Gaston Point head start program welcomes students into a winter wonderland

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

At Gaston Point’s head start program teachers came together to create holiday bliss for their students return.

- let it snow, let it snow, let i- snow.

At gaston point's head- start program, teachers came- - - - together to create holiday blis- for their students return.

News- 25's sabria reid leads us - through the winter wonderland.- - - - - nat children: "i see a snowman, some- lights, i see a christmas tree.- what better way to come back to- school, than to be welcomed - into a christmas winter - wonderland.

- angelica espinal, assistant - director of family service and- health and nutrition.

- "this school, they took it to a whole other level."

Gaston point closed their doors- for two weeks to- quarantine, keeping students an- staff safe.

Today - the kids returned back to schoo- with a holiday surprise.- angelica espinal, assistant - director of family service and- health and nutrition.

- " they walked into this beautiful winter wonderland and- they were so excited this - morning, it was precious."

Sabria reid, news 25: - "settling on a theme seemed to be the hardest decision for the- teachers to agree - on, but once decided their- imiginations took off."

Syncerety bender, lead teacher- in classroom 3, - "it started off as a lot of jumbo, we couldn't get it right- and then our supervisor, she- was like let's just do a thing- called winter wonderland and we- had certain teachers- do the ice cicles, we had - certain teachers that did the - - - - snowflakes, we had a group of - ladies to do the truck.

- "we just worked together to mak this day an awesome day for our- babies."

While in quartine the learning- didn't stop.- angelica espinal, assistant - director of family service and- health and nutrition.

"during the two weeks of quarentine one- of the things that we did do wa- provide - curriculum bags, so right befor- we decided ok, we need to close- the school- down for a few weeks, the - parents did a drive by and got- backpacks for the kiddos to - work."

Now for those who came back int- class for tradtional- learning, there is more safety- measures to avoid closing the - school down again.- syncerety bender, lead teacher- in classroom 3, - "we clean, clean, clean, no strangers in or out the buildin- once you're in you're - in.

We take our temperatures, w- wash hands, we sanitize - everytime the - - - - children leave, we have a three- step process of whippinng the - tables before and after lunch."

"all the children have their ow individual boxes, so they have- markers, paints, paint brushes,- playdo, no one touches the same- thing.

Everybody has their own.- keeping everyone safe and happy- is first priorty for gaston - point teachers.

- "we just worked together to mak this day an awesome day for our- babies."

"i love to see their smiles, on of the babies walked in, she- said this is so - amazing, so yes to see the smil- on their face made me happy.- in gulfport, sabria reid news -