Halloween has finally arrived at VFKH. The children have been looking forward to this special day for weeks. A few of the elementary students came to help with their fundraiser for the bake sale and toy sale and the all the proceeds went to those affected by the hurricanes and help buy supplies ...
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School News
Fall Fest
What a celebration we had! This year's Halloween Parade and Fall Fest was a fun and joyous event indeed to everyone! The children were truly excited to strut around the lot with their amazing costumes on and to belt out the "Five Little Pumpkins" poem they had been practicing for weeks, much to ...
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Diwali Celebration
Diwali was celebrated at school with the help of several of our parents. The children learn about Diwali with a story about Rama and the demon. Then the children made beautiful sand designs on the sidewalk with special sand trays. The sand was so fine and colorful, so the children could use a lot ...
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Fire Company Came to Visit
October was a very busy month, but all the children have been very busy working in class and enjoying all the extraordinary events.
The fire company came to visit with their very big fire truck. The children learned about how to protect themselves should they their clothes ever catch on fire. ...
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The Excitement in Our Classroom
The children have all been settling into their classroom routines with ease and are working on a variety of lessons. Many of the students are choosing to take the same lessons off the shelves daily, as if they were their very best friends to work with. Through repetition of work, the students become ...
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Natural Recyclers
This year, both elementary and primary classes started composting. Although Ms. Grogan and I started the concept in the primary class last year, we are now conducting more conversations on what we can compost and share more information on how this process works. The class saw the need to minimize ...
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PE Lessons: Australian and American Kickball
A few weeks ago the Elementary students learned to play Australian kickball, a fun and simple way to learn to kick, run, catch, and pass the ball. Last Friday, they played American kickball, after learning about the history of the game. Two teams had the opportunity to play offense and defense, and ...
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Great School Year Ahead!
The first month of this school year flew by and I am happy to announce that everybody has settled back into their routine. Even our new students, Caitie, Nisan and Yliana, didn't take a long time to blend in with their classmates, make new friends and build their own routine. Most of this year's ...
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