Last school day-pajama fun/ games/ good bye to Lucas & Arvid

Young architects designing and trying out a play station for our pets this morning!

Bravo! Sean for bringing Oreo, out of the cage! Arvid and company designed a "fun play station" for our pets this morning, while we were cleaning the cage!

It is soooooooooooo easy!

I noticed that some children came in without scarves, As it is getting COLD, I thought it would be interesting and rewarding for our children to make something by themselves, and actually wear them;  rather than go to a store and buy the genenric brands.
So this morning , I measured my students height, then I explained to them that we would go to Joann fabric store, pick out their favorite fleece and make a special custom made scarf. It was such a gratifying moment  to see our bright and energetic kids walk smartly into the store.The children were overwhelmed to find so many varieties! They chose their fabric and went to get it measured and cut . When they approached the sales person,each of them said, " hi I am 47" tall "or whatever they were, and saw their fabric being measured and then cut, they were ecstatic! When we returned back to school , the kids measured the ends of their scarves, depending on how many inches of tassle they wanted. They cut strips out and Voila! ... their scarf was ready to wear. David, Quinn and Amelia said, "it is sooooooooo easy to make ".They would not let go of their prized possesion!

Winters funland!

.Nature's wonderland is HERE!!!!!!!!!

SereneNature

OutingWonderland

Sample of different types of math children are working on and enjoying!

Library / Dr. Benjamin Franklin

This afternoon our class went to Mallet Creek Library.When my students came to know that Benjamin Franklin started the first library and invented the library chair ( rocking chair), they asked me whether we could visit the library and see if we could find some of his inventions.Since this is a very modern facility we could not find a library chair.Nevertheless, Mrs. Rachel gave us a good tour. We checked out two books on Ben Franklin.When Mrs. Rachel asked my class where we were from,  David then took the lead and answered very graciously that we were from Summers-Knoll and that we were learning about Benjamin Franklin and hence the visit.

A million thanks to Dr. Benjamin Franklin for starting a library and opening the doors of knowledge!

Library

Benjamin Franklin-WRITER,INVENTOR,STATESMAN

December is the month where we are learning about Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important and interesting people in the history of the United States of America! When  we think of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, we think about his many inventions- inventions which he originated more than two hundred years ago. It was as if Ben Franklin could see into the future. Almost everything he created is still very useful today , many of which we could not do without!

This afternoon, I took a vote with my students as to which book of Benjamin Franklin they wanted to read.( I had four)They chose Benjamin Franklin ( writer, inventor,statesman) by, Pamela Hill Nettleton, illustrated by Jeff Yesh.The children were all relaxing / laying down on their cushions beautifully.As I kept on reading, they were all so much into Ben Franklin, that any time I mentioned an invention that he had made they would say, " oh my gosh". Their eyes kept on getting bigger and bigger! They were so immersed in the book and all the wonderful inventions. It was such a joy to see this reaction :) When I told them about the " library chair and the writing chair ", they all started clapping their hands and wanted to know more and more. Furthermore, when I was telling my students about " Poor Richards Almanac" and some of the wise sayings- "early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise," one of my students said, " I go to bed at seven thirty and I get up early, so I can think."  Then started a great discussion about healthy living and eating! I cannot express how very  happy and connected  I felt with my students. What a joy to see them learn and enjoy life! Then they wanted to draw and write something about Ben Franklin in their journals. Here are some interesting facts that our children said this afternoon....enjoy.... it is precious!