🌲 Email Update: December Fun Facts for Your Holiday Party

Hello Reader! As we head into December, here are a few classroom-friendly facts you can share with students and staff: Origin of the NameLove a word origin fact! “December” comes from the Latin word decem, meaning “ten,” because it was originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar before January and February were added. Shortest Day, Longest Night (Northern Hemisphere) The winter solstice usually falls around December 21 or 22, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in the...