St. Lucia Day

We are continuing our “trip around the world” this Advent as we learn about other countries and their winter holidays traditions and customs.  Today was St. Lucia day, and the class delivered saffron bread to the office in true St. Lucia Day Swedish fashion!  Well, true to American BSCS fashion that is.  Our “Lucia” was chosen by being the first girl in class that arrived at school this morning, and our “Star boys” were boys that had been exceptionally helpful today in the room. 

What is St. Lucia day?

December 13, St. Lucia Day, also known as the Festival of Light, is a day of celebration in Sweden, in the spirit of Advent and Christmas. Young girls are dressed in white robes with a red sash, with one girl selected as “Lucia” who wears a crown of lit candles (or battery powered ones), the others carrying a single candle. Processions with singing and revelry abound.

At home, the eldest girl dresses up in robe, sash, and candle crown, and delivers coffee and lussekatter, or S shaped saffron buns to her parents for breakfast.

The rolls are lightly sweet, buttery, and vibrant yellow from the saffron-infused dough. The raisins in the “eyes” of the rolls give them just a little extra sweetness when you bite into them..

 

  

 

 

What's happening in 2k

The class has been really remarkable this past week (considering we are only two weeks away from Christmas).  We've begun our science studies, and have completed two experiments already!  Our first experiment was “What’s in the container?” it helped us grasp the steps in the scientific method and help prepare us for documenting in our “Science Journals”.  The second was “Runaway Pepper” which demonstrated how soap can cause the pepper to move to the outer edge of a bowl.  We now learning about the three states of matter and have some really fun science experiments that coincide with this!