Santa is coming to town on Wednesday, December 1st to visit and videoconference with some very special friends. The sleigh, pulled by eight reindeer, will be flying low over the housetops when Santa will make a wide turn in the air and land the sleigh gently at the Virtual School. Santa, climbing down from the creaking sleigh, will calmly talk to his reindeer and explain they are not there to deliver toys, but only for a short visit with several young friends.
This special visit with Santa will begin with Mrs. Patsy reading “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Then she will briefly tell about the history of Santa around the world.
Santa will be in his chair ready to answer questions from your students. I have included some possible questions that students may ask Santa. Of course, the children can ask their own questions.
As Santa's voice and the jingling bells fade away, the students will think about their lingering memories of this special visit with Santa.
Please see WEBSITE for more information and lesson plans for this videoconference topic: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/Christmas%20Stories/visitwithsanta.htm
REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Possible questions for students to ask Santa:
- How are the elves?
- How do reindeer fly?
- What if there is no chimney?
- What if we move?
- What if there is no snow?
- How will Santa find me if we are visiting and not at our home on Christmas Eve?
- How does Santa understand all the different languages of the world?
- What's Santa's favorite food?
- How much does Santa weigh?
- What are the elves' jobs?
- What is Santa's favorite Christmas Eve snack?
- How does Santa visit the whole world in one night?
- How does Santa get all the toys into the sleigh at one time?
- How does Santa get up and down my chimney?
- What if there is a fire burning in the fireplace?
- Does Santa have any children?
- Will Santa always bring what I ask for?
- Where does Santa get his red suit?
- Does bad weather make it hard for Santa to drive his sleigh?
- Does Santa have any hobbies?
- Why is Santa's suit red?
- Is there really a Santa Claus?
- How did the reindeer get their names?
- Why does Santa live at the North pole?
- Is Santa ever sad?
- Which is Santa's favorite elf?
- How many elves are there?
- What is Santa's favorite kind of music?
- What kind of treats do the reindeer like?
- Does Santa read the letters he gets?
TIMES:
We offer two sessions for each Vanderbilt Virtual School videoconference: one session at 9:00 AM CENTRAL TIME and one session at 10:00 AM CENTRAL TIME .
[There is ONE space left for the 9:00 session, and FIVE spaces left for the 10:00 session.]
COST:
The cost for a videoconference session is $75. This charge covers some of our expenses in preparing your videoconference and testing and delivering your videoconference.
FORMAT:
All videoconferences are approximately 45 minutes in length. The format is about 25-30 minutes for the presentation and 15-20 minutes for an interactive question and answer session with the students and presenter.
Please see WEBSITE for information and lesson plans for this videoconference topic: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/
REGISTER online: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm
Hope to see you on December 1st !
Patsy
Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384
