Human body

The photo above es chalk pastel flowers by the Live Oak students   Hola familias de Live Oak! After the Cinco de Mayo week and the big fiesta the children have returned to exploring the classroom shelves and trying new works such as table washing, sewing work, sound cylinders, short chains, and the land and […]

Cinco de Mayo

    Hola Familias de Live Oak! Thank you so much for being part of the Cinco de Mayo  celebration! It was so great to see the entire Live Oak community on Friday May 5th. !   Cinco de Mayo week. (Before the big day)   Cinco de Mayo projects   Cooking project Everybody made […]

Readathon

  Human Body Since Marisa’s visit in which she shared how doctors take care of their patients, our class has been learning how the human body works. The children are exploring and learning about the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems through books and a variety of attractive materials. They had so much fun when Marshall […]

We Are Kind

  Hola Familias de Live Oak We are very proud of the Live Oak students’ deep commitment to the Kindness Week, and we will continue including kindness in our daily routine. We witnessed hugs, helping, sharing, comforting, and collaborating. The paper chains were definitely a concrete and visible way to see and understand kindness. Thank […]

Beautiful Brown

, Hola Familias de Live Oak! The Live Oak class enjoyed the rainy days very much. After observing the big puddles and walking in them they collected toys from different stations and created a water play area. It was a pleasure to see them creating an environment of collaboration, creativity, and engagement.   Beautiful browns […]

Honoring Black Heritage

The photo above is a tempera painting by Guy. Hola Familias de Live Oak! These weeks in Live Oak we are learning of African-American people that stood out for their intelligence, perseverance, courage, and passion for justice. The students showed interest in learning about Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Barack Obama. We started introducing […]

A Birthday, Valentines, and Goodbye to Reptiles in Live Oak!

The photo above is a group snakes collage by the Live Oak students.   Hola Live Oak Families! This is an extra bonus blog before the weeklong President’s Day break. We started the week celebrating Amara’s birthday. She turned four years old on January 2nd! After the birthday circle Amara’s younger brother, Micah, suggested the […]

Honoring the Lunar New Year

  Hola Live Oak Families! We want to start by expressing our gratitude to Paula and Mike, Paige’s parents, for the Lunar New Year presentation and the goodies that the children loved! With images and simple words, Paula shared with our class all the activities people do to get ready for this celebration. We provided […]

Learning About Reptiles

The photo above is watercolors by Marshall.   Hola, Live Oak families! We are so happy to announce that we started 2023 having full attendance! Yes, 15 students everyday, and soon Leo is going to make 16! Because of the cold weather we offered the children a warm Mexican drink made of dry and fresh […]

Welcome back to Live Oak!!!!

The photo above is watercolors by Adeline It was so great to see our students greeting their friends after returning from the vacation and exploring what is new in our classroom.   We finished the first week in January by celebrating our last winter holiday–the Día de Reyes Magos. It is from Spain, Mexico and […]