Happy Holidays from Stonehedge

First Graders Travel Around the World
Our first grade students learned about holiday traditions as part of a unit that studied Holidays Around the World. As each group visited different classrooms, they were told about a different country's traditions. They even created passports to document their journey.

These first grade students learned about the tradition of spinning the dreidel in Israel. 

 

After learning about holidays in Germany, children sampled gingerbread men. 

Miss Elmer stamped passports as students left her classroom after learning about Mexican traditions and dancing to "Feliz Navidad".

Mrs. Cunningham, dressed as Sweden's Saint Lucia, taught the children about Swedish traditions.

Kindergarten Plays Their Reindeer Games

Classes took turns preparing magical 'reindeer food': some special oats and glitter. 

  

After making these fantastic reindeer hats, everyone listened to a reindeer story. 

These second graders were so excited to read their personalized letters from the elf!

A little party-time break and a different kind of holiday wrapping!

Welcome to First Grade, Mrs. Harris

Welcome to Mrs. Harris--first grade's newest addition. She will be filling in for Miss Munley until her return.  

Students Take Part in CODE Presentations 

Thank you to Officer Brand for talking with students yesterday as part of the Community Oriented Drug Education (CODE) program. Here she addresses second grade students about anti-bullying. Maureen Foran-Mocete from the McMahon /Ryan Child Advocacy Center also spoke with students. Topics were as follows:

Kindergarten - My Body Belongs to Me

Grade 1 – Building Self Esteem 

Grade 2 - Bullying Awareness.

 

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Please remember that school is closed beginning Monday, December 22 and reopens on Monday, January 5, 2015. 

Happy Holidays,
~Lori