This Week in the Oak Room

Gung Hay Fat Choy!  Chinese New Year has officially begun!  We talked about Chinese New Year in class last week and will celebrate this fun holiday on Monday.  We as a class agreed that the class should all try to wear red on Monday to acknowledge this festive time.  We cleaned our classroom on Friday to get ready, we will be making dragon puppets and lanterns, having a dragon parade and our older students will be performing a special production for our elementary friends.

Also this week, love is in the air.  It’s almost Valentine’s Day!  We will be celebrating this special day on Wednesday, so that all of our students can participate.  We will be decorating bags during class and each child can bring in Valentines for their friends if they choose to.  If your child brings some in, please make sure that there are 23 cards, signed only with your child’s name.  Please leave the “to” section blank, as this makes it easier when it’s time to pass them out.

Friday will be our first “messy science” day! We will be trying out several different experiments, and some may yield some gooey results.  Please dress your child in clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Everyone should have a change of clothes in their cubby, just in case things get really crazy!

“Respect” concerning the people and the environment around us will be our peace lesson this week.  How do we show respect to those around us?  How do we show respect to a nonliving thing?  How do we respect our planet?

We are so excited about the fun week ahead and look forward to another busy and productive week in the Oak Room!

Child quote of the week:

“Arhan is my friend.  I just love that guy.” – Ava Katona

 “… there is no science and no art of greater importance than that which teaches seeing, which builds sensitivity and respect for the natural world …” – Maria Montessori