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Hilltop students celebrate the holidays
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Third-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School got into the holiday spirit by making Rudolph the red nosed reindeer masks at the school’s annual holiday classroom parties Dec. 22..
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.While ‘blindfolded’ with a Santa hat, a Hilltop Elementary School kindergarten student tried his hand at pinning the button on the snowman during the school’s annual holiday classroom parties Dec. 22..
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Second-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School enjoyed making gingerbread man cards during their holiday classroom party Dec. 22..
By ABBY SLANKER
Students at Hilltop Elementary School got a jump on celebrating the holidays during the school’s annual holiday classroom parties and caroling Dec. 22.
On the last day of school before their holiday break began, students enjoyed a party in their classrooms, coordinated by PTO volunteers, during which students played games, made crafts and enjoyed a snack.
But before the parties even started, to get into the true holiday spirit, the students took part in the long-standing tradition of caroling. In the morning, each class in each grade showed off their singing skills by performing several Christmas carols in the lobby of the school.
To end the last day of school in 2011, the children participated in such special holiday-themed games as Christmas bingo, pin the parts on the snowman and cotton ball/snowball relay race during their parties.
Not to leave the creativity out of the parties, the children also completed crafts, including making foam Rudolph reindeer masks, making pine cone ornaments, making jingle bell snowman and reindeer necklaces and making snowman and Santa Claus ornaments.
Many students, teachers, staff and PTO volunteers also got into the spirit of the holiday and celebrated it by wearing their holiday best, including special holiday-themed clothes and accessories.