Wow, I just realized how long it's been since I blogged! We've got some catching up to do.
Let me start with our greenhouse. The Lorax Project brought in a whopping $1800.36 along with donations of pots, flats and the promise of seeds. Tanya and Ted are bringing us a potting table, Cindy and Clay are bringing adjustable shelves and the D'Ardennes are going to bring soil. Brienne Nida helped Gene, my husband, Lynn and me set it up Saturday during a long but exciting 9 hours. I am still in a state of amazement that this has come together so well. The children are really enjoy visiting the greenhouse and I have already been asked by one if he can spend the night in it.
Conference Day was a wonderful day for me and I hope for you. This class makes my job (and conferences) easy by giving everything I throw at them their best effort and enthusiasm. You could say they are the "dream team" of classes.
Our yoga/buddy time on Mondays has been a highlight for our class. Kim and Betsy switch classes each quarter so we will be with new buddies for the remainder of the year. We will also change our time to Fridays and hopefully have most of our yoga time outdoors.
Karen will be presenting a rock and mineral unit to our class starting this Friday. She will do this each Friday making Fridays now a fabulous day!
We are now officially into Strawberry and Arts Festival mode. This means many changes to our schedules, finishing up craft and art projects, rehearsals, rehearsals and rehearsals. We will also have children visiting our class, picnic lunches outside and some strawberry inspired fun. Whew, it made tired just writing all that! In short, it's a crazy, fun time of year that produces incredible memories so please have your children here so they can be part of every minute!
To add to all of this we are also going to sing at the Methodist Nursing home next Wednesday (the 24th). Our class will ride the school's bus and will leave here by 10:00. We will sing for the residents, do a little visiting and then enjoy a little fun in the gazebo and park in the front yard of the home.
We are currently studying rainbows and the color spectrum. The children have expressed a desire for me to show them more about rain, storms and tornadoes. I do have a bottle connector to make a tornado but need 2 2 liter bottles. If anyone has some empties, we'd love to help you recycle.
Okay, I think we're caught up for now. Don't forget to sign up for your Strawberry Festival volunteer hours. You can sign up for berry cleaning now and for festival shifts soon. It sounds like lots of work but I assure you it is tons of fun. Sign up early to get the shift(s) you want.
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