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What a week! I have enjoyed spending time

with the students shopping at the Christmas
store, practicing our Christmas songs and vers- A: We will be sharing a variety of Christmas
es, and taking time to just stop and meditate on songs and Scripture verses on Monday, so nice
little bits of the Christmas story each day! Christmas outfits would make a great choice!
Though a whirlwind of new activities and re- However, I do understand that wearing a spe-
sponsibilities has passed by this week, we have cial holiday sweater or dress can become a bit
enjoyed a special peace this week while stopping “itchy” or “bothersome” over the course of an
to savor the season along the way! I trust God’s entire day of school, so a nicer outfit would be
peace and joy will continue to overflow even a great choice if holiday garb just won’t do!
more abundantly this week!
The students have taken on their new read-
ing circle and center responsibilities in stride,
and they are making very fine progress! Thanks A: Yes, I like to do a book exchange for Christ-
again to each of you for taking time to listen to mas and ask that each child bring a new book
your son or daughter read each night and initial valued at $5 or less to exchange with a friend.
his or her bookmark! The privilege to team to- Please wrap the book, and include only your
gether with you is a blessing, and I trust your child's name next to the "from" line on the gift
child will continue to grow as a fluent reader! tag. We will do our exchange on Wednesday,
We will press on this week in our reading December 22nd in the afternoon. If you will be
books and will endeavor to get as far as we can unable to participate in the exchange, please
in all subject areas before Christmas break! The let me know so I can wrap a few extra books so
students are doing very well, and even this week, all the kids can participate. The books are ran-
the progress they have made has been an encour- domly distributed among the students, so I en-
agement to my heart! Please commend your son courage you not to make the book too gender
or daughter and give him or her a hug from me! I specific, if possible. Also, please remember
am thoroughly enjoying my class of students and avoid reading material focusing on Santa, rein-
am thankful God has placed you all in my life! deer, elves, etc. The books may be holiday-
Enjoy the Christ of Christmas! themed, but any good children’s book will do
Miss Hult for our exchange! If you have questions,
please feel free to let me know.
 A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week Isaiah 9:6
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
We wrapped up our study of the life of Jacob given; and the government shall be upon his
and his parents, Isaac and Rebekah, so we are shoulder; and his name shall be called
now ready to begin our study of the life of Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The
Jacob’s son Joseph. He is one of my absolute fa- Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
vorite Bible characters, and the A Beka study on
Joseph is so enjoyable! However, we will not be-
gin our study of Joseph until after Christmas.
Over the course of the past couple of days, we
have been “munching” on tiny “bites” of the
Christmas story each morning during a short
Christmas devotion time, but this week, I plan to
devote our entire Bible lesson in the afternoon to
the study of the events leading up to Jesus’ birth
as well as the announcement of His birth to the
Spotlighting Students and Volunteers
shepherds and wise men.
I will be using a new and unique storybook enti-
I wish to thank the Namanny family for
tled . It is pub-
their willingness to work with me on snacks
lished by Family Life Today and is told in a fashion
this week! I had an abundance of leftover
similar to that of the book
snacks that I wanted to use up, and the Na-
. Each day we will open a
manny family graciously agreed to provide
new gift box, and the object inside will help us
some supplies I needed instead! Thanks for
learn more about Christ’s birth as well as why He
working with me on the snack situation!
came to the earth. The story gives a clear expla-
Thank you to those who served in the
nation of God’s offer of salvation and desire for
Christmas store! I think the store is truly
us to give Him our hearts! Please pray God would
amazing, and it brings such joy to my heart to
be at work in the hearts of the students over the
see all of you taking time to serve your chil-
course of the next two weeks!
dren! The kids were so excited for the oppor-
tunity to shop for those people they love, and
I cherish the privilege of watching their faces
light up when they have finished shopping and
they stop to show me what surprises they
have in store for various family members!
Thanks so much for making the store possible!

Quick Glimpse Calendar

Monday, Dec. 13 - Friday, Dec. 17 - Bible verse F

Monday, Dec. 13 - Field trip to Sunnyview Care Center (9:45 - 10:45 a.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 - Show and Tell; Primary Chapel - Christmas Theme
Friday, Dec. 17 - Bible verse F quiz
Wednesday, Dec. 22 - Christmas Party - (10-11 a.m.); Book exchange