//Curriculum Update: Week of October 1 //

This week, the school celebrated their 12th birthday!  The children have spent the past few weeks practicing their Peace Day songs and greatly enjoyed singing along with the entire school at the gazebo in Hamilton Park.  The classroom voted on their favorite song  and chose “Peace like a river” as the winner.

Another vote the classroom took was their favorite apple!  We did an apple tasting for Gala apples, Honey Crisp apples, Red Delicious apples, Golden Delicious apples, and Granny Smith apples.  The children focused on the color of the skin, the texture of the flesh, and if each apple was juicy or dry and sweet or sour, before choosing which one was their favorite.  Red Delcious came out as the winner, but be sure to check out our graph across the hall from Yellow Room to see which one each child chose!

Finally, the children have greatly enjoyed coming in to explore some new works and themes around the classroom.  Some popular choices have been  parts of an apple, corn tweezing, and acorn gluing, as we begin our Fall studies!

“Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.” -Maria Montessori