Harvest Festival

The primary grades celebrated the arrival of autumn last Monday when they held their annual Harvest Festival. The festival was a collection of nine outside craft stations laid out for the students. There were pumpkins to decorate, candles to dip, bracelets to make and so much more. As the classes arrived, the students were able to spread out and move from station to station, following their own interests, working on the crafts that catch their eye, and mixing with students from other grades as they went. Each class spent only part of their morning at the festival but it is an event I know they will remember years later because I hear the older students still talking about it. Of course none of this experience could have been possible if it wasn’t for the careful planning by the teachers and the work of all of the parent volunteers. It is remarkable to see more than twenty parents spread throughout the playground space helping our young students with a kind word and an encouraging smile. Thanks to everyone who helped the kids leave the school that day with wonderful memories and a paper bag full of harvest projects.

 

Greg Henderson

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