Enjoy this slideshow of our last ten days!
We start with Duncan’s birthday. Cate and David joined us in the classroom, combining Duncan’s birthday celebration with our first class Lunch Bunch – delicious Berkshire Mountain Bakery pizza, carrot sticks, grapes and wonderful cupcakes. Duncan had chosen two books from home, an Olivia story by Ian Falconer and a very funny book called Roberto, the Insect Architect by Nina Laden, which all enjoyed hearing.
The next photos feature the kindergartners working with three eighth graders to create a “tree of gratitude.” Rachel, Mimi, and Michelle came to our room as part of a “Giving Back to the Community” project, an outgrowth of the Eyewitness program that the students learn about with Ms. Pitcher-Hofmann in 7th and 8th grade. In addition to created the tree (pictures), the children wrote individual pages, beginning with the sentence, “I am thankful…”
…for peace because then you don’t fight over stuff. Ashley
…for friends at school. Duncan
…for summer because water cools us down. Emily
…for my family because I like them. Libby
…for play dates because it is more fun than playing by yourself! Neal
…for my baby brother because he likes to play with me. Sadie
Three slides then show our table set for our annual Preschool-Kindergarten Friendship Lunch, with some very attentive children listening to stories before the meal. The children prepared almost the entire meal themselves – homemade butter, cornbread, cookies, and all enjoyed spaghetti. It was festive and fun!
Finally, you’ll see some very intent kindergarten children weaving on potholder looms and the larger standing loom. Then we chopped celery for Thanksgiving Soup, and finally, we display our completed Cooperation mural. Isn’t it beautiful??
I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
Andrea