October 4, 2024 EC East

We began our geography curriculum with the first unit “ME and my place in the World” this week.  This unit is introduced at the beginning of the school year and is specifically designed for a child to recognize and explore parts of the human body and understand that he is unique! Works include Skin/Muscle/Bone puzzles and nomenclature, matching, books and booklets. Most importantly, a tiny stone, unique in color and texture, a symbol of the unique child and core of the Geography nesting boxes.

 

In art, we explored cutting strips of paper while in writing,  In sensorial, we added our monomial cube which explores spatial awareness.  On the math shelf, we added the sets basket where students can group like items and label them with the corresponding numeral. We also added the exchange game; this work identifies the categories of the decimal system and teaches the transition at the tenth amount from one category to the next. Stringing, washcloth and napkin folding were also works added to our practical life.

The Kindergarten students began Peace Pals this week!  Our school community K-9 gathers in small groups every second Tuesday to learn a new lesson taught by the older students.  The focus of the lessons include peace, community-building, and personal responsibility.