Happy New Year - well, Chinese New year! This is the first day of the lunar 15 day celebration and we worked really hard last week to prepare. The children made hats of red with yellow flowers on Wednesday and worked on lanterns and noise makers Thursday and Friday.
It's always more fun to celebrate with a group so we used our buddy time with Keri's class to make decorated noise makers. I must say this group loves to decorate anything and Keri's class loves to create so they were a perfect match for this project. Our dragon parade should quite the noisy affair on Thursday (11:30). Our buddy time with Kim's class was spent making lanterns (decorated of course) and swimming fish on sticks. Fish are a symbol of good luck in the Asian culture and are often seen in celebrations. When Kim's class saw the stack of noise makers made Thursday they too wanted to make some. Here's your warning if you come to view the parade on Thursday - wear ear plugs!
Our morning began with your child's first professional head shot. Louise brought in a photographer friend to make their drama pictures. You will see them displayed at the Art Festival and will get to keep them afterward. Just think, if your child decides to be involved in any of the city's theaters, you already have their first head shot in their portfolio.
Our letter for this week is D as in dragon. Between dragon talk and Daniel's name the letter was quickly guessed. I read the book "Ten Black Dots" by Donald Crews. He incorporates dots into pictures, inviting a closer look at each page. We began making our own books with tiny colorful dots. Most of this class is young and I didn't expect recognizable drawings but once given the explanation, you can see the representation in their work. We got through half of their books with some giggles from them and more from me. They really are very clever children!
I found out about a very worthwhile community outreach opportunity this morning. Keri's class is collecting "Soup for Seniors" this week to help supplement the diets of some of Roanoke's lower income seniors. You can send in the soup cans with your child and she will deliver them at the end of the week. We participated in a similar program last year to help seniors and I can tell you they were very grateful. If you think your child can't carry the weight of the cans you would like to donate, they can be left at the driveway in the morning and we'll pick them up later when we're outside.
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