Love is in the air this week as we celebrate Valentine’s Day! We have been discussing how we care for one another in the classroom and how thankful we are for our kind and loving friendships in our community. Children have been preparing and decorating their bags for their valentines. In art they were able...Read More

Early Childhood explored new math units this week to learn about time and money.  Works in these units allow the children to grasp foundational concepts such as coin values, exchanging money, reading clocks, and matching times of the day.  We also extend these concepts into the writing and art shelves for a cross-curricular experience in these...Read More

Happy 100 days of school! The children enjoyed celebrating with their own 100 items that they brought in and counted! Be sure to check out the creativity on the display tables in the hallway! This week the Early Childhood classrooms prepared a new food preparation work; juicing an orange! They then poured the juice into...Read More

  We began our week learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the peacemaker he was.  Children read stories about his life and we discussed what it means to “have a dream”.  Kindergarten students extended this concept during creative writing.  Another important holiday this week included the Chinese New Year.  Our students enjoyed a presentation from the Tam...Read More

We began our week studying new science units. The East classroom explored and identified animals and their tracks. The West classroom discovered the difference between magnetic and non-magnetic while learning what a magnet is. In Practical Life, the students enjoyed pulling string cheese for a new food preparation work and then having the opportunity to...Read More

Happy New Year and welcome back!  The children were so happy to settle back into their work and routines in Early Childhood, and it feels wonderful!  We began our week reviewing how to safely walk in the classroom, and the procedure for choosing and unrolling/rugs to prepare for work.  We introduced new work at the...Read More

The spirit of the holiday season was present in early childhood this week.  We continued learning about the customs of Christmas.  Wrapping and delivering a gift to a friend was a work in the classroom.  We also constructed candy canes with red and white beads and pipe cleaners.  On the art shelf, we created beautiful wreaths using...Read More

We continue studying the Holidays in the month of December. This week we learned about Kwanzaa and Christmas. For Kwanzaa, children made kinara’s, weaved a mat, and learned about the colors, seven principal ideas, and history of the cultural celebration. For Christmas, the children decorated a tree and learned about the history and significance of...Read More

We welcomed the month of December by studying the traditions and customs of Hanukkah.  Creating dreidels, placing candles in menorahs, and painting the Star of David were just a few works explored in the classrooms.  Students studied books about Hanukkah as well, including traditional foods included in some family celebrations. The East class began a new...Read More

We are feeling Thankful! We reflected on what we are thankful for as Thanksgiving is soon among us. Hanging in the hallway are the children’s thankful art and pictures you can read about! In Practical Life, both classrooms learned how to set a place at the table, put feathers in a turkey, and filled a...Read More