NCEMS Christmas Parties
On December 20th, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School celebrated Christmas by having classroom parties. Hallways and classrooms were filled with joy and laughter. NCEMS had a great time with their Christmas festivities!
Preschool
Preschool students decorated Christmas cookies, a paper gingerbread man, made elf hats out of paper, tossed pom pom balls (snowballs) into a bucket, played Christmas bingo, and watched a video about Silly Santa.
Kindergarten
The kindergarteners seemed to be having a blast at their Christmas party. The kindergarteners played a rain deer hoop game where they were “racking” up the points. They were having a “ball” doing bowling with pom poms and red solo cups. The kindergarteners channeled their inner creativity by decorating Christmas cookies. They ended their party by opening gifts from their teachers and Santa.
First Grade
On December 20th, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School celebrated Christmas by having classroom parties. Students participated in multiple activities around the room such as candy cane fishing, soccer, bracelets making, snacks, and much more. The kids rotated around the room in groups for each activity as they interacted with others and had fun.
Second Grade
On December 20th, Nemaha Central Elementary celebrated Christmas by having classroom parties. Students were participating in multiple activities all around the classroom such as a candy cane race, present passing, and boom clap grab. The students each had a turn with each game and each got a surprise at the end of the party.
Third Grade
In Mrs. Ennekings room, they played a game where they had a candy cane on a stick and tried to pick up more candy canes and put them in an empty cup. Then, they tried picking up marshmallows with cups on their hands. In Mrs. Deters, class they watched the movie Frosty the Snowman. They also ate some cookies and drank some hot chocolate with their favorite toppings. Then, they also played the game where you tried putting the candy canes into the cup. In Mrs. Larkins class they played Pictionary and were having a lot of fun. Then, they wrapped people in toilet paper and used orange construction paper as a nose to make them look like a snowmen. After that, Mrs. Larkins class went into the hallway and played a game where they picked up an ornament with a spoon and went down the hallway and back. They were very excited and they all wanted their team to win.
Fourth Grade
In Mrs. Reinecke's classroom, they did an escape puzzle. They had to find a way to open locked boxes to get their prize, by using clues around the room. In Mrs.Olberding’s, classroom they picked out pictures of stained glass and then they colored them with crayons. After that, they oiled them so they looked very nice. In Mrs. William’s class, they made step-by-step drawings of Santa, where the teacher told them what part of the body to draw.
Fifth Grade
In Mrs. Sullivans class, they did a scavenger hunt. They also had an indoor snowball fight, unwrapped a plastic ball of goodies, and played Christmas Jeopardy. In Mrs. Holthaus’s class, they played dodgeball and basketball with snowballs. They also rolled an Oreo in unknown substances. The substances were mayo, ketchup, mustard, milk, and vinegar. Then they had to eat the Oreo. They ended it by playing an up-wrapping game and an ornament search game.
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