Friday Update February 17

This week some of our learning included…

*Participating in a project called “Empty Bowls.” Each child was paired with a High School student where they created a leaf-shaped bowl. We explained to the children that the bowl was created to fill with food for families less fortunate than ours, for children who feel “hungry.” The children were responsive and empathetic toward this idea that they could perhaps purchase their bowl and the money would help feel someone who is hungry. The high school students fired and glazed the bowls, and your child will be bringing their bowl home to you next week. (They were not all ready yet.) We donated money to the fundraiser, and enjoyed some food in our bowls with our high school “buddies.” If your child did not eat all of their home lunch today, it was because they eat some of the food from the high schoolers (pasta, sauce, cheese, fried rice with vegetables.)

*making A LOT of banana bread!!!!!! We are excited for our fundraiser on Tuesday! We also made posters, baskets to put the money, and some more signs. We practiced taking money, telling guests about the SPCA and how we are helping the animals as well as how people can be kind to animals. We hung posters in all divisions of the school.

*studying caterpillars! We have a couple of different kinds and the students observed and asked questions (“How do they stick to the leaves?” “Will they go into a cocoon and become a butterfly?” “Why do they all look different?” “How many legs do they have?”) We will see what happens…

*and much, much, more!

REMINDERS / UPCOMING DATES

*February 21^st: BE KIND TO ANIMALS (Fundraiser for the SPCA) If you are at school, feel free to stop by and buy a piece of our banana bread. You are also welcome to send a donation.

*February 22^nd: Alternate Dress Day

*March 16^th and 17^th:  Parent-Teacher Conferences—You should have received an e-mail from the school explaining the process for these days. Please note that for Pre K, the students do NOT attend the conferences (they are not student led) and the conferences are 25 minutes and not an hour like the Elementary School. We will have a celebration of learning near the end of the year where our students will walk you through their learning journey books and some of the highlights of our year.

*March 18-26th:  Spring Break-No School

Week 24 February 13 to 17