Spring Planting project!

The children worked on a spring planting project to mark that spring is here... or at least it's supposed to be here... They put rocks and soil in their pots, added seeds and watered them. Thanks to so many of you for sending in supplies for this project and the special snack and drink.  The children had a wonderful time.  Below, you can see how the children wrote about how to plant seeds and you can see the plant pots in the window, waiting for seeds to sprout!

Amanda's Japanese Show and Tell

Amanda brought photos in for show and tell.  They show her at Mount Fuji and in a beautiful kimono and dress for Japanese Children's Day. She also showed us some Japanese money. This tied in beautifully with our story of Flat Stanley in Japan!

Mia at the Science Extravaganza

Mia and Lizzie got to go into Mr. Cofer's science room and pet his cornsnake.  They had to wash their hands before they held him so that the snake couldn't get sick, and they washed their hands after so that they wouldn't get sick.  Mr. Cofer's snake eats mice!

Mrs. Owens teaches about the Mayan Culture

As we are starting to study continents, Mrs. Owens came in to give us an overview of the Mayan culture.  Carlson and his family have been to see the Mayan pyramid.  Above you can see that a Mayan calendar shows 365 days. The children found where we live on a map that Mrs. Owens brought to school.  We passed around money from many different countries.  We learned how Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster way to India and accidentally discovered us, and we we also learned that people are often motivated by money to travel to new places for work.  In the United States, lots of people traveled to California to search for gold. We looked at the Mayan alphabet and learned that their are some letters or words that we still don't know exactly what they mean.

Five Chinese Visitors

In the Upper School at Cape Henry, we have five students who came here from a boarding school in China.  The students each put together a presentation on different aspects of Chinese life and culture.  We saw photos of the students homes and school.  We saw their classroom and outdoor areas.  We learned that the students stay in one classroom all day and the teachers move from room to room.  We learned about Chinese New Year and the special foods and customs that go along with this holiday.  We learned that different regions of China are famous for different styles of cooking.  We watched the Legend of the Dumplings which explains how a doctor helped heal many sick people.  It was an outstanding presentation and we can't wait to connect with these students again!