With the threats of ice storms raging, we began this day talking about “the Olden Days.” (This is always an interesting discussion as I am asked if there was color photography and cars when I was a child. And yes, I remember asking the same questions to my parents, even when they were in their [...]
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Week 12, Day 23: December 9, 2008
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Week 11, Day 22: December 5, 2008
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Zoe began a short morning meeting after a continuation of working on our Peace Travelers Alphabet Book (PTAB). Our journey through Sweden continues. Today we read about Sami people, the original people of Sweden, who herded reindeer as they migrated with the seasons. We read “Ollie and the Troll” (in Sweden: The Culture by April [...]
Week 11, Day 21: December 2, 2008
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Zoe began our morning meeting leader. We took some time to talk about our Thanksgivings and the things that we enjoyed most about them. (It seems that food was definitely a focal point!)
Maia: Having yummy cheesecake and vanilla ice cream. My grandma made the cheesecake.
Jayden: Eating the ice cream.
Annika: It was special, the turkey. It [...]
Week 10, Day 20: November 21, 2008
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Today we finished our Day of the Dead skeletons by dressing the skeletons in bright Mexican tissue paper costumes. They will embellish our parade of elephants (India travel) and totem flags (American Indian travel) in the front cubby area. Tony(a) brought maps of Mexico and the Mexican flag for us to color for our Peace [...]
Week 10, Day 19: November 18, 2008
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Jayden lead our morning circle, and we gave thanks for all that we have. After visiting Heifer International, I believe the friends understand how much each of us has living here. The realization that the gift of a goat (or two!) can change a family’s life is an amazing concept. There is a lot of [...]
Week 9, Day 18: November 14, 2008
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Jayden led our morning circle, and we learned a new song about the glorious colors of Mexico. Although our study has been surface at best, the friends have had had lots of opportunities to look at books and artifacts that encompass the Aztec, Mayan, and Spanish cultures found in Mexico. Bright, splenderous colors are definitely [...]
Week 9, Day 17: November 11, 2008
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Our study of Mexico continues. Annika began our morning meeting. After reading a book of giving thanks from a prayer of the Iroquois (or Six Nations known as Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora) called Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp, we spoke of all that we are [...]
