Winter Events and Activities

(December) Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, 

(January) New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Chinese New Year

(February), Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Mardi Gras,

(March) Read Across America, St. Patrick's Day, 

December Holiday Events...SEAL Unit 3:    Holidays and Traditions 

In Milpitas: 

Holiday Bricktacular: 12/3, 2022 to 1/3, 2023  LEGOLAND® Discovery Center  @ Great Mall 

Around the Bay Area...

Come to History Park during the month of December, from 5:30 to 8 pm, and enjoy an evening of family-friendly festivities to celebrate the holiday season. Begins Friday, December 9, 2022.

Gates open at 5:30 PM with light shows starting at 6:00 PM, 6:45 PM, & 7:30 PM.

Christmas in the Park 

(Downtown San Jose)

Blinky's Illuminated Holiday Drive-Thru 

Spread Some Holiday Cheer with Donations to Charities. . .

Jack Emery Food Drive at Pomeroy Elementary

Donations of cans and monies will go directly to those in need in our own community. Checks made out to Milpitas Food Pantry.

Bring into school until December 9, 2022

Toys can be dropped off at any Santa Clara County Fire Department fire station from November 22, 2022 until January 4, 2023

Winter Arts and Craft Activities

Martin Luther King Jr.

Observed the Monday closest to MLK Jr.'s Birthday on January 15th.

Read- Aloud Stories Online

 Local Celebrations

Different parks throughout Santa Clara County will be hosting special Beautification Days in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 15 thru January 17, 2022. 

For more details, visit https://parks.sccgov.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/martin-luther-king-jr-day-weekend-service-2022


Chinese New Year : 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Children's Discovery Museum 

2023 Events:

Great Mall Milpitas- January 28, 2023 11am-3pm

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose-

San Jose Museum of Art in welcoming the year of the Rabbit with virtual art making activities, cultural demonstrations, and live performances Saturday, February 4

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit https://sjmusart.org/event/lny-2022 

 Read A-loud Stories

The Run Away Wok by Ying Chang Compinstine

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim

The Chinese New Year Dragon Nian by Virginia Loh- Hagan

Ruby's Chinese New Year by Vicki Lee

Lunar New Year by Hannah Eliot

President's Day

Celebrated the third Monday in February.  The holiday now celebrates ALL the presidents of the United States of America, but has been celebrated as separate holidays to recognize George Washington, (birthday 2/22) our first president, and Abraham Lincoln, (birthday 2/12) our 16th president. Both these great men lead our country during times of war that defined the United States.

Mardi Gras= Fat Tuesday

Books About Mardi Gras:


Read Across America- March 2nd

Join us in Reading and Rhyming all day. 

At school. At home. At work. And at play. 

Rhyming Word Books:

Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss

Frog on a Log by Kes Gray

Fred by Mick and Chloe Inkpen

Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

Saint Patrick' s Day- March 17

Read Aloud Stories:

Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase by James Dean

St. Patrick's Day by Anne Rockwell

How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess