Valentine's Day

We called it "School Valentine's Day" and it was possibly the sweetest day ever!  I hope you enjoy the pictures of the children reveling in delight as they empty their bags full of cards from one another and fill up on Friendship (fruit) Salad.  Thanks to all of you for helping with the cards at home and sending in fruit.

Tiger's Candle Day!

You've read about them, we talked about them at conferences, and thanks to Tiger and his mom Xioamin, our class experienced their first Candle Day!  A Candle Day is a time for your child to be in the spotlight and to highlight something about their life outside of school- maybe a hobby, a family or cultural tradition, or a retelling of a trip they've taken.  Tiger's mom shared all about Chinese New Year with our class and Tiger helped to show the importance of wearing red to "scare away the monsters!"  (Don't worry, they are just pretend).  Xioamin brought grapefruit and special candies for us to try and gave each child a red envelope with a little something in it as part of the tradition for the Lunar New Year.  Happy Year of the Monkey!

 

Super Cool Smoothies with Farm to School

On Friday, February 5th we made smoothies as part of a Farm to School Lesson.  After reading a story about a garden and discussing how fruit is grown, Miss Lizzie and her friend introduced our crew to a bicycle powered blender!  Everyone helped to either add some fruit or turn the peddles and afterward a berry smoothie was enjoyed by all.