Valentines Day

Today we celebrated Valentines Day with cards, smiles and cookies!  As you'll see in the pictures, they were very focused while opening their cards and all you could hear was "Thank you!" as they read the messages of friendship!  They opened cards and then we ate cookies!  It was a day filled with love and friendship!

100th Day of School!

Today is the 100th day of school!  It doesn't seem possible that 100 days have gone by already!  The projects were a lot of fun to share!  We toured the primary wing and saw many creative projects.  Here's a peak at some of the projects.


After talking about what it would be like to be 100 years old, everyone made a portrait of their 100-year-old self! Complete with white hair, wrinkles, extreme hair loss and in some cases...EAR HAIR!!! Then they made a sort of "bucket list" of the things they'd like to do before they turn 100!  Take a look...

From 100th Day writing

Before I am 100 I will...I will get a job.  I will go to the Olympics.  I will get better at running.  I will be a dentist.  I will be a vet.  I will not be a vet for snakes.  I will learn how to write every word.  I will be a baseball player.  I will learn how to be a fast skater.  I will be a chef.

Here's another...

From 100th Day writing

Before I am 100 I will...play soccer.  I will play basketball.  I will skate...get married...go to college...play baseball...shoot a bow and arrow.

And finally...

From 100th Day writing

Before I am 100 I will...I will play soccer. I will go to China. I will have two children. I will work at NRG. 

I wish I had a magic crystal ball to see what 100 looks like for each one of them...who knows?!

Martin Luther King, Jr Day!

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr day, we spent some learning about him. I read several biographies and we had many discussions about what makes us all the same...despite our outward differences. You can see a picture of our hands in a pile. We were comparing the many, many shades of skin that makes each of us unique.

From Martin Luther King Day

After watching a grainy, black and white clip of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, the children wrote their own dreams for the world. Here is an example of the cover...

From Martin Luther King Day

Here is one child's dream for the world...

From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...that things in the world are treated fair. My dream is that people stop littering. My dream is that people stop killing animals. 

And another...

From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...people stop littering.  My dream is people start being nice.  My dream is for people to stop being bullies.  My dream is for people to have enough food.

And one more...

From Martin Luther writing

My dream for the world is...that people have enough food.  My dream for the world is that people can have homes.  My dream for the world is that people have clothes.

What kind, generous, and peaceful children!