Northeast Elementary School students have been immersed in lessons about the holiday season, studying the customs, traditions and history of the December holidays. They completed hands-on projects that reinforced their knowledge about Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
For December, the school hallways were transformed into a Candyland wonderland, with images of candy canes, gumballs and more. Mixed in were projects made by pre-K students reflecting symbols of the different holidays including gingerbread men and Santa Claus for Christmas, dreidels and menorahs for Hanukkah, and the Kinara candleholder with seven red, green and black candles for Kwanzaa.
Students worked on their literacy skills by writing holiday cards. In art, they made paper ornaments with teacher Nicole Pappas. After coloring their designs, children added tissue paper and glitter to give their projects a truly festive look. Music teacher Carl Ferrara visited classrooms with his guitar to lead students in holiday songs.