"Bring what you've got.
Put it in the pot.
Every bit counts,
from the largest to the least.
Together we can celebrate
a Stone Soup Feast!"
(Stone Soup retold by Heather Forest)
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| Finneas discovered the enormous stone in his soup! |
"Stone
Soup" is a special tradition in the Chickadee classroom, and throughout
the school community, during the month of November. The story is a popular
European folktale that has been told and retold for centuries. This contemporary
version takes place in a village located anywhere that people learn about the
pleasures of sharing.
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| We went around the table and each student told what they were thankful for! |
The month of
November was full of "stone soup" excitement as we read the story and
created our own "stone soup" activity for the classroom. The activity was created for two children at
a time to practice sitting together, cutting ingredients, preparing table
settings, and serving and sharing soup together.
On Monday,
November 25th the 3-day Chickadee students and Tuesday, November 26th the 2 day Chickadee students helped to prepare their very own
classroom community stone soup feast.
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Each student was given a choice for which
ingredient they wanted to bring in for the soup and the classroom was quickly a
buzz with washing, peeling, cutting, and stirring vegetables for soup. The
children also enjoyed making and spreading their own butter, and serving
themselves. Thank you all for your special contributions!
December has been a short and quick month of
excitement as well. During this month we
explore and learn about the special celebrations of light around the world,
including Hanukkah, Christmas, St. Lucia, and the Winter Solstice.
On Friday,
December 13th - "St. Lucia Day" Sofia Dalmann-Gothlin (Freja's Mom) shared her special family
celebration of St. Lucia Day with the 3-day Chickadee students. The students
enjoyed hearing the special St. Lucia story, making a special craft, seeing
Freja in her St. Lucia dress and crown, and were happy and thankful to try her
delicious bread. Thank you Sophia for sharing your special Holiday Celebration
with us!
We wish you
all a happy and peaceful new year!
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