At Bethany, children got to practice dressing up in Chinese clothes in the house area. Michelle tried very hard to learn how to use chopsticks, and after several tries, she was finally able to pick up some food! The class also put on a performance for Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church and acted out Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Desiree read the entire story on her own! The dinosaur hunt which happened on the playground was also very exciting--who knew there were such incredible things to find in our own backyard? As part of our Give Love project that you had a sneak peak of earlier, the families at Bethany also raised donations of teddy bears for Scottish Rite Hospital. It's a joy to teach our kids to give back to those in need.
At Buckner the Foster Grandparents were a huge help in celebrating the Chinese New Year! They made props and even cooked Chinese pork dumplings for the staff! One of the Foster Grandmothers in class 3 brought red envelopes with money per the tradition. We also have a new Foster Grandfather from Russia, Mr. Viatcheslav NIkolotov, whom we are very excited to welcome to the center. If you're interested in more information on the Foster Grandparent program, you can check out The Senior Source site. Some of the classes have been exploring black history throughout the month. Ms. Cross's class acted out the Rosa Parks story, and Ms. Eshiett's and Ms. Villareal's class made friendship bracelets using multicolored beads to represent the different cultures in the community. They also created "Freedom hands" in the art area, where they made hand prints of various colors to represent the skin complexions of many cultures. They are also very excited to say that one of our students from Class 3, Katiuska, demonstrated during a Bingo game that she knew all the letters of the alphabet, and helped lead the class in playing Bingo!
Crossover would like to welcome Ms. Alvarez, the new Family Advocate, and Ms. Cortez and Ms. Aguero, teachers in the new Class 5, who all came from the Wesley Rankin campus. This month was quite the opportunity to rise to the occasion for Ms. Cortez and Ms. Aguero: on February 15th, what used to be the resource room was filled with items from Wesley Rankin that needed to be washed, sanitized and sorted, and it was supposed to be turned into a classroom by February 16th! It seemed an impossible task but with help from parents, Ms. Roman, Ms. Castillo and some of the other teachers, and with an incredible positive attitude, Ms. Cortez and Ms. Aguero turned that resource room into a classroom overnight and were ready to welcome the children the next morning. They've done a great job making the transition from Wesley Rankin and helping our children in the process as well! If you care to see more Crossover activities, check out some of the previous posts about the Give Love project at Scottish Rite and the Dr. Seuss parade.
Cockrell Hill also welcomed new children and staff from Wesley Rankin and everyone has adjusted very smoothly. Ms. Cano's class was particularly excited to have a few Chinese volunteers from Northwood University. The children asked a lot of questions about their country, language and food since they had just been learning about the Chinese New Year! It was a great experience for them to continue their learning, and they were excited to share with their visitors what they had been learning.
St. Matthew's has also had a big transition this month as Jessica Reich has become the new Site Manager and Ms. Garcia and Ms. Cortez are new in Class 4, all from the Wesley Rankin campus. St. Matthew's now has a new Head Start classroom and a full house! For the Give Love project, St. Matthew's students took scarves, hats and stuffed animals to the senior residents of Cathedral Gardens. Also for Valentine's Day, the fathers were invited to have breakfast and do an activity in the classrooms with their children, which was a fun opportunity to see the dads interacting with their children. There also pictures of Class 1's Chinese New Year celebration in a previous blog post.
We also had visits from the TWU nursing students to all the centers both in February and in March. They taught the children all about the heart, and what to expect when they visit the doctor's office. Thanks so much TWU!
That's it for our February overview!
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