We did it!

We did it! Through a week of clues presented to each class, our knowledgeable Explorers were able to uncover the central idea for our new Unit of Inquiry, How We Express Ourselves. The central idea is, "Celebrations help us recognize people's culture." We have worked hard to unpack the word celebrations and culture and have had a lot of fun along the way!

We created Advent Wreaths and Menorahs out of clay
This week we looked closely at the celebrations: Hanukkah, Advent and St. Nicholas. We even sorted and created a timeline for all the birthdays in our classrooms.

Playing Dreidel

Latke Math Fun

St. Nicholas Came

Organizing Our Birthdays
Nature Center Visit

We sure lucked out with the weather for our trip to the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes! We were able to enjoy lots of fun activities inside and out as we explored living and non-living things. We sorted, hunted, observed and definitely inquired! Such a fun day. Did your child come home singing a song about living things? Acting out the part for stimuli is a certainly a favorite!

This tree has been carved on by many but it healed itself!

Loving Our Guest Readers!

Mystery Readers are always a huge treat!

3rd Grader, Tenhiya, came to read too!

Number Walks

The Number Walk projects were presented this week, and the classes were thrilled with each and every one. The creativity was amazing. We saw books, sorting, movies, models, Prezis, PowerPoints, news reports, posters and MORE! Thank you for making this learning activity meaningful and fun. These presentations are such a special part of our month, and watching your child grow in their presentation and academic skills has been a true joy. Thank you for all you are doing!
Upcoming Events:
PYP 101 Parent Class: Monday 2:00-3:00 Tuesday 6:00-7:00
Winter Concert: Wednesday, December 11 Kindergarten 6:00-6:45
Winter Vacation: December 23-January6