| Mexican Studies | | In social science, Intermediate students learned about a Molinillo, an artifact used for frothing hot chocolate. They looked at a variety of Mexican cooking vessels and read about the “Columbian Exchange” that took place during the voyages of Columbus. The class utilized an interactive website (http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/kids.html) to learn how chocolate is made. To aid in the study of Mexico using “kitchen science,” students prepared calabaza en tacha, stewed candied pumpkin, which is frequently served for Day of the Dead celebrations. Fifth graders dove deep into learning about the Aztec and Spanish cultures at the time of the conquest.
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| Rohrbach's Field Trip | | Greenwood Friends School students, from preschool through second grade, visited Rohrbach’s Farm Market on a fall field trip recently. Students took a hay wagon ride through the fields to the pumpkin patch, where they picked their own pumpkin to take home. They toured the market, looked at many types of gourds and apples, and enjoyed time in the special seasonal “play-land.”
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| | Bookworms | | Primary students read several books, including Judy Zavos’ Murgatroyd’s Garden and Peggy Parish’s Amelia Bedelia Helps Out. Intermediate students focused on reading as they learned/reviewed a mystery’s specialized vocabulary including words like “means,” “motive,” and “suspect.” They tried their hands at solving some short mysteries.
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| Vive la France | | Primary students played an "open/shut them" game in French (called ouvre/ferme in French). They
practiced saying numbers in French, from saying how old they are to reviewing numbers 1-10. Students also enjoyed a song in French about little puppets (petites marionnettes).
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| | Whatever the Weather | | GFS students studied “Extreme Climates” (Hot wet, cold wet, hot dry, cold dry) and the places they exist. They presented some climate location facts via Powerpoint slideshows.
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Young Person's Concert
Greenwood Friends School students enjoyed a field trip to the Young Persons Concert, presented by the Bloomsburg University Community Orchestra on the university’s campus. The focus of this year’s concert was percussion and GFS music teacher, Eric, was a prominent performer.
| Maps and Poetry
Intermediate and Middle School students used atlases and almanacs to work on a climate study looked at contour maps. Students have been writing in their daily journals, completing activities linking art, nonfiction, and poetry to their literature circle books.
| Making Food From Scratch
Primary students made homemade peanut better, which was served with apples, and later pesto sauce, which was served with pasta. Students are utilizing their skills in measurement and scientific processes while working in the school’s kitchen with their teachers.
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