Mexican Halloween- Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

 Dear Parents,

In celebration of Halloween and in conjunction with our Global Education theme for experience class this year we are hosting two events next Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, we will be hosting a costume party in class, our kids are welcomed to come to school in their costumes to join in the fun. On Wednesday, we will introduce the Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day, and All Soul's Day festivities to our kids. We'll also host a burrito tasting to introduce Mexican cuisine to the class.

Hereinafter is a brief cookware and utensil list we'll need the students to supply; 

Burrito Feast

List of materials:

Cookware and Utensils-

·       3 hot plates

·       2 frying pans, 1 saucepan

·       Knives, and cutting board

·       Sanitary gloves

·       Paper plates

The Food list will be supplied by the school

  

Food Ingredients-
butter

·       12 flour tortillas 

·       Cooked rice (enough for 12 bowls)

·       2 cans of cooked black or pinto beans 

·       1 head of lettuce 

·       2 jars of ready-made salsa (mild and spicy)

·       Assorted vegetable for sautéing (mushrooms, onions, and peppers)

·       Cilantro (1 bunch) 

·       Hard tofu (for pan frying) 

·       4 pieces 200g. chicken breasts 

·       1 container of Sour cream (if possible)

Looking forward to next week, happy Halloween!!

Soda Bottle Terrarium

                          


Dear Parents,

As you know, next week is sports week so we'll be preparing for the Saturday activity during experience class next week. However, Teacher Jessica and I feel this week and next week is also the perfect time to squeeze in a quick group project to better our children's understanding of habitats and biomes. Before the end of this unit next week I would like to gather all necessary materials to begin our sealed terrarium project.  Each group will create one terrarium. Hereinafter is our materials list;

A 2 liter soda bottle
Small rocks (*2 cup)
Charcoal (1 cup) can be found at a supermarkets or plant store.
Soil (about 3 cups) 
5 different types of miniature plants that can fit in the bottles
**Optional: little people/animals/houses (figures)

I'd like the items to be present by Wednesday next week, that way we can begin the project on Friday.

Please follow this link for further details: Soda bottle terrarium

Dear Parents,

Welcome back, I hope everyone is well rested and had a fun few days with family and friends. Due to two shortened weeks because of holiday schedule and testing, we will not be testing the unit Henry and Mudge until the Second Monthly Exam.