sunglasses so we could enjoy the beautiful sunshine.  Our cozy day was not over! Hot cocoa and cookies were enjoyed alongside friends from the nearby classrooms. Oh, did I forget to mention we had marshmallow toppings?!  Our cozy day was complete with another Gingerbread read aloud. So far we have read: Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Boy, Gingerbread Girl, Gingerbread Cowboy, and Ninjabread Man. Have listened to the different versions and have compared them. 

We enjoyed the warmer weather and went for a walk with Dogwood friends.  We noticed that so many homes were decorated with wreaths.  We tried counting them all but lost track.  Some estimates were given by the children:  40, 100, 1000 and 2100!  Not sure we walked far enought for last two guesses but it was a fun time! On our way back into school, we observed some workers chipping trees by school.