Greetings!  

As we end Unit 1 on recycling, we have planned some activities for the summative assessment, such as a community cleanup drive and making toys for younger friends using recyclable materials.

The community cleanup drive fosters responsibility, understanding the impact of human actions on the environment, and a sense of community. By participating, kids learn about the effects of litter, develop empathy for their environment, and gain positive feelings toward their community. Engaging in this kind of activity also promotes teamwork, physical activity, and can boost their overall well-being.

Making toys with recycled materials fosters creativity and environmental awareness. Our youngsters decided to make some toys for their Savanna, Canyon, and Waterfall friends using recycled materials like milk cartons to create puzzles, trucks, and frogs, as well as PET bottles and Yakult bottles for shakers. After that, we visited each class to share what they had made and gave the toys to them. By doing this activity, our little ones also shared with their younger friends that using recycled materials can help reduce waste and conserve our resources.

The Star Festival (Tanabata) is about star-crossed lovers, Altair and Vega. According to legend, the lovers are separated by the Milky Way and can only meet on one night a year. To celebrate this event, we made a Tanabata craft. Our young ones made dolls using origami paper and paint to create a galaxy. They also cut paper to make dimensions between the dolls.

For our phonics lesson, we made magic “e” wands. The students cut out the magic “e” stars and connected them to the words to create new sounds, and the magic continued as they read them one by one.

Have an awesome weekeend, everyone!