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White Hall Day Care (Northend) Ltd. 3304-119th Avenue, Edmonton
December 2017 Newsletter
Dear Parents,
We are approaching the Holiday Season, and our children and staff members have planned some activities
and Christmas concert to make it more festive and enjoyable. Your participation in our activities will add
more charm to our celebration and will be highly encouraging to the children. We, being a multicultural
country, have also initiated an effort to celebrate one festival from each culture to enhance their awareness
and respect. We welcome your creative opinions, and support the appreciations and the encouragement in
this direction. A brief of the activities planned for the Christmas Season, and monthly updates are provided
below.
Themes and Activities
Christmas Christmas Songs
Christmas Decoration
Christmas Cooking
Christmas Gifts
Christmas Dressing up
Christmas Dance
Christmas Party
Christmas Lunch
Notes and Reminders
The center will close on
Monday, Dec. 23rd 2017, and
will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2nd
2018.
Have a happy holiday!
Announcements
6th Dec. - Multicultural day
8th Dec - Christmas Turkey
lunch
13th Dec - Parents’ meeting
20th Dec - Open house
21st Dec - Christmas concert
22nd Dec - Staff Christmas party
Parents/Guardian are invited
for the Concert & Open House
White Hall Day Care (Northend) Ltd. 3304-119th Avenue, Edmonton
Volunteers Needed
We are looking forward for the volunteers to help us in a variety of roles at White Hall.
Any help, whether you offer an hour a week, one day a month, or more, will be very highly
appreciated. We will work to fit your schedule. The volunteers’ support is needed to help
our children in practicing for the Christmas concert, activities, singing songs, and reading
the stories.
Practicing the following Christmas songs with your children at home will help our
celebrations.
♫ I'm a little snowman, [Snowman gesture.]
Look at me. [Point your index fingers away from your eyes, then point to your chest with your thumbs.]
These are my buttons, 1 2 3. [Make a small circle with your thumb and index finger, then move it down the
front of your shirt 3 times.]
These are my eyes and this is my nose. [Point to your eyes with two hands, then point to your nose with one
hand.]
I wear a hat and scarf. [Pretend to put on a hat and wrap a scarf around your neck.]
BRRRRRRRRRR...It’s cold! [Hug yourself and shiver.]
I'm a little snowman, look at me.
These are my buttons, 1 2 3.
These are my eyes and this is my nose.
I wear a hat and scarf. BRRRRRRRRRR...It’s cold!
I'm a little snowman, look at me.
These are my buttons, 1 2 3.
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These are my eyes and this is my nose.
I wear a hat and scarf. BRRRRRRRRR...It’s cold! ♫
Hello, reindeer. [Wave hello. Reindeer gesture.]
Hello, snowman. [Wave hello. Snowman gesture.]
Hello, Santa. [Wave hello. Santa gesture.]
Happy holidays. [Happy holiday’s gesture.]
1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9 10. [Use both hands to count to 10.]
Merry Christmas, everyone. [Christmas gesture.]
Let's sing it once again. [Pretend to sing into a microphone.]
Hello, reindeer.
Hello, snowman.
Hello, Santa.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
We wish you [Indicate "we" by moving your index finger in front of you from one shoulder to the other, making
a semi-circle.]
A Merry Christmas. [Christmas gesture.]
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. [Gesture fireworks exploding in the sky by popping open your hands in the air.]
Happy holidays to you, [Hold up your left hand in a fist. Raise your index finger when you sing "...you".]
Your family, [Raise the rest of your fingers on the left hand, representing family members.]
Your friends. [Hold up all five fingers on your right hand, representing friends.]
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year.
Let's clap.
We all do a little clapping. [Clap.]
We all do a little clapping.
We all do a little clapping.
Christmas is here. [Christmas gesture.]
Let's jump.
We all do a little jumping. [Jump.]
We all do a little jumping.
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We all do a little jumping.
Christmas is here.
Let's stomp.
We all do a little stomping. [Stomp.]
We all do a little stomping.
We all do a little stomping.
Christmas is here.
SHHHHHHH...Let’s whisper.
We all do a little whispering. [Hold your finger in front of your mouth.]
We all do a little whispering.
We all do a little whispering.
Christmas is here.
Big voices!
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. ♫
Dashing through the snow
in a one-horse open sleigh
over the fields we go
laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
what fun it is to ride and sing
a sleighing song tonight!
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! What fun it is to ride
in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
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Oh! What fun it is to ride
in a one-horse open sleigh.
You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
And checking it twice;
Goanna find out Who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
O! You better watch out!
You better not cry
better not pout
I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town 2 times
Christmas Pudding, Christmas Pudding,
Steaming hot, steaming hot,
Sprinkle on the sugar, sprinkle on the sugar,
Eat a lot, eat it a lot.
Happy Christmas & Happy Holidays
Review of Special Events
White Hall Day Care (Northend) Ltd. 3304-119th Avenue, Edmonton
August 2017
Multicultural Day
On July 31st we celebrated our multi-cultural day. Thanks to all Parents for supporting us as sent children
with beautiful cultural dresses.
October 2017
Halloween Celebration
On 30th October, our daycare and after school children participated in the celebrations of Halloween party
and dressed up in scary costumes. The costumes were amazing! Special thanks to the many families that
sent healthy treats for the daycare children to share.
White Hall Day Care (Northend) Ltd. 3304-119th Avenue, Edmonton
Diwali celebrations
On 19th Oct., our daycare and after school children celebrated Diwali party, an Indian Festival. They
participated in making beautiful colourful Rangolis (cultural artwork with coloured powder) with staff
members, and performed exciting activities that are part of Diwali celebration, such as lighting the
candles and lamp etc.
November 2017
Remembrance Day
Our children participated in Remembrance Day activities such as they made poppies, brave medal, wreath, wearing
poppies and children did participated in our main poppy rhyme.
Poppy Poppy
Poppy poppy what do you say? Wear me on Remembrance Day.
Poppy poppy what do you tell? Many soldiers in battle fell.
Poppy poppy what should we know? That peace on earth should grow, grow, and grow.