Celebrating birthdays in Lower Elementary I class

We encourage our students to celebrate their birthdays with their class. Students use photos of themselves to create a timeline to illustrate their lives. They share that with the class during their birthday circle. Everyone in the birthday circle gives a birthday wish or compliment to the celebrant.

Then, holding a globe, the birthday child travels around a sun that ‘s been designed in the center of the room. In the center of the sun is a lit candle. The student travels one revolution around the sun for every year of his or her life.

Our language immersion program includes English, French and Spanish so of course students know how to say: Happy Birthday, Joyeux anniversaire and Feliz Cumpleanos! 

We look forward to celebrating lots of birthdays with our students.