We at VFKH are saddened and mournful over events that took place on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Yesterday Mark Young, the pastor at the First United Methodist Church, talked to the elementary class in two groups about staying safe in an emergency and what to do when they feel scared.
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School News
Work in the Elementary
The Elementary class has been working on salt maps and a Middle Ages timeline. Here are two pictures of the children working on each of these exciting, educational projects! The salt map is of North America. The Middle Ages timeline begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and ends with the ...
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Sharing the Holidays
The past few weeks we have been talking about the various holidays that are celebrated throughout the world. Some of these include “Hanukkah”, “The first Christmas and the Nativity”, “Saint Nicholas and how Santa Claus came from St. Nicholas”, “Christmas Traditions and what country they originated ...
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Coffee and Conversation this Morning
We had a wonderful discussion this morning about helping our children become more independent and targeted areas such as getting dressed and bed-time. Many thanks to those parents who were able to come and for their openness and comments. If you were not able to make it, I wanted to share the names ...
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Coffee and Conversation
Please remember to join me for coffee and conversation tomorrow, Wednesday, December 12th. I’m sure we will have a good time discussing various ways we can help the children help themselves as well as target some “trouble” areas. I hope to see you there! ...
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Happy Hannukah!
We wish the best to all families celebrating Hannukah! Our classrooms have been discussing and learning about the history of the Festival of Lights in different ways, from books, discussions, and parent volunteers.Yesterday, every classroom had their own festive celebration. Students enjoyed latkes ...
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Let’s Celebrate Hanukkah
The children have been sharing and discussing Hanukkah with the help of several books. We learned about the eight special nights of lights and the menorah, as well as the history of the Maccabee people, King Antiochus and how Hanukkah came to be a holiday. In the classroom we are also discovering ...
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Happy Hannukah
Yesterday we had a wonderful Hannukah celebration! Mrs. Polak came to our class and explained the meaning of Hannukah. We then lit the Menorah and enjoyed playing the Dreidel game with our chocolate “money”. Then to top off our celebration we ate delicious Latkes that Mrs. Paseltiner made along with ...
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