Happy Hanukkah!

Last week, we started our celebrations around the world lessons. The first celebration we discussed was Hanukkah. The children loved learning so many things about this celebration! Some of our friends in the classroom celebrate at home and they shared traditions they have in their families. At school, we played with dreidels, read books, lit our menorah and ate latkes! Each child came home with their own dreidel as well! =)

In the following weeks, we will be exploring other holiday traditions. Our students celebrate Kwanzaa, Las Posadas and Christmas as well. Ms. Castillo and I have so much in store for the children to experience these holidays. We are hoping to widen our students' (and ours!!!) perspective and respect towards all celebrations. 

“We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.” 
― Maria Montessori

Ms. Castillo and I hope that through these activities, our children will widen their perspective of the world around them. We wish that they find differences and similarities to celebrate among others!

Peace and love. 

Come light the menorah!

Mark Anthony counted the 4 Short Chain

Maps, maps, maps

Thank you Ann for reading to our class!

Haylie and James worked on sounding out letters.

Isabella and Lea played with the I Spy game (initial "Tt" sound)

Ariana sorted different sizes of pompoms.

Oona: "These are the doctors and these are the babies."

RJ explored the Dreidel work. 

Julieta made a counting books to extend the Spindle Box work.

Maddox made melon balls for snack.

Sebastian did the same! =)

Our baguettes from the sharing basket became hard before we needed to use them for soup. So we chopped them up and made...

Bread pudding!

My son, Eli bought the class a book from the Book fair and read it to the class.

Kindergarten students shared their stories before writing them during Writer's Workshop.

Santi composed numbers (quantities) to the 1000s! 

Mark Anthony and Solomon worked on the 9 Layout.

Winter and Sophia finished their North America maps. They will chart different animal migration patterns using them.

E2 students from 211 helped our class grate potatoes for our latkes.

We talked about the importance of the oil in frying the latkes and how it represented the little oil that lasted 8 days. It's the Hanukkah miracle!

Do you like latkes with apple sauce or sour cream?

Sophia and Maya is practicing adding numbers to the 1000s!

Roy worked on the Snake game.

Dreidels for everyone!