Earth Day, Africa......

Here are some highlights:

The week began with an Earth Day celebration.  Buddies wrote letters to congressmen urging them to protect Monarch's habitats. The K/1's contributed planting seeds in the newly created Monarch Butterfly Waystation. In Language Arts we read books about the earth and discussed best ways to be "good" to our planet. 

A big thank you to Jordan and Gareth for their fun presentation on African animals, South Africa, and the Masai people. Gareth's sense of humor was quite a hit with the K/1's. Gareth is from South Africa, and Jordan (Katarina's aunt) lived with the Masai Tribe for a week.

In First Grade Math the children studied the patterns and colors of Kente African cloth.  They created detailed patterns on strips of paper.  

On a couple of beautiful sunny days we enjoyed a few hikes.  We stopped at "Tire Island" a couple of times.

 Gareth and Jordan prepared a game for the children.  They played animal sounds and the children had to guess the African animals.  It was truly a lot fun!

 A very loud trumpet played at ceremonies in South Africa.

 A picture and jewelry from Africa.

Gareth gave the children coins from South Africa.

First Grade mathematicians studying Patterns and colors of Kente cloth during math class.

Creating our own African designs.

Swinging from a tire or a tree branch in the beauty of the outdoors gives us so much joy!

Until next time,

Liliana