November 16, 2012

Good Food is Fun!

On Tuesday,  we had a visitor to our class.  She came and talked to the children about nutrition and healthy food choices.  As part of her demonstration, she showed how much sugar a person would consume if they had a soda every day for a year.  It amounts to approximately 3 bags of sugar (about 15 pounds). 

Later she talked about the "food rainbow" in which the children named a whole bunch of foods in different colors.  It is healthy to have a "rainbow" on your plate, as each of the colors usually indicates different vitamins and other healthy attributes.  The children then got to experience how much fun mixing and matching colorful food can be, when they were encouraged to "design" a plate with a variety of fruits and vegetables.  They came up with some pretty interesting and tasty creations!  Encourage your children to add healthy colors to their plate at mealtimes.

We Appreciate You!

Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered by donating their time or their resources to the school, and more specifically our annual Thsnksgiving Feast.  We are very grateful for your help.  We would not be able to do it without your generosity and helpfulness.

Being Thankful

The virtues we are exploring this week are thankfulness, gratefulness, and contentment. 
The children have had the opportunity to reflect not only on things they are thankful for, but people, memories, and experiences.  What we have is so much more than stuff.  They got to discuss being satisfied with what they have already, instead of wanting more.

Reminders

• Thanksgiving Break is from November 17-25.  Classes will resume on Monday, November 26th. 
• Conferences are coming up soon!  After the break we will have a sign-up sheet posted on the bulletin board.

Assignments

During the break, second and third graders have an assignment that is due the Monday we return from break.

• Third graders are going to research a Native American tribe and make a model of clothing that people of that tribe wore historically.
• Second graders are going to research a Native American tribe and create a model of the kind of home they would have lived in historically.

The third graders also have a second assignment due the Tuesday they come back.  They need to research their family history and find out how their ancestors came to the United States. (For example:  Ms. Cori's family on her mother's side came from Germany in the early 1900's on a ship, with the last name of Wiebe.)