Welcoming Winter, Celebrating Light

          Thanks to Ruth Ayres at Discover, Play, Build we celebrate our week of special moments.

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Amazing things happen in our final week before the vacation begins: our holiday walk on Monday, two good work days on Tuesday and Wednesday, the staff party, the students' breakfast on Thursday, and the Celebration of Light.  I am also grateful for the wonderful parent support I've received from the parents of my new students. 

   There are a variety of special days that families celebrate this time of year, and some do not celebrate any holiday; however, we do know that light is important in every life. Every year, each class and group (like the trip teachers, math and music teachers, etc.) create a display of some kind that shows various ways that something or someone lights up our lives. Today is the last day of fall, and then the winter solstice, a special day to many throughout the world. Here are a few pictures of different ways some of the classes shared who or what brought light into their lives.

My students created a box home sculpture, lit them, and wrote how their homes provided light in their lives.

Ingrid's primary class built scenes with the people who light up their lives. You can see in the next picture why I'm celebrating this one.

The overnight teachers and the music teacher showed how much light comes into
our lives when we sing while camping.

Our buddy class created a gratitude tree and hung paper "leaves' of gratitude for people and things.

I thought I'd leave you with this primary class's question.