Families, my apologies for this week's delayed blog post, however I have been unwell for a while and absent since Tuesday the 24th. I appreciate your understanding as I've taken time off to recuperate and get well. I look forward to returning to school tomorrow as I have missed the students and families so much, but know everything is in excellent hands with our regular teaching team Ms. Salma and Ms. Sanne. The children also got to know Ms. Aya, who subbed on Sunday and Monday, and who will be replacing Ms. Mariam in after-care as she left CAC unexpectedly last week.
Our Week:
Highlights of our week included a field trip to begin our service learning journey and bring the children's hard work to reality when we visited the Midan next to school on Sunday. The students were so enthusiastic about leaving campus for a real field trip and they couldn't believe their plant houses were there. When they hung up their signs advising visitors not to leave trash on the ground, they knew they were making meaningful change in the community.
Families, we want to invite you for the second field trip to beautify the Midan in conjunction with the Race to Clean the Air group on Friday, May 18th. We hope everyone from the class will be able to attend with a parent. During this day, volunteers (including PreK students and families) will plant trees and flowers to continue with the PreK students stated mission, "we want to make the whole world beautiful."
Another big accomplishment was our presentation of learning on Tuesday at assembly. Thank you to all families who were able to make it, and for those who were not here is a link to the presentation.
Here is the video that was a part of our presentation showing the learning journey we undertook over the past two months.
Here are some more photos from our week together:
Working with buddies on Thursday.
Reviewing shapes.
The "bubble machine" in the sensory table.
Exploring different art forms.
Happy, happy birthday!
Next Week:
The students will continue learning about how to reuse materials, utilizing the workshop space. The teachers will be closely observing the students to re-focus into new interest-based study groups. We will begin writing our addition and subtraction stories using "math language," i.e., 2+2=4.
Upcoming Events:
End of year dates for students from the library
May 8-10 Used book sale
May 15 Last day for check out
May 22 Last day for classes; All books are due
May 29 Summer check out starts
Used Book Sale, May 8 to 10
We are getting ready for our annual used book sale, this year from May 8 to 10. We welcome donations of used books for all ages in saleable condition. This is a good time for departing families to dispose of books before packing. We will soon have a donation box at the front gate.
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