Kindergarten News - Week of November 17th

  We have had 57 days of school!

November Birthdays: We couldn't let the month slip away without celebrating our November Birthdays! So, on Thursday we celebrated Nova (Nursery), Nicholas' and Ghalia's birthdays with cupcakes. How Mr. Daniel wasn't made to wear a crown and sit on the wall, I don't know! But of course we wish all of our Birthday people a fabulous new year to do amazing things!

Global Perspectives: 

We had two more wonderful presentations this week. Talia and her mom got the week started with Talia's partial family tree (she said there are many more family member, but no space on her tree!). It has somehow 

become customary now to end the presentation with,"Let's eat!" and so they did. Talia's mom treated the class to some delicious chicken andJohnny Cakes from Chicken Shack - a great representation of their Crucian culture. A couple of days later Isaiah presented his "Zoo" family tree. His parents were on hand, but Isaiah did a great job remembering names all on his own. He answered some of his classmates questions and ended with "Let's eat!" Isaiah's favorite treats, fruit snacks and butter "Flower" cookies made the class very happy!

A Special Visitor: At the beginning of the week, there was a turkey - a real live turkey - on campus! The class went to visit Tom, the turkey and were curious aboutthe red thing on his beak and on his neck, so we did a little research and learned that the one on top is called a “SNOOD” and the one on the neck is called a “WATTLE” AND that only male turkeys have this. Mrs. Coles was prepared to answer all the questions, including "How did you bring him here?", which she was able to answer by showing them the large crate. The class, of course, then wanted to feel how heavy the crate was and find out how many of them would fit inside. I think Tom was grateful for the quiet that followed our visit!

Thursday Celebration: The day started with a Moko Jumbie dancing on the Lower School quad! The children watched in wonder and finally couldn't help but get up and dance! At lunch time we had a very simple, but special lunch in celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you to the parents who contributed to this occasion.

Wishing everyone a very happy and restful Thanksgiving Break!