Cultural Explosion!
We enjoyed a week of cultural exposure. We saw different costumes and traditional dress, tasted exotic foods from far away lands and learned about traditions. We also had new students place pins in our world map located on the first floor as people enter our building. This map represents all the countries our students come from – over 73 countries!
See “Galleries” for pictures
Basketball
The students have been learning basketball drills – how to dribble and bounce the ball with one hand and dribble while they are walking. They also learned how to bounce pass to each other and chest pass. The last skill they learned was how to shoot the ball into the basket. After all the practice and drills, they had fun playing an actual game of basketball – well at least shooting the basket.
Let’s Dance
We have been learning high and low sounds and notes, singing songs together, and playing instruments for different words and sounds in the song. We have been putting motions with the songs and dancing around the rooms.
Fall into Fall
Lower elementary has been practicing and reviewing their simple shapes and celebrating the Fall season with Autumn-themed projects. Thanks for helping Miss Kleinschuster decorate her door!
Green Meadows Farm
During our classroom reading time we have been reading a few books about farm life and farm animals. Kindergarten was so excited to see what they had read come to life, when we took a class trip to Green Meadows Farm. They were able to pet and feed many farm animals, and even milk a cow! At the end of the day each student was able to bring home their very own pumpkin from the farm and share a little of what they had experienced with their families.
Miss Velez
Great Start
KV has been exploring and learning many things, these past months. They have learned and experienced how to work independently, work with each other, and how to follow class routines. For some students, this was the first time they had ever been in a classroom. I am so excited to see how well our new kindergartners have adjusted, and how they have become such great learners!
Miss Velez
I can write my name
In our Early Reading Intervention class we have learned and reviewed seven letters and sounds. We are so proud of ourselves because we can identify most of the letters, sound and even write them. Next week we’re looking forward to writing our letters and names using shaving cream.
We are also proud of ourselves because we can finally write our names without looking at our nameplate.
Mrs. Jimenez
Benchmark Tests
Unit Benchmark tests are being done this month. It’s our chance to show off how much we learned in Unit 1. All of our reading skills, grammar practice, and hard work will pay off. We can’t wait to see what the next Unit theme will be… Maybe money? Or friendship? Or animals? Or perhaps something international? There are so many amazing books to read!
Literacy day Fun
We’re blasting off into reading this year! We hit the ground running and we’re so excited to see what this year will bring. Bringing our stuffed animals in for Literacy Day was so much fun. If we’re ever home and want to read out loud we can read to our stuffed animals. It might seem a little silly at first, but it’s a great way to practice reading. (And we think it’s a lot of fun too!)
Miss DiGiovanni
“My whole heart follows hard after you and clings closely to you!”
We were thrilled bout our first spiritual emphasis week for the 2010-2011 school year. It was held September 20-24.
The theme for Elementary School was “Spirit of the Seas.” Each day during bible time, students focused on a bible story which all centered in on obedience. The stories covered during this week were: Jesus Calming the Storm, Noah and the Ark, Jonah, The Disciples Casting Their Nets & Peter Walking on the Water. Each day students were able to have worship time, a bible lesson, memory verse and complete a craft. The week concluded with an interactive bible story, including a large boat and someone “walking on water,” during chapel. It was a great week and students received a certificate and snack for their completion of our Spiritual Emphasis Week.
Pastor Tom Mahairas (founder of Manhattan Bible Church) came in to speak to our Middle and High Schoolers. He graciously shared his testimony with them and spoke about how God rescued him from a life of drug addiction. Pastor Mahairas also shared that there are 3 types of Believers….. The Believer, The Non-Believer, and the Make-Believer…….he challenged them as to which one they were. At the end he asked all those that would like to rededicate their lives to Christ to come forward. On Friday he shared with them that they are special and that God loves them very much. Seven students came forward to receive Jesus as their personal Saviour. He also asked student to pray for one another.
We praise God for His presence and for moving amongst our students. We are excited to see what He has in store for us this school year!
See Galleries for some great pics!