Take a peek inside to see what vibrant lessons happening inside of TCS classrooms this week!
Red Roomers listened to a story about an American girl who travels to a new and different place (Cambodia) where the houses, people, and clothing are different than her's. We then looked at real photographs of people from Cambodia. It was a wonderful way to introduce the concept of cultural similarities and differences in an age appropriate way. More importantly, the children learned that differences are normal and okay.
During Yellow Room’s music class with Teacher Courtney, they were introduced to new instruments, the clave and guiro, as well as played with old favorites. The Yellow Roomers enjoyed playing along to "Old McDonald" -- but instead of "had a farm," we replaced it with "had a band." Kids took turns playing their instruments with the song.
Kindergarten set goals for 2020 - They wrote about new things they would like to learn or things they would like to get better at like reading and tying their shoes!
First Grade honored winter by using their fingers to create tear-art snow people. Each student also named their snow person and wrote a paragraph describing what he/she likes to do the snow.
Second Grade wrote about resolutions for being a student, child, friend, brother, sister, pet owner, and for the world.
Fourth Grade created portraits of Martin Luther King Jr. using coordinates. Students sketched the squares on a grid which was a great exercise in using their hand-eye coordination and concentration.
Middle School students participated in their first TCS Cafe to celebrate all the hard work they put in during this first trimester. They spent uninterrupted reading time with a book of their choice, while enjoying a nice warm cup of hot cocoa.
History Class: The New Year brought with it confusion and trepidation about the future of the world. which brought fear of WWIII fueled in part by social media. Guided by a New York Times lesson on the assassination of Maj. Gen. Soleimani, our history teacher Amber led a discussion with each grade about their fears, the media, and the facts of the situation. The higher grades annotated an article by themselves which they then transferred, in groups, to a large 'Big Sheet'. They asked questions, made comments, and annotated the article. They then went to the next group's 'Big Sheet' and answered their questions. This provided an interactive way to address the text, the emotions, and the confusion of this international incident. We were also able to dispel many rumors during this time.
