Wednesday WInter Preparations!

We continue to strengthen our bond...

Our Morning began by joining our Lower School Community for Meeting for Worship. The children showed their growing sense of appreciation for this time of reflection and sharing. They placed themselves gently on the benches as they listened to the sounds and thoughts of others around them. It was amazing to see each class' interpretation of light on giant display boards. Please take a look at them as they are donning our hallways of the Lower School. The illustrations and colors truly bring to life what joy and happy feelings the children bring to school and to the lives of everyone they encounter.

Just a quick photo before our walk to the Meetinghouse!


After our meaningful time in the Meetinghouse,  we arrived back at our class to spend time engaged in centers with each other. This time shows the Cardinals' growing ability to interact and work with each other in cooperative ways. They are continuing to demonstrate respect, compassion and empathy as they face new situations with one another each new day! Then, a special surprise was in store for us as Justin's 7th Grade Math Class was off on a Math Caroling Adventure. We joined with Felix's 2nd Grade Class to listen to songs that had great tunes and lyrics as they also incorporated number and math concepts. The children were a great audience and admired the performance of their older peers as they looked up to them (literally) with smiles and eyes wide open. We even had the opportunity to join in the chorus of one song that helped us practice counting!

We ended our morning together, exploring in different areas of the classroom. During this time, the teachers noticed a continuing interest in building with the Magna Tiles and other materials. The children also continued preparations for our Winter Celebrations before break. We designed more decorations and continued creating a surprise for our families!

First Time With An Audience!

The children have been very excited about the upcoming Winter Concert on Friday.  The children are well prepared and the joy and confidence they are feeling is ever present as we have watched them sing during practices.   Today was our very first performance in front of an audience!  All of the Early Childhood classes were invited to our Lower School assembly to have a first run of singing in front of an audience in preparation for Friday's concert.  The children absolutely loved performing!  They were proud and self assured as they walked onto the Mueller auditorium stage and sang beautifully. The joy that they felt was so apparent and we were all so delighted to see this incredibly positive community experience before our eyes!  Oh how our Cardinals have grown this year.....

After exiting the stage, we took seats in the auditorium to watch our friends in Kindergarten perform their songs for the concert and then decided to stay for the remaining parts of the Lower School Assembly program. Our children thoroughly enjoyed the experience of singing and being part of our Lower School community and handled this new experience so well.

Outdoor play was lots of fun in the Lower School playground.  The children enjoy playing on different play areas on our campus and we feel so fortunate to have so many fantastic options!

We read the book Sod Houses On The Great Plains by Glen Rounds. This book talks about the process of building a house out of natural materials such a sod, soil, grass and mud. Throughout the story the workers follow steps to make bricks of sod to create  a wall, a chimney and a floor. Through this book we learned a little more about materials that can be used to build houses as well as the challenges that different building materials pose.