Activism

We have been discussing activism in class. What does it mean to be an activist?  In what ways can you be an activist in your community?

As a class we reviewed the definition of activism- to make a change that is good, or positive. We then brainstormed ways we could be activists in our communities.  The students thought of several great ideas- take a look!

Calvert Bear Plays Tic-Tac-Toe!

Calvert Bear played tic-tac-toe at this friend's house over the weekend. He even had time to draw a picture! What an incredible adventure he's having!

Chinese New Year

A native of China, Mrs. Zhang joined 6D on Monday and celebrated the Chinese New Year with the class.  She taught the students that this year- 2012- is the year of the dragon. Each year of the Chinese lunar cycle is represented by a different animal.  She brought in many Chinese books to share, and even showed the students special garmets that her son used to wear when he was young.  Both were intricately designed and came in vibrant colors, like red and gold. When reading the Chinese New Year's books to the class, her son recited the Chinese translation- it was AMAZING, and not to mention beautiful to hear! I was so impressed by this student and his language abilities. Take a peak:

After listening to the stories, we made Chinese lanterns- in red, of course!

Thank you, Mrs. Zhang!

Ice Hockey

This morning I visited a student playing ice hockey.  He did a fantastic job on the ice! 

There's a pretty cool piece to his story- this boy could not ice skate at the start of this season.  Yet, with persistance and hard work, he is now close to scoring his first goal!  INCREDIBLE! 

Bingo with Gallagher Services

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, Calvert School hosted a day of service.  A variety of community projects were offered, including bingo with friends from Gallagher Services.  Fun was had by all!

Carol wins bingo and earns her "bingo tiara"!

Students learned how to write the letter H last week!  They traced over the upper and lowercase versions of this letter on index cards with their fingers, before retracing with googly eyes. This was a great way to reinforce how the letter is formed while also reiterating the proper letter formation language.

Lastly, the students traced over the cards (eyes closed) reciting the letter formation language orally.  Nice job, 6D! 

Go, Ravens!

Calvert School celebrated the Ravens with a dress down last Friday!  The students looked so festive in their purple and black!