the Bala House
By Tamar Stavans
March is finally here and we have several activities planned that celebrate the transition between winter and spring. For the winter time, we will continue to measure the temperature on a daily basis and record it on our chart so that students can see its fluctuation. For the spring time, we will focus on the [...]
By Kathy Galvin
In March, we will start thinking about spring and the birds we are already beginning to see around us after this warm winter. We will make our own feathery birds, examine nests, listen to real bird songs, do bird puzzles, examine different eggs, and write bird names at the writing center. Just before our spring [...]
By Kiernan Black
The children are very excited about Valentine’s Day and the International Dinner this week. We have been preparing for both over the last week! Thanks to Luisa’s mother Maria we have our valentine’s bags ready for our valentine distribution on Wednesday, February 15th. The children really enjoy making their valentines, and delivering them to their [...]
By Kathy Galvin
The children came back from winter break ready to work. In January, many of the older children made maps of Africa and wrote the names of the wild animals that live on this continent. We also talked about Dr. Martin Luther King. His ideas tied in nicely with our weekly “Second Step” lessons about empathy [...]