Thanks to the team of Katie Hall and Sara Venenga, St. Patrick school participated in the annual Anamosa Parade of Lights on Friday, November 23rd. The ladies and other parents built a manger scene at the back of a wagon and used a generator to light up strings of lights and a spotlight. Seven families in all participated in the project.
The children, dressed in costumes, sat on the straw and rode the wagon, driven by Jon Scranton. Sarah C. dressed as Mary and Alex C. played the role of Joseph. Shepards were played by Jason H. and Josie B. The wisemen were Aaron C. and Annelise B. Angels were Cecilia V., Savanna V. and Tori H. The parents walked along the wagon as it went down main street from the Farm Bureau building to the Dollar General Store.
Christmas Tree Walk
In keeping with the theme of caring for God's creation, St. Pat's students made ornaments from recycled materials for the tree we we put up at the annual Anamosa Chrismas Tree Walk, held December 7th, 8th and 9th.The preschool made ornaments by cutting out circles from old Christmas cards and gluing them to obsolete CD's.
The kindergarten and 1st grades made adorable Angels out of pine cones, cotton balls and feathers.
The second grade cut snowflakes out of newspaper and covered them with glitter.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th grades did a combination of things using old drink bottles. They made bells by cutting off the tops, applying glitter and stringing bells through the lids. Then they also make icicles by melting the strips of plastic bottle and twisting it.
The students also colored Christmas scenes on panels of plastic milk jug.
After the Tree Walk our tree will be put up in the school. You can look forward to your student bringing home their ornaments the last week before Christmas break.
