For Thankful Thursday, our 4th grade TAT kids interviewed Ms. Squassoni's 1st grade Seahorses. They were thankful for, among other things: Earth, video games, sports, friends, dads, moms, Taylor Swift, air, water, family, brothers, plants, animals, dogs, fish, cool oceans, native lands, and seahorses.
More hallway art! Thanks to our artists for sharing their creativity!
Ms. Elise recently displayed some artwork from our TAV (Talented in Visual Art students). Apparently, these pieces look even more amazing under a blacklight! Glow ahead, check them out!
For Teaching Tuesday, Ms. Santos and the 3rd and 4th grade Drama Troupe members shared ways for the audience to show respect and kindness during a school performance. All students will get to see matinee performances of the Drama Troupe's "The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf" this Friday, 2/7/25.
Hallway Art Roundup! So much evidence of our creative thinkers adorns the hallways, both classroom and exploratory projects. Check it out!
Drama Troupe is getting ready for their show next week! "The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf" is moving from rehearsals to showtime - you can see them in the Goldring on Thursday, 2/6 at 6pm, during Friday, 2/7 at student matinees, or on Saturday, 2/8 at 2pm. The cast and crew are excited to show off all of their hard work!
4th graders hosted their Kindergarten Buddies for the 1st annual Buddy Bowl! The kindergartners learned how to make paper footballs and played paper football with their buddy, predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl, and made a super bowl of snacks! Everyone had a great time!
For Thankful Thursday, two fourth grade TAT students checked in with Ms. Weston and Ms. Fitzpatrick's first grade classes. Ms. Fitzpatrick's Beehive was thankful for: friends, family, dogs, Taylor Swift, Earth, trees, pets, cheese, the Willow community, sports, snow, soccer, video games, electricity, cats, kind and curious friends, and a community that believes we are better together. Ms. Weston's Butterflies were thankful for: robots, brothers, dads, moms, video games, family, friends, dogs, the Willow community, crystals, pets, and nature.
The Care to Change Team created an amazing Promise Lion. This was a change for students to think about the No Place For Hate Promise again. They then brainstormed ways they are following the Promise or about a particular part of the Promise that they would like to focus on as a class or individually. They signed their names to the mane, and our lion will remind us of our Promise. Thanks, Care to Change Team!
Heart and Soul Highlights! Monday was Kindness "Ties" Us Together. Students made leaves for a gratitude tree. Tuesday was Don't Hide From Kindess (and we wore our camouflage). Students decorated a flower to offer as gratitude at recess. Wednesday was "Workout" Our Problems with Kindness. Students made feathers of gratitude in their classrooms. Thursday was Peace, Love, and Kindness and the tie-dye vibes were strong! Recess centers had a GRATITUDE acrostic with all sorts of ideas. Friday is What's the Number One Rule? and we all have our Willow spirit gear on. Students contributed to a celebration and appreciation board in the cafeteria.
Even Roary enjoyed the snow!!! #willow_school_nola #snowday2025 #nolaps #nolaED
Heart and Soul week is ending with the return of Morning Meeting! Friday was Willow spirit day - to remind us of the Number One Rule! The Care to Change Team taught us Mindful Monday Martin Moustache breathing and shared about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ms. Clogher passed the Golden Lion on to Ms. Denise on behalf of Officer Carr, for keeping us safe and taking care of us each and every day. We also got to sing and dance to "Learning the Willow Way." What a way to end the week!
Please donate during our HS Blood Drive tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 16.
Join us for the PTSA Coffees at the MS (Wednesday) and LS (Friday). Hope to see you there!
Ms. Kerrigan and her first and second graders created some awesome artwork, showing themselves when they're happy.
It's Heart and Soul Week! Tuesday had us wearing camouflage, reminding us that "we don't hide from kindness." At recess, students were able to create flowers to offer as gratitude. Thanks to families who helped at recess stations!
The third floor main hallway looks amazing, thanks to Mr. Young's 4th grade students' artwork and Ms. Hingle! They learned about printmaking to create a relief print of an animal, using repeating patterns to create a variety of textures. They also worked in air dry clay to create a house inspired by historical New Orleans architecture. They worked on basic hand building techniques to build a sturdy form, and then pressed patterns into the surface. Color was added with oil pastels, and then they dipped the houses in ink for a resist effect. Great work, 4th graders!
Head to the Broadside for some great live music tonight and support The Willow School's Symphonic Band! Tickets available here:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/cyril-neville-shamarr-allen-erica-falls-ho-tickets-197054
The halls are decked with beautiful artwork! Here are some pieces made by kindergarten and first grade students.
Holiday Spirit - activated! Thanks to our amazing band on Thursday morning, who got us up and dancing and singing! The Willow community was sparkling and shining - in so many ways!
