We had a fun meeting today. The group practiced Christmas songs and then wanted to do a competition during the last 5 minutes of the meeting. Ian and Dean tied for first place. Way to go, guys! I told the group that we will not have a sign club meeting at school on Dec. 19 -- just the performance at St. John's at 4pm that afternoon.

We practiced all the songs that we'll be doing for our Christmas program at St. John's. In addition, we learned another song that will not be included in the program--Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby. It's so fun for me to work with students who are as excited about sign language as I am!

Oh my goodness the students worked hard today! We learned The Twelve Days of Christmas. After everyone learned the signs for all 12 days, we assigned 2 students to sign a certain day of the week. The song is so fast that everyone had to be on their toes, but they did a great job. It will get easier with practice. I'm so impressed with the enthusiasm of the students. What a fun group!

Christmas Program for Parents

The Sign Language Club will be performing songs at St. John's Nursing Home on Monday December 19th at 4pm. St. John's is located at the intersection of Rimrock Rd. and Shiloh. We will be in Chapel Court. Please have your child there about 5 minutes early so we can start at 4pm. If you cannot bring your child, talk to me at the next sign club meeting and we'll see if we can find a ride with another family.

We practiced Frosty the Snowman and learned 2 new songs: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree and Santa Clause is Coming to Town. Mrs. Concepcion came into the gym and the students wanted to show off one of their songs. Next week, we will start working on The Twelve Days of Christmas. I am amazed by how quickly the students learn these songs. I might have to find more songs for them! I am planning to have the sign club perform a couple of songs for the student body just before the Christmas break and I will call St. John's to set a date for a parent/community performance. I will let you know as soon as we have the St. John's date.