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Primary students danced, created artwork, read stories, and wrote about Africa. They discussed the geography of the continent and its many landforms, viewing some live shots of several African locations. They created masks after viewing various tribal examples. They also explored some rhythms and dances of West Africa. Intermediate and Middle Schoolers also studied Africa this week. They looked at geography, specifically the area that was ancient Egypt. They looked at the Nile River and its importance throughout the ages to the people of Africa.
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Intermediate and Middle School students visited the West Branch school to see their production of the Odyssey. The Greenwood students recently concluded their study of Homer’s epic, studying historical, geographical, and cultural aspects of ancient Greece.
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Preprimary students visited Montour Preserve and looked for signs of Spring. They found flowers starting to bloom, birds chirping, and felt the ground growing soft in places. All of Greenwood’s students have enjoyed the break in the weather and spent part of their recesses exploring the school grounds, observing bulbs poking through the ground, and finding new bird nests.
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Greenwood Primary students reviewed their trip to the Montour Preserve “sugar shack” by reading about the sugaring process in books including Maple syrup: a taste of nature by Penn State College of Ag. Science. Middle School and Intermediate students read Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, acting out various scenes and discussing the Bard’s use of language.
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Visiting textile artist Denise Richards worked with Primary, Intermediate, and Middle School students on a large group weaving project. Denise is a member of Artspace in Bloomsburg, has led weaving classes for Masters’ students at Penn State, and has offered spinning and weaving presentations to children at the Children's Museum in Bloomsburg, PA. Denise and Greenwood's art teacher Emily Weisgerber are integrating this weaving project with the classes focus of Africa this month.
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Hibachi Field Trip
Intermediate and Middle School students visited Ichiban, a Japanese restaurant in Williamsport, as both a culmination of Asian studies and as part of Kitchen Science experiences. Students experienced "hibachi," a method by which food is cooked on a flat-topped griddle right at the table. Lunch consisted of clear soup (a vegetarian dashi broth), green salad, fried rice (with egg), and noodles along with an entree.
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Prior to the school’s Spring Break, Greenwood students celebrated Spirit Week at the school, dressing the part for Pajama Day and Superhero Day, picking favorites to portray for Olympic Day and Career Day, and enjoying a bit of magic on Wizard Day.
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Greenwood volunteer and retired Bloomsburg University professor Ross Genzel has been working with Greenwood students on various drama/acting activities. They began a unit on movement and sensory awareness. This improvisational actor training develops each student’s ability to move freely, use movement to communicate character, action, and feelings, and react with truthful, real emotion and actions appropriate to the experience.
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