Our Primary Class visited the Frog Hollow Farm owned by the Whiting Family. Luke and his mom, Bobbie, personally gave us a tour of the farm where 400 free-range chickens abound. The children had the chance to gather eggs, some of which were taken straight from under the chickens. It was such a ...
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Elementary Night
At Elementary Night, the Elementary students enjoyed sharing their work with friends, family, and primary students. The students were quite enthusiastic about their lessons! Some of the work shown were musical instruments, various math materials, writing poetry, historical ...
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Day of Guitar Love
In May the school had a special visitor. Timmy Whiting, Luke's oldest brother, performed 3 songs using his acoustic guitar. He showed us how he makes beautiful music. 2 were his own composition and the other was his favorite jazz tune. The children were enthralled and ...
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Elementary Field Trip to the Iron and Steel Museum
The Elementary class went to the Historical Iron and Steel Museum in Coatesville. There they learned about how iron is mined from deep in the earth and forged to make steel for buildings, bridges, ships, and more. They participated in two hands-on activities that showed how to work with iron to ...
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Children’s Day
Our class celebrated Children's Day with the help of the mom of Liam and Rhys, Amanda Cooper. Her husband, Brad, is originally from Hawaii with Native Hawaiian, Irish and Japanese roots. This is a holiday celebrated in Hawaii, originating in Japan. Initially there was a Day for Girls and a Day ...
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Happy Grandparents/Special Friends’ Day!
On Friday, VFKH hosted the annual Grandparents/Special Friends' Day! The Elementary Class enjoyed singing and playing guitar to the German song "Oh How Lovely" to the grandparents and special friends. Then they enjoyed showing our guests the work they've been doing. It was a fun day for all. ...
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Earth Day!
Our class celebrated the very special holiday on April 22, Earth Day.
We talked about how beautiful and important our planet is and that this is the only home we all have. We also discussed how dismal its current state is because of what many people do to it. There are many trees being cut but ...
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Happy Passover!
On Friday, Isaac and his father presented Passover to the Elementary Class. They read from the Haggadah, presented the Seder plate, and described the symbolic meaning of each of the items on the plate. Some of the Elementary students knew the story and it was interesting to hear the discussion ...
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