On January 24th we celebrated Energy Day by making connections with our project "Incredible Me" and our campus as a living text. Kindergarten students are learning about food, healthy habits, and are working in improving their diet by including new foods, especially fruits and vegetables.
We are also learning where food comes from and where it goes after we are done absorbing its nutrients. For this purpose we read the story "Why Do I Poo?" By Kristy Holmes (in Epic). Students had a great time learning about poop and sharing funny stories about it.
After our hilarious story and circle meeting sharing our theories of where our poop goes, kinder students visited the school's Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWDP) with a stop at the compost containers. Students witnessed where food residues go when they don't finish eating their food, then they observed the different steps of the water treatment process at Rochester. They had Orlando Rocha as a tour guide who explained the complete process and invited them to improve their eating habits, to reduce the amount of water they waste, and to dispose paper towels in the waste container instead of flushing them down the toilet.
Kindergarten students now understand that water at Rochester School undergoes a purifying process so that it can be reused in the school toilets and we can save drinking water by it. Also, they learned that food produces the chemical energy that our bodies need to move, grow, think, learn and live.
Camila Clavijo Abenoza Virtues Development and Real World English Kinder
Día de la Energía en Jardín – Me Gusta la Comida!
On January 24, we celebrated Energy Day by making connections to our integrated project "Incredible Me," and to our campus as a living text. Jardín students are learning about food, healthy habits, and are working on improving their diets by including new food groups, especially fruits and vegetables.
We are also learning where food is produced and where it goes once we absorb all its nutrients and it becomes waste. For this reason we read the story "Why Do I Poo?" by Kristy Holmes (in Epic). The children had fun learning about poop and sharing some funny stories about it.
After our fun story and circle time to formulate our theories about where the poop goes, the Kindergarten students visited the school's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), and made a stop at the compost bin. There the children were able to understand what happens to the food that is not eaten, and observed the different steps of the water treatment process at the Rochester. They were led by Orlando Rocha, who gave them a tour of the WWTP, explained the entire process, and invited them to improve their eating habits, reduce the amount of water they waste, and to correctly dispose of paper towels in the collectors instead of flushing them down the toilet.
The kindergarten students now understand that the water at Rochester School goes through a purification process so that it can be reused in the school's toilets and we can save drinking water. They also learned that food generates the chemical energy our bodies need to move, grow, think, learn and live.
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