Thanksgiving Feast at PCA North!

I'm not sure how it all happened.  You know, one idea turns into another and another and before you know it - you have the beginning of a new tradition!  Anslie Dysart and I started talking about our Thanksgiving feast - deciding we school celebrate school wide - you know - this first year!  However, now I can't imagine having a feast any other way!

Enjoy some pictures from a very special day!

First of all - the Pilgrims and Native Americans started arriving early this morning!  

 

 

 

Not my most flattering look of all time, but I had to get in on the action! I was glad to see Mrs. Z. also dressed as a Pilgrim!  

After a morning of classroom learning, our students gathered for a time of Thanksgiving activities. Students were divided into family groups, with each group having a variety of ages.  One of my favorite thing about our campus is that older students are so helpful and tender with the younger ones.  Each group was given a name of a family on the Mayflower. 

As we went to lunch, students were reminded about manners.  Boys waited for girls to be seated and courtesy was the rule of the day.  

The oldest boy in each family stood at the head of their table and said a prayer of thanksgiving.  

Thankful at PCA North

We have so much to be thankful for at PCA North!  It was wonderful seeing each class celebrate Thanksgiving.  I'll show a few of our individual classroom activities before the highlight of our Thanksgiving - our school-wide feast!  

Spanish

Students made turkeys with each feather representing something they are thankful for.  Of course, all was words were written in Spanish!

Library

In library, students also made turkeys, but on the feathers, students wrote the books they are thankful for.  

 

 

PreK 3

PreK 3 did a lot of Thanksgiving crafts and writing activities.  Here is a picture of one of my favorite crafts - turkey hats!

PreK 4

In PreK 4, students completed a fun activity that used the skill of following directions.  Students were given paint and paper, but had no idea what they were about to create.  As Mrs. McAdams gave a direction, such as "draw a brown oval below the brown circle, " students had fun guessing what they were creating.  Before long, it was obvious they were creating turkeys!  

 

 

2nd Grade 

Second grade celebrated in a big way with Native American Day!  The entire day was filled with meaningful learning, while students wore Native American dress and did a lot of their classwork underneath their life size teepee.  

 

 

 

School-wide Celebration

Students and staff came dressed as Pilgrims and Native Americans for our very special school-wide Thanksgiving celebration!

 

 

 

We culminated our Thanksgiving celebration with a school-wide feast!  Students first gathered and were divided into "family" groups.  Each group had the surname of a family who was on the Mayflower.  Our families had a mix of grade levels, allowing the older students to help the younger students.  One of my FAVORITE things about our North campus is seeing the sweet interaction between all of our students.  The way the older students help the younger students is heartwarming!

 

Each family moved to the cafeteria where parents were waiting to serve our feast!  Students sat in family groups.  We focused on manners making sure boys stood while girls were seated.  Then, the oldest boy in the family offered a prayer of thanksgiving. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We do pause today and every day to say, "Thank you, God, for the blessing of our new campus!"