Strawberry Knoll Hosts Their First Arts/Curriculum "Knight"

     On Thursday, January 30, 2014 Strawberry Knoll Elementary School (SKES) held a new event, an Arts/Curriculum “Knight,” that exhibited all of their student’s classwork and art projects. Parents were invited to come out and celebrate all the hard work their students had put into the school year.

     Student’s had a chance to reverse the roles and teach their parent’s some of the things they’d been learning in class. “I believe that Curriculum/Arts ‘Knight’ is important because it gives parents a glimpse of what their children do each day in school,” said Jennifer Forman, the reading specialist at SKES. Teachers set up interactive games and activities for students to participate in with their families, and artwork was proudly hung in all of the hallways.

      Each grade level was assigned a different theme to focus on. “Our first grade team will be hosting the ‘Curriculum Café’ while other grade levels have specific math and/or reading activities in their rooms, allowing parents and students to complete a ‘curriculum’ rotation,” said Forman. The Curriculum Café was remarkably impressive, with one classroom set up as an actual café, where parents were asked to sit down at various tables, while their children waited on them and showed them all the things they’d been studying during the first semester of the school year.

     The Curriculum/Arts “Knight’ turned out to be an exceptional event that promoted parents’ involvement in their student’s school and education. “Curriculum/Arts night is the perfect way to build and foster a home/school relationship among all of our families,” said Forman.