Items brought into the classroom in line with Weekly Plans
~ James’s family brought books
~ Toni, Daniel and Avram’s families brought vegetables
~ Daniel’s family brought a vegetable ~ ~ Nathan’s family brought clothing for dramatic play
What families did at home to continue and extend the explorations and projects at school
~ Daniel helps with reading stories
~ James learned to eat big pieces of broccoli
~ Charles learned more names of vegetable and fruit
~ Raksha learned to peel the orange skin ~ Avram helps cleaning up
Parent visits to the classroom and/or special contributions of ideas, expertise, materials, etc. to your explorations and projects
~ Raksha’s parents participated in Music Together ~ Nathan’s parent chaperoned getting flowers for the center
~ Hudson’s parents chaperoned getting fruits from he Farmers Parents to Classroom: Market
~ Daniel’s parents volunteered to bring materials for projects
~ Jacqueline’s parents shared her interests with teachers
Summer Book & Box Presentations
~ Ethan’s parents created a photo album of their summer
~ Amelia shared the story of visiting grandparents and extended families
~ James’ family shared stories and photos of their summer trip
~ Everett’s parents shared a story and song
~ Daniel’s parents shared stories about a pinball tournament and showed the class related items
Family Food Experiences
~ Raksha’s parents brought fruits for class to share
~ Anmar’s parents prepared a fruit platter
~ Hudson’s parents brought their cultural food to share
~ Avram’s parents cooked their Family Food Experiences: home food and brought to share
~ Daniel’s parents baked their cultural food and brought to share
Community Outside Support
~ Farmers market visits
~ Recycled materials from home
~ Orders from Trader Joe’s, Costco and Amazon
Winter Cultural Highlights
~ Avram shared the hand crafted toys that his grandfather made
~ Isana’s parents read a book in Japanese
~ Hudson’s parents brought dim sums to share
~ Charles’s parents created a collage board of their winter vacation
~ Daniel brought fall colored leaves that he collected with his parents
Field Trips to Farmers Market, Etc.
~ Farmers Market for flowers and seasonal fruit
~ to C5 Library
~ visits to Cable Car and Golden Gate Classroom
