Date: 12/9/2004 9:57:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 15228
I believe winter break/end of semester may have it's roots in Pagan traditions. Does anyone know for sure?  |
Date: 12/9/2004 10:17:00 AM
From Authorid: 12453
WOOO HOOO!!!!!! NO more school, no more books, no more professors dirty looks or thesis's or correcting grammar.... Hehehe, I'm excited...I go back Jan 11th   |
Date: 12/9/2004 10:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 44321
One year ( when they still allowed it back in oh 2000) they had Santa Claus come to the school to do pictures, one parent out of the whole school told Santa to hit the bricks and she sat in his chair and had the kid on her lap with her own mother standing next to the chair.. Santa stood off to the side and waited for his chair back.  |
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Date: 12/9/2004 10:27:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 15228
Santa needed to plant his boot firmly in that womans nether region. |
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Date: 12/9/2004 10:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 44321
I know not everyone celebrates Christmas or deals with Santa, but the day was called "Picture Day with Santa" I think she should have just gone down to Walmart and had a holiday photo special done. |
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Date: 12/9/2004 10:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 44321
Not that it matters, but this was a classmate of my son when he was in Kindergraten. |
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Date: 12/9/2004 10:51:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 15228
I bet that was the last time they had a photo day with Santa. For my oldest daughter who is 15 I believe she stopped having christmas parties some where around 5th grade. My 6 year old didn't have anything last year..at least this year they are celebrating something, although they are still getting it wrong. By pretending they are celebrating the end of the semester and beginning of winter break is silly. |
Date: 12/9/2004 10:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 24732
According to this site http://www.religioustolerance.org/winter_solstice.htm "neo pagans" celebrate the winter solstice. Last night I was up late helping my brothers paint dodecahedrons for their 3D geometry Christmas ornament project, so I guess their teacher doesn't care if anyone gets upset over celebrating Christmas. But I doubt anyone would, I think if someone threw a fit over it they'd be chased out of town LOL.  |
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Date: 12/9/2004 10:59:00 AM
From Authorid: 44321
The last time they did a Pollyanna was maybe 2nd grade.. I remember having Pollyanna all the way until 8th grade and even in Highschool they let us send candy canes to each other in class. |
Date: 12/9/2004 11:04:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
The world is going crazy. I told you about Aly's "Halloween Math Party" right, with the math that had pumpkins and bats in the word problems. Woo boy. I'm sure they'll have something similar for Christmas. Ooops I mean winter break.  |
Date: 12/9/2004 11:34:00 AM
From Authorid: 62675
My son broght home a notice that they would be studing the December holidays around the world. For America they pick Quanzza. Um ok. He came home and told me about Hanukkah and how a boy in his class was Jewish. Then he started asking questions so I tried to explain that Christians broke off from the Jewish religion after Jesus came and that Jewish people don't beleive Jesus was the son of God. Opps big mistake!! Then he went into a fit because he knows that (according to Christianity) that to go to heaven you must beleive in Jesus as the son of God. He said he is going to go to school and tell this boy about Jesus so he doesn't go to hell (his words). I then explained That while what we beleive is this they beleive that and that they will go to heaven. He still insisted. So I sit here and wait for a phone call from the school. I explained to him that we do not push what we beleive on other people but he got sad and said he didn't want his friend to go to hell. I should have just kept my mouth shut. Anyways, what they are doing is a good idea cause then they learn about all the holidays in Decmeber and have a party to clelbrate all of them at the end.  |
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Date: 12/9/2004 11:49:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 15228
LOL Sunni, that is funny. Let us know if the school calls... |
