Back at school, they hosted a colonial fair. Here Gavin is teaching visitors to play 9-pin, a typical game from the early colonial period. Elsewhere on his floor we watched people making corn husk dolls, dipping candles, and playing other games.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Colonial Day
This year Gavin's class has been studying the colonial period. A few weeks ago the whole fourth and fifth grade took a field trip to Plimoth Plantation near Plymouth, Massachusetts where they saw how both the early colonists and the native peoples lived. They also visited the Mayflower II.
Back at school, they hosted a colonial fair. Here Gavin is teaching visitors to play 9-pin, a typical game from the early colonial period. Elsewhere on his floor we watched people making corn husk dolls, dipping candles, and playing other games.
Back at school, they hosted a colonial fair. Here Gavin is teaching visitors to play 9-pin, a typical game from the early colonial period. Elsewhere on his floor we watched people making corn husk dolls, dipping candles, and playing other games.
Beach Day
Chad has had a lot of work and church commitments on Saturdays lately. One Saturday late in March we pulled out our beach equipment and headed to Waterford Beach. There was much digging in the sand, including a multi-track tunnel that persisted for some time before collapsing. The kids had a great time transforming Arwen into a mermaid, too.
More Easter Fun
Here are a few shots from our Easter celebration. These are the treats we took to the egg hunt at the community center: (coconut cupcakes from MarthaStewart.com)
Gavin's on the hunt:
Easter morning we hid Gavin and Arwen's baskets in the house. They were more illusive than we had expected. I think Arwen looked behind the shower curtain three times before she found her basket hanging from the shower head.
These are from our little hunt in the back yard:
On the Loose
Arwen's first grade class received a special shipment early this spring - a package of six insect eggs. These they watched hatch into caterpillars, spin cocoons, then emerge as beautiful Painted Lady butterflies. I happened to be in Arwen's class the day before the weekend when the last of the butterflies was to be released, so we had the privilege of bringing her home, feeding her flowers from our yard, and then letting her loose in the back yard.
(Yes, Arwen is in her Darth Vader costume . . . )
Playdates
Arwen has had some fun playdates over the past few months. Here she is making 7-up apple pancakes with a friend, wearing her chef getup received this past Christmas.
During another playdate a friend and I looked out in the back yard to see this:
It was fun to find a fellow mom who was thrilled rather than panicked at the site!
Teacher Conferences
Earlier this month we attended conferences at Gavin and Arwen's school, where they each presented to us the work they're doing, talked about areas they've improved in, and identified things they're working on. We love the student-led approach and the chance to have more than a snatch of a conversation with their wonderful teachers. Sarah and Erin - thank you for all you do for our family!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Bunny Buns
(Yes, that is a Darth Vader costume behind the bunny bun)
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