Welcoming Refugees Project
Posted by Alice DesGrangesThe Unquowa School has once again partnered with Students Rebuild, a program of the Bezos Family Foundation, in support of a new Challenge β the Welcoming Refugees Project. This yearβs Challenge invited students from around the world to learn about refugees and their experiences and then take action to make local and global communities more welcoming and inclusive through art.
Our School created 240 postcards to welcome people displaced by war and other crises that will be sent to young refugees around the world. The Bezos Family Foundation is donating $5 to refugee-aid organizations for every postcard created. In total, the Unquowa School was able to contribute 1,200 dollars to aid refugees.
This is Fun!
Posted by Megan Kirk“This is fun Mrs. Kirk!” PreK students had a wonderful time in performing arts class today! We talked about how music can make us feel many different emotions. We put on some music and students chose a color scarf based on how they felt and then began to dance. Afterwards, we talked about how music is such a wonderful way to help us feel great feelings!
On the Stage!
Posted by Megan Kirk
PreK students have been loving any chance to get up on the Unquowa Stage! We had a wonderful performance last month of a song story, “Down in the Jungle.” The students felt so proud of themselves when they sang for all their teachers, parents, and friends at assembly! When we talked about our performance in class the students were beaming with pride and excitement. The number one question they had was, “when can we perform again?!”
Have you “Herd”?
Posted by Karen WilliamsonThe PreK-3 class learned a few things about cows on their recent visit to Schreiber’s Farm in Oxford. Did you know that a single cow can produce up to 30 glasses of milk in a day? Or that cows don’t have bottom teeth and spend 14 hours of their day chewing? the kids were thrilled to have the chance to see the cows up close and the cows were thrilled to be fed. It was an “udderly” wonderful trip.
Apple Boats
Posted by Alice DesGrangesDuring Unquowa’s Earth Day the PreK and Kindergarten classes made apple boats using decorated leaves for the sail, skewers for the mast, and half an apple for the hull. We tested them out and are pleased to say that all of them are sea worthy!
Early Childhood Earth Day
Posted by Faith BarbutoOn Monday, October 8th, our early childhood students and teachers spent the day in the great outdoors, celebrating the earth by creating our own version of Forest Kindergarten. It was a day filled with explorative play, nature-based crafts and activities and community building! Children enjoyed making muddy faces, sun catchers and headbands out of natural materials. Our literacy activity revealed how children felt when in the forest. We came inside only briefly to wash our hands and prepare a delicious make-your-own trail mix! The extended time outside allowed for building intricate block structures. Lunch was also hands on as we cooked our own snodbrod (or Danish hot dogs wrapped in dough) over the fire. The afternoon consisted of making boats out of leaves and apples and testing their buoyancy. We capped off the day with an outdoor obstacle course. Many thanks to all those who made this day possible, a great time was had by all!