Candle Dipping

Kids at Candle dipping.
Check out the cute faces...

Children's Day

On the 20th of November, we celebrated the International Children Rights day. We launched helium balloons in the air. It was really nice and emotional. Our children were feeling just like kings and queens, they actually really are.

Dance Unit

We are preparing for our dance performance.
Making our posters to inform the whole school about the event.
Also, the kids act out the story of the "Noisy Monkey". They loved it!

Dance

More Diwali

More of the Diwali decoration and also our beautiful Myriam...
For those of you, that couldn't make it... sorry... you really missed a great celebration!

Diwali Decoration

Beautiful, right?

Diwali

On November 14th, we celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. We started by having Shalli (Aadi's mum) coming to the class to explain the real meaning of this celebration. We've made our own Dias (lights) and just enjoyed the party! It was really beautiful!

Learning different types of dance...

This week, we danced hip-hop with Barbara Johnson, an experienced hip-hop teacher and learned more about Spanish dance: "sevillanas", with Oriente, "my amorsito", from grade 1.
Most of our kids had already hip-hop last year, so it went quite good. We will incorporate it in our Dance Performance on the 28th of November.

Learning different types of dance...

We also have been introduced to Indian dance. Foram (Keya's mum) danced for us; we also watched bits of indian musicals and she has drawn "henna" on our hands. Lovely!
Parent participation: always welcome and highly appreciated!

Learning different types of dance...

We have also been learning few steps of Irish dance and miss Claire helped us. It's very challenging but it will look nice, we think...

Halloween

On Halloween: mums came to help carving our "jack-o-lanterns", we dressed up in our best costumes, nursery and pre-k came for trick or treat. Just spooky, busy and fun!!!

Dancing, dancing dancing...

Our Dance studio is always busy. The children are always engaged in learning ballet steps and on, also, rehearsing the dances we have to present for the school, on the 28th of this month.

The Police came to school (the community helpers unit, still!)

On October 28th, the "Stadtpolizei Zuerich", came to school to show us what they do to help and protect people. They came all prepared and we have all learned very much and had lot of fun.
Thank you, police officers!!

Dance video - Lou introducing the unit

Dance, dance, dance...
We are always dancing now! And we are trying new forms of dance, as well. We did "shadow dancing". It was a huge success!
Since we've started the unit, we've been also learning a ballet dance. We had a proper introduction with Lou (Myriam's daughter). Challenging, but the children are extremely engaged. I am so proud of them...

A Great start!!!

We have finally started the Dance unit of inquiry. And it has been a lot of fun! We've created our own Dance studio, with a proper bar, clothes and music. The children have been very busy using this center. They just love it...
We've also initiated one of the dances we will have on the dance show, end of next month: Fire Dance (Bolero). It will look nice and powerful! You'll see...

Autumn Break

Happy holidays, everybody!
I already miss my "angels pangels". Anyway, we see each other again in 2 weeks. Have fun!

Our next unit of inquiry is:

It has to do with movement and music. We will again request your participation. We will start it, on October 20th. I am so full of ideas... I can't wait to start!