COVER PHOTO ~ Stone Soup Day . . . Washing the rice ~ gr 2
It has been a BUSY start to 2nd Term at St. Joseph’s Academy-Kalawa
Events
1. May Celebrations ~ May Day & Mother’s Day
2. Alongside new stories:
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The Cat in the Hat (and Thing 1 and Thing 2)
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Sesame Street characters in The Great Baseball Game, Don and Donna Go to Bat, The Ball Game, and Catching the Moon helped us learn about the game of BASEBALL
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Stone Soup became the kickoff story to a mix of stories with similar themes:
Penny Pangolin and the Rock Soup, The Enormous Turnip, Carrot Soup, Mr. Samuel’s Sprout, Soul Food Sunday, and Feast for 10
Students, teachers, and support staff . . . with the assistance of parents sending their children with (a potato or two, an onion or two, a tomato or two, a carrot or two, a slice of cabbage here and there, a handful of rice) . . . prepared an all-day, all-school STONE SOUP feast . . . with stones gathered from the river . . . and washed thoroughly.
May Day 'Baskets' ~ Grade 1
May Day 'Baskets' ~ Pre-Primary 1
May Day 'Baskets' ~ Play Group
Mother's Day Projects ~ Play Group
"This is the hand you used to hold when I was only ___ years old."
A mosaic blossom for Mom
Happy Mother's Day ~ from Pre-Primary 1
"Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you to pieces!"
Grade 1 ~ "Happy Mother's Day, Mom! Thanks for helping me grow!"
Grade 2 ~ Mother's Day project in process
Trying out the game of Baseball . . .
Everyone gets a try (he's a natural!)
Like THIS!
Ready . . .
Our Baseball Coaches ~ Noah Kilonzo, Tr. Mary, Tr. Deborah, Tr. Regina, Tr. Meshack, Tr, Ziphora, Gideon Kilonzo, Paula Kilonzo, Musyoki Kilonzo, Tr. David, Office Assistant Felix, Tr Jackie, Tr Assistant Irene
Noah brought special Tootsie Roll Pops for ALL!
Aprons ON!
We are so EXCITED for the day ...
Carrying Water for the Vegetable Cleaning
Play Group ~ Washing the Carrots
Pre-Primary 1 ~ Washing Tomatoes
Pre-Primary 2 ~ Washing Potatoes
The Riverbed Stones
Gr 1 ~ Washing the Stones
Gr 3 & 4 ~ The Onions!
A LOT of onions!
Gr 3 & 4 ~ Our Potato Peelers
Ready to Cook ~ Potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, rice . . .
Starting the Rice ~ Gr 2
Gr 2 ~ Stirring the Rice
Onions ready to cook
Onions in the Pot
Adding the Tomatoes ~ Pre-Primary 1
Adding the Carrots ~ Play Group
Adding the Cabbage
Adding the Stones!
Soups Ready ~ Serving our Students
Lunch is finally ready
Tasting the long awaited Stone Soup
"Can I take a bowl home for my mother to try?"
"It's the 'sweetest' soup ever!"
Over 100 students and staff shared the Stone Soup Feast
The "magical" stones that made the soup so 'sweet' . . . so delicious!