Celebrating Diwali – The Festival of Lights! ✨

This week, our school had a wonderful time learning about Diwali, the Festival of Lights! A special thank you to one of our parents who visited and shared about the meaning and traditions of Diwali. Students from different grades enjoyed creating beautiful Diwali crafts, including decorating diyas and other festive items.

It was a joyful celebration of light, color, and togetherness as we learned how people around the world celebrate this special festival. 

Happy Diwali to all who celebrate!

Here are a few highlights from our celebration:

HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS

Diwali

Diwali is India's most important celebration, often referred to as Dipawali. It is a Hindu festival of lights that symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Families in my class celebrate Diwali so explaining this to other students was important. Diwali is celebrated annually and lasts for five days. It usually falls between October and November.

In class, students created Diya (lamps). These are an important symbol and are lit during Diwali

 Diya Lamp Craft

Playdough Recipe

Our Playdough Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups of flour
• 1/4 cup of salt
• 1 pack of unsweetened Kool-aid
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Directions

Mix flour, salt and Kool-aid in a bowl

Stir in boiling water and oil

Mix items together with a spoon then knead with hands for a few minutes

Store in an airtight container! You're all set

 

Fairy Tale - The Three Little Pigs

We have started work on our fairy tale unit. This week we are reading The Three Little Pigs. We will be doing a puppet show for this story. Students have started work on the craft for this story. Here is a sneak peek!