Page 8 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - January, 2018
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FAMILY
It’s a lively season
for ELHS students
December brought a lot of Tree selection
winter wonder to children at Early
Learning. Head Start took a trip to the
Christmas Valley Tree Farm to
Head Start classrooms kicked off harvest the perfect tree for each
the season with a trip to Great Wolf classroom. Mr. Don Tapio, owner
Lodge to listen to stories and have of the tree farm, engaged with the
milk and cookies while it snowed children about his trees and Santa
inside. Claus. Once the trees were back at
Early Learning, children took over
Holiday parties the reins by hanging ornaments on
their magical classroom Christmas
We celebrated Christmas together icon. Days followed with baking
with our classroom holiday parties cookies and listening to stories about
before winter break kicked off. the holiday season.
Thanks to awesome fundraising At the beginning of winter break,
efforts, parents purchased a gift for classroom trees were taken down
each child and expectant mother in and offered to Chehalis community
our program. members who might need a tree to
display in their homes for the holiday
We were lucky enough to see season. We hope everyone had a
Santa take time out of his busy wonderful 2017 and we look forward
schedule to stop by Early Learning to to a thriving 2018 program year at
hand out presents. Children were so Early Learning.
surprised to see Santa walk into their
classrooms! During the month of December, Early
Learning kids visited with Santa and
A big thank you to Jose Caywood picked out Christmas trees.
for volunteering his time as the jolly
fellow in the red suit.
Holiday smiles for miles
Breakfast with Santa is a picture-perfect gathering
Great Wolf Lodge was filled to be fun! Grandparents, parents
with tribal members and their and children were on their best
families and friends excited to behavior to make the event
have breakfast with Santa Claus memorable.
and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 23!
Lines were not very long as
After eating an energy-building families took turns setting up
meal served by GWL staff, their family photos to be shared
everyone was ready to create on Facebook.
family memories by taking a photo
with the North Pole pair. The big The sweet pictures brought joy
guy in red had his list and was to everyone.
checking it twice.
Many people who attended
Of course, it just wouldn’t said their next stop was to finish
be the same without some up holiday shopping. Families
challenges. have made Breakfast with Santa
an annual tradition.
Everyone wants to create
special memories by taking a Thank you, Great Wolf Lodge,
great photo, but you also want it for continuing to hold this
seasonal event.
FAMILY
It’s a lively season
for ELHS students
December brought a lot of Tree selection
winter wonder to children at Early
Learning. Head Start took a trip to the
Christmas Valley Tree Farm to
Head Start classrooms kicked off harvest the perfect tree for each
the season with a trip to Great Wolf classroom. Mr. Don Tapio, owner
Lodge to listen to stories and have of the tree farm, engaged with the
milk and cookies while it snowed children about his trees and Santa
inside. Claus. Once the trees were back at
Early Learning, children took over
Holiday parties the reins by hanging ornaments on
their magical classroom Christmas
We celebrated Christmas together icon. Days followed with baking
with our classroom holiday parties cookies and listening to stories about
before winter break kicked off. the holiday season.
Thanks to awesome fundraising At the beginning of winter break,
efforts, parents purchased a gift for classroom trees were taken down
each child and expectant mother in and offered to Chehalis community
our program. members who might need a tree to
display in their homes for the holiday
We were lucky enough to see season. We hope everyone had a
Santa take time out of his busy wonderful 2017 and we look forward
schedule to stop by Early Learning to to a thriving 2018 program year at
hand out presents. Children were so Early Learning.
surprised to see Santa walk into their
classrooms! During the month of December, Early
Learning kids visited with Santa and
A big thank you to Jose Caywood picked out Christmas trees.
for volunteering his time as the jolly
fellow in the red suit.
Holiday smiles for miles
Breakfast with Santa is a picture-perfect gathering
Great Wolf Lodge was filled to be fun! Grandparents, parents
with tribal members and their and children were on their best
families and friends excited to behavior to make the event
have breakfast with Santa Claus memorable.
and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 23!
Lines were not very long as
After eating an energy-building families took turns setting up
meal served by GWL staff, their family photos to be shared
everyone was ready to create on Facebook.
family memories by taking a photo
with the North Pole pair. The big The sweet pictures brought joy
guy in red had his list and was to everyone.
checking it twice.
Many people who attended
Of course, it just wouldn’t said their next stop was to finish
be the same without some up holiday shopping. Families
challenges. have made Breakfast with Santa
an annual tradition.
Everyone wants to create
special memories by taking a Thank you, Great Wolf Lodge,
great photo, but you also want it for continuing to hold this
seasonal event.
