Emmanuel Day School Monthly Themes |
The Emmanuel Day School offers a theme-based
curriculum with studies in each subject area focusing primarily on
the theme for the month. Each month culminates in an end of unit celebration
where all students are welcome to come and celebrate the foods and
customs related to the particular theme for that month. Here is just
a sampling of the rich variety that a student at the Emmanuel Day
School will experience in a given school year.
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SEPTEMBER: “Me on the Map”
- “all about me”
- apples
- God 101
- aesop's fables
- upper/lower case letters
- library cards issued/tour the library
- sea life
- intro to sand and water
- our state ... ri, newport, living by the water
- geography/mapping /continents
- africa
- school pictures with miss terri
- field trip: walk to the public library
OCTOBER: “Falling for October”
- Fall themes
- pirates
- egypt/masks
- discoverers ... columbus, lewis and clarke
- salem, ma
- ne states
- creepy,crawly things ... bats, spiders, snakes, oh my
- human body con't “the skeleton”
- fall leaves/collecting/observations begin
- oktoberfest
- pumpkins, pumpkins ... science at its best ... “watch
it rot” begins
- spells and potions ... intro to chemistry
- fall equinox and changing weather
- halloween themes and fun
- outdoor costume parade and photos
- prepare for all saints day
- open house in the evening for enrolled families
- field trip: visit a farm, or bird sanctuary,
- christopher columbus statue
NOVEMBER: “Coming to America”
- all saints parade ... come as your favorite saint
- chapel service with fr. greg
- north america, the continent, and europe
- early america, welcome to plimoth, ma!
- pilgrims and native american culture equally
- divided and respected
- thanksgiving preparation
- harvest, cooking, baking, storing, collecting
- corn is maize
- gratefulness and thankfulness
- what are the squirrels doing? other animals
- preparing for hibernation
- what's an election? a veteran? types of services
- in the usa
- begin preparation for our annual christmas/holiday show
- the thanksgiving day feast with children, staff, parents, and
blessings
- field trip: visit smith's castle in north kingstown
DECEMBER: “I Wonder?”
- nativity/jesus' birth
- middle eastern culture/continent of asia introduced
- hebrew people and hanukkah
- middle eastern foods
- what is Kwanzaa?
- christmas around the world
- stars and constellations
- winter solstice
- chapel service with fr. greg before christmas break
- our annual christmas/holiday show in the evening for family,
friends, and the emmanuel church parish
- registration for fall opens for in-house families
- field trip: astors beechwood mansion
JANUARY: “Let it Snow”
- the epiphany and chapel service who were the magi?
- let it snow snowflake science
- weather
- martin luther king, jr equality and civil rights
- black and white animals of the world
- the 1950's elvis' birthday party
- compass ... north and south ... antartica and north pole on
the globe
- welcome to china, chinese new year 2 week stay
- continue study on stars
- ski lodge center
- what happens in winter?
- field trip: planetarium
FEBRUARY: “Roman Holiday”
- groundhog day! the prognosticator of prognosticators
- shadow science
- 6 weeks of winter..what happens
- presidents day ... begin “growing presidents”
- washington and lincoln
- our government
- st. valentine's day and celebration
- intro to rome and greek/roman mythology
- themes of love and kindness
- jesus' miracles other parables
- field trip: in house storyteller
MARCH: “March, Mad ... Scientists”
- science study month concentrations in solar system and sea life
- ireland stopover
- textiles/cloth/dying
- st. patrick
- god's math 3=1
- leprechauns visit the school, yikes!
- dr. seuss & green eggs and ham
- spring equinox
- let it grow
- visit rome, venice, milan, pompeii.. life in italy
- greece excursion
- da vinci's “last supper”
- st. joseph
- women in history
- hollywood, ca: The Academy Awards!
- Lent
- parent-teacher conferences
- field trip: Slater Mill to visit
APRIL: “April in paris”
- 2-day layover to amsterdam ... tulips
- April in Paris
- parisian landmarks and month long study in all subjects
- parisian buffet
- famous artists
- egg dying, coloring, sorting, counting,
- organizing
- recycle for earth
- easter preparation: Holy Week, Jesus' last week
- chapel service for maundy thursday with families
- easter egg hunt
- measuring
- spring's arrival
- outdoor observations
- field trip: tba
MAY: “Medieval Month”
- cinco de mayo ... 2-day layover to mexico
- medieval studies, back to europe
- england and castle countries
- life in a castle
- church life
- school's medieval feast and knighting/princess ceremony
- medieval art and architecture, gothic
alchemy
- our science fair
- art show for medieval nite for families
- mother's day, and mary, jesus' mother
- field trip to belcourt castle
JUNE: “Summer in the City”
- summer in the city ... NYC and Newport
- what's it like to live in a city? in the country?
- welcome to america/immigration
- preparation for graduation
- yearbooks
- saying goodbye
- field trip: the zoo or school trip
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