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Holiday Book Suggestions from our librarian, Sarah!

 

Each week, our librarian Sarah brings a selection of books into the classrooms based on conversations with the children and their teachers. These books reflect the children’s interests, classroom learning and project work - helping to nurture a love of books and exploration.

 

Books also make for a wonderful holiday gift. Below is a selection of books that your children have been enjoying at school. Gifting a copy of one of these classroom favorites at home would make for an exciting holiday surprise. Sarah has also shared a list of new titles to spark curiosity and help continue to foster their love of reading.

 

Please take a look and share if any become a new family favorite.

 

Happy Holidays!

 

Existing Plymouth Favorites

 

Twos and Threes

 

  • All by Myself by Aliki

  • I’m Not Small by Nina Crews

  • Leaf Man by Lois Elhert

  • Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

  • Don’t Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton

  • More by I. C. Springman

  • Leaves by David Ezra Stein

  • Time to Pee by Mo Willems

  • Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

  • Sleepy, Snoozy, Cozy, Coozy by Judy Young

  • Lots of Feelings by Shelly Rotner

  • Blueberries Grow on a Bush by Mari Shuh

Fours and Fives

 

  • Julius The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes

  • Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

  • Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

  • A Big Bed by Grace Lin

  • Thank You, Omu! By Oge Mora

  • If You Find a Leaf by Aimee Sicuro

  • If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen

  • There is a Bird on Your Head! By Mo Willems

  • A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston

  • I Spy series

New Board Book Suggestions

 

  • Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer

  • You Are Light by Aaron Becker

  • Look, Baby, Look! At Home Illustrated by Louise Lockart 

  • Your Forest by Jon Klassen

  • Leo Takes a Bath by Corlette Douglas

  • A World to Meet by Katie Harnett

 

New Picture Book Suggestions

 

  • Lena the Chicken (but Really a Dinosaur) by Linda Bailey

  • If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall

  • Don’t Eat Eustace by Lian Cho

  • Broken by X. Fang

  • The Snowball Fight by Beth Ferry

  • Buzz! Boom! Bang!: The Book of Sounds – wordless by Benjamin Gottwald

  • Cat Nap by Brian Lies

  • Mayhem at the Museum: A Book in Pictures by illustrator Luciano Lozano

  • The Tree of Life by Nalini Nadkarni

  • Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak

  • Pip and Posy The Snowy Day by Axel Scheffler

 

Family Holiday Sing

 

Our first family chapel will be the Holiday Sing, which will take place on Friday, December 19th at 9:00am in the Church Sanctuary (entrance on Orange Street).

All Plymouth families (both AM and PM classes) are invited. Seating is not assigned, so feel free to sit where you would like.

 

BGR children will be dropped off in their classroom at 8:55am as per usual, because they will be playing music during the Sing. BGR grownups will join everyone in the Sanctuary.

 

After the Holiday Sing, we will gather for class holiday cookie parties! Dismissal for the Winter Holidays will follow the cookie parties.

 

Plymouth’s Annual Toy Drive for Colony Houses South Brooklyn

 

We are grateful to continue partnering with Plymouth Church’s tradition of giving joy with the Annual Toy Drive for Colony Houses South Brooklyn.

Colony has offered humanitarian services to the disadvantaged people of Brooklyn since 1904, runs over 25 daycare centers and is in great need. Their work has become more necessary than ever, as has the need for joy.

 

Our goal is 200 toys by Monday, December 15. 

 

Shop from our Amazon Wish List and learn more here!

 

Influenza Vaccine Requirement

 

The NYC Department of Health (DOH) mandates that all children receive one dose of the influenza vaccine (flu shot) by December 31, 2025. We must have a record of your child's vaccine by that time; otherwise, we will be out of compliance with the DOH and subject to fines. Due to this, children will not be permitted to attend school when we return from the Winter Holidays on January 5, 2026, without proof of their influenza immunization. 

 

Please email the proof of influenza vaccination to pcsadmin@plymouthchurch.org.

MoMA Family Day

 

Kara, our visual arts specialist, wanted to share that this Saturday, December 6th MoMA will be hosting a family day event that draws inspiration from the exhibition Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective. Families are invited to explore Asawa’s art and process through art making, movement, readings, and more. For more information, please visit their website.

Important Dates to Remember

 

December

19 - Holiday Sing

20-Jan 4 - School Closed for Winter Holidays

 

January

5 - Classes Resume

19 - School closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Adrienne Urbanski