What a beautiful gratitude tree! Check out the schoolwide display in the second floor hallway, with leaves created by students during Heart and Soul week. What are YOU grateful for?
Happening now: We put the FUN in Fun Run!!!
Mr. Barrau and Ms. Hassan's 3rd grade class recently sang "Chosen Family," a song by Elton John and Rina Sawayama. Thanks, singers!
First grade students recently celebrated their 100th day of school!
The Willow Dads Club (open to dads and all caregivers) is hosting Donuts and Coffee at the Broadside on SUNDAY, Feb. 16 at 10am. Please fill out this brief survey and let us know if you can make it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScePkDavON9uaRwZINui1Kc-wSJvRVDo_D2fBMucI67NvOH3Q/viewform
The Care to Change Team shared a great reminder for play at recess - TAG! T is for Teamwork, A is for Accountability, and G is for Gentleness.
We celebrate our successes! Check out our schoolwide display in the cafeteria, a product of stars created during Heart and Soul week.
Mr. Barrau and Ms. Maloney's 2nd grade class performed "A Million Dreams" on Monday. Thanks for the beautiful singing!
Celebrating Lunar New Year by making Wish You Well Paper Lanterns at Willow Lower School! #LunarNewYear
Morning Meeting dancing, clapping, and singing! What a wonderful way to start the day!
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.
