As we prepare for the birth of Jesus, Kindergarten Connection created advent calendars. Additionally, they played lots of games to help them with their counting, letter recognition and letter sounds. They really enjoyed decorating a tree on the SmartBoard and with play-dough. One of their favorite gathering spots is the… Read More »Christmas in Kindergarten Connection
Our young pilgrims learn all about the Wampanoag Tribe. Did you know that the Wampanoag were farmers, hunters and fishers? They are remembered for the help they gave to the first colonists. Our Whale preschoolers learned all about the help from the Wampanoag as they enjoyed their “first” Thanksgiving together… Read More »Preschool Thanksgiving and the Wampanoag Tribe
The Kindergarten class recently celebrated 50 days of school by traveling back in time. Their classroom was transformed into everything 50’s including toys, books and fun activities. They dressed like a child in the 50’s and did many fun activities and lots of counting to 50! Always a fun day… Read More »Back to the 50’s in Kindergarten
How many opportunities do kids get to work with an Artist-in-Residence? At Our Savior School, kindergarten students love it when Ray Frigard (Artist-in-Residence) comes to the classroom to share Creative Thinking techniques. Ray helps the students think outside of the box, to see beyond the lines, and in this most… Read More »Ray Frigard and 3D Critical Thinking
It is so cool to see our older kids connecting with our younger kids. Recently, Extended Care kids visited the preschoolers and buddied up with them to do some fun crafts and activities. It was a day our little ones will not soon forget… lots of fun for everyone.
Look who came to visit! Firefighter Kelly visited the OSS kids to share with them some fire safety tips. She always makes it fun for the kids and they learn all about what to do in case of a fire. Kindergarten took it a step further and became firefighters themselves… Read More »Fire Safety with Kelly the Firefighter
Kindergarten students love their daily dose of PhyEd. Here they are working hard on refining motor skills by balancing a feather on the palm of their hand and practicing throwing and catching a ball to their friend and not somewhere else to build up their dexterity (of course they are… Read More »Kindergarten Physical Education Class
A day off from school often means a visit with our friends at Beacon Hill. Extended Care students enjoy their time with everyone at Beacon Hill. Recently, they did some fun art with the residents and read poems they had written. Our kids are a bright spot in the day… Read More »Extended Care visits Beacon Hill
Kindergarten students loved having their very own private art session with Ray (Artist-in-Residence) and his very talented wife, Janet. The kids learned about still art and then put their skills to paper creating flowers in a vase. They used oil pastels to make their art vibrant. Fun day for everyone!
Fall means Apples… Preschool and kindergarten students ventured to Deardorff Orchards to learn all about apples… from the role bees play, to picking their own apples, to seeing how apples are sorted on the big sorting machine. The kids even got to go on a wagon ride, play on the… Read More »Fall means a trip to Deardorff Orchards