Final Friday...in February

Deciding what to do with your class on the last day before a school break can be a challenge.  Sometimes there is a culminating event that you've been building up to or a the possibility of an extra recess or earned celebration.  On the Friday before this February break, it seemed like every block in our schedule was filled with something special! 

We began our day with an All School Morning Meeting dedicated to the accomplishments and contributions of Black women.  This was a school wide focus that combined reading, research, and presentation in honor of Black History Month and I Love to Read and Write Week.  Here is our poster about Wangari Maathai- winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and person who began the reforestation of Kenya through hard work and empowering women.

Next we took a break from our usual Math Menu format and explored Tangrams with Miss Kathy.  Inspired but the book Grandfather Tang's Story, we used the traditional 7 shapes to complete countless puzzles.  Some children used the interior shape lines and others took the challenge to do without- the power of yet was definitely in action!

And THEN, for something entirely different we tried our hands at cup stacking during Explore time!  A great day all around.