Elf On A Shelf In the Music Room

A student asked in early December why there was not an Elf On The Shelf In the music room.

So I decided to give it a try.

Day 1 and 2: The elf arrived hanging out with our friend Leo with these notes:

Day 2 Hanging in the tree...

Days 3 and 4 He found out that the students voted and his name is Jimmy Jingles!

He discovered instruments around the classroom! Jimmy Jingles also left us a song to sing.

Days 5 and 6: Jimmy Jingles discovered the recorder!!!

We only had 6 school days after Jimmy joined us before break! For the two literacy testing days he hung out in the wreath near my desk watching me grade papers and do grades.

Jimmy came home with me for the break and we received his door to the North Pole from a friend.

He will be back to the music room next year!!!

Comments

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