Frohliche Weihnachten!
(This means “Merry Christmas” in German—the language people speak in Germany!)
Germans are known for their beautiful gingerbread houses and gingerbread people. Today we made gingerbread cookies.
When Ms. Brown went back to the oven to collect the rest of the Gingerbread men, the large one was missing!
She thought maybe someone was playing a trick on her but as she was reading the last page of 'The Gingerbread Man', a note fell out. The note was from the Gingerbread man, who told us he didn't want to get eaten so he ran away. We followed the clues, which led us around the school (to the library, office, staff room, washroom, and into our very own classroom!). He was playing games with us because he definitely wasn't sitting on Ms. Brown's chair when we left on our adventure!
As soon as we found him, a student called out, "Ms. Brown, quick! Eat his legs before he runs!"
As soon as we found him, a student called out, "Ms. Brown, quick! Eat his legs before he runs!"
We discussed a few different Christmas traditions. In Germany, Advent Calendars and Advent Wreaths are an important tradition. The Advent wreath has 4 red candles. One is lit each Sunday leading up to Christmas.
A huge Christmas market called “Christkindlmarkt” is a place where people go to shop for food and gifts during Christmas.
Children leave notes on their windowsills for an angel, Christkind. They add glue and sugar to their letters to make them sparkle in the windows. Christkind and “The Christmas Man” (Santa) leave gifts. Because our day was so eventful (the disappearance of our Elf on the Shelf and the Runaway Gingerbread Man), we didn't get a chance to make our angels for our windowsill, but it is definitely something we will consider making at home!
What a busy (but successful) day in Germany!
Frohliche Weihnachten!
Love,
Division 10
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