Conservatory and Zoo

We wrapped up our Science unit with a trip to the Lamberton Conservatory and the Seneca Park Zoo this past week. The students enjoyed the flora and fauna of the desert and rainforest at the conservatory. Then they were able to see the animals that inhabit those ecosystems at the zoo! Enjoy the pictures from both of these trips.

June 8th

Another week gone and we only have 2 more left before summer! We began working on our garden this week by planting peas. We will be transplanting them from their containers straight into the soil in the upcoming weeks. We will be going to Highland Park and the conservatory located there next Thursday! And just a few days later we will be making our trip to the zoo! The students planned the trip, wrote all of the letters, and are using a zoo map to plan the actual visit through the zoo. Everyone is very excited!

Yearbooks are coming home today! Have a great weekend!

June 1st

This week we started preparing for our trip to the zoo! The students have decided that we will need 2 vans, and have chosen Stephanie Mancini and Stephanie Deeney to drive them. They have also decided that we will be making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and turkey sandwiches for lunch. Our sides will be: original potato chips, sour cream and onion potato chips, and fruit salad. We will have gluten free brownies for dessert! We sorted the animals at the Seneca Park Zoo into what ecosystems the animals live in naturally. Everyone is excited!

Today the group Alhambra made pizza for the school, which the students loved. Afterward there was a dance in the gym and everyone had a great time.

Happy Mother's Day!

We are already in the 4th quarter at school and the year is starting to wrap up! We have been finishing our studies of ecosystems and food webs. We have studied: tropical rainforests, wetlands, the tundra, the desert, grasslands, and next week we will finish with marine. We have learned about food webs, how fragile an ecosystem is, and how big of an impact we can have on the environment. The students are taking an interest in learning about how to keep the environment clean and sustainable.

We will be taking a trip to the zoo in a few weeks to wrap up our science unit. Keep an eye out for notes coming home!

This week was Kate's birthday and the students enjoyed some delicious cupcakes and sang happy birthday!



P.S. Keep a lookout for a gift for mom coming home today. Happy Mother's Day!

St. Patrick's Day!

Oh my how the year is flying by! It feels like Spring is already here with this wonderful weather. The students have started their second job placements and everyone has been placed from PWI to the Generosity Store. We have also started taking art classes with Teresa this semester.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day we made Shamrock Toasties yesterday in personal cooking class. We took an english muffin, sprinkled some shredded cheddar cheese on one half and placed a slice of green pepper on top. Then we toasted it in the oven. The students seemed to thoroughly enjoy them.

Today we have a group of Irish dancers coming in to perform. Everyone is excited!

Recycling

Wow how the time flies! It has been an entire month since our last post so here is what has been going on at School of the Holy Childhood:

The annual Christmas celebration with the firefighters from Henrietta and Rochester went great. The students enjoyed the experience to go "Secret Santa" shopping for Mrs. Moore's class for the presents.

In Science class we have been studying pollution and some pollution solutions. We have been discussing recycling, reducing, and reusing. Ask your students about the 4 types of pollution: air, water, land, and noise. Have a great weekend!

Hanukkah

Last Thursday Debbie Gruber came in to talk to the class about Hanukkah. The students were actively engaged during Debbie's explanation of why she celebrates this holiday. Students learned about the menorah and the 8 days of Hanukkah. She also played a Jewish game with them: Dreidel! Instead of gold coins, they played for m&ms. This week we will be making a Jewish dish during personal cooking: Latkes.
We are lucky to have Debbie on our team of teachers so that we can give the students a better perspective on different cultures and religions.