Casa Happy Lunar New Year! Casa 1 learned about Chinese New Year symbols, traditions, and foods. They had a lesson in Chinese Calligraphy. February 2 was Groundhog Day. We learned about groundhogs and the legend about Groundhog Day. Casa 2 children made CNY crafts and celebrated with loud drumming and lion dance. We continued building our language, Read more…
Casa Chinese New Year is around the corner and children in Casa talked about this special festival and how it is celebrated. Children learned the traditions of Chinese New Year through songs and stories. Children also prepared many festive decorations to bring in the year of the tiger in just a few days. On the side, children Read more…
Casa Casa 1 continued with the “All About Winter” theme. This week, the subtopic was SNOW! We had a lot of that to work and play with. We discussed Monday’s snow storm and why it was a “snow day”. We read books and watched videos about snow. We learned how the water cycle produces snowflakes in winter. Read more…
Casa This week, Casa 1 continues to talk about the migration of ocean animals, such as turtles and grey whales. We also discussed the winter weather – blizzard, snowstorm. We made birch tree photos and coloured salt snowflakes. Children in Casa 2 reinforced sounds, building words, counting in teens and tens. We worked with different materials and Read more…
Welcome to the first week in 2022! Casa Children in casa welcomed the new year by changing the calendar and marking the important dates in January. We brainstormed a winter word wall and talked about where winter animals live. We discussed the migration of Canada Geese and Monarch Butterfly. We talked about Brown Bears and Snakes that Read more…