(photo credit t.lem0s) We have been outdoors looking for signs of spring from the ground to the sky. We have visited the beaver pond on the main road, looked for the pair of geese that build their nest nearby, and listened for the peepers that inhabit the wetlands. We have heard more that we have [...]
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Day 45 – 48: March 23, March 26, 2010, March 30, and April 2, 2010
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Day 23: December 15, 2009
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Today we made wrapping paper with stamps and ink and wrapped presents for our families and friends. We will bring home the gifts on the 18th for giving during the break.
Day 21: December 8, 2009
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More winter workshop activities for gifts for our families. Friends are having fun sledding and pretending to be Inuits hunting in the snow covered tundras. Books We Read: The Mouse Before Christmas by Michael Garland The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett More Jan Brett goodness! Here is what she looks like (picture taken from [...]
Day 20: December 4, 2009
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Winter Workshop: We are making tags for gifts, angels to put on the tree, and watercolor autumn leave portraits using our beeswax and special papers. We are also making bookmarks for our family members. As we read and discuss Ballel, her family, and her village, we talk about all the things that we have in [...]
Day 19: December 1, 2009
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Today we began our winter workshop. This is a time that we prepare for the all the festivals that celebrate the light in our lives. We are working on making crafty gifts for the members of our family with natural material and homespun ideas for the friends to give to parents and family members. We [...]
Day 8: October 16
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Today we did a walk to a sweat lodge nearby and talked about how American Indians used the sweat lodge as a cleansing spiritual experience with others in their families and communities. We also talked about the sacredness of spirit guides in the lives of Indians. We have been scanning magazines and books for animals [...]
Day 7: October 13, 2009
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Today we started with the book Why the Leaves Change Color by Betsy Maestro. We went down the Conway Pond, and walked around looking for collections of leaves that we do not typically see on our regular loop. We found some heart shaped leaves—redbuds, I believe—and saw some beautifully colored sugar maple and white maple [...]
Fundraiser Concert and Exibition freaturing
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“The Peace Travelers” Photo Credit Kate O’Shea from Mountain View Educational Collaborative Sat May 3oth 6:00pm “Donations Welcome” at Elmer’s Store 396 Main Street Ashfield, MA 01330 The concert will feature Multi Cultural Peace Oriented Songs, ASL, Poems, Puppets and Around-the-World Art Work Peace Travelers is a twice-weekly [...]
Week 29, Day 57: May 5, 2009
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Today we began our Mother’s Day project outdoors. I involved friends in the planning for this activity, and we brainstormed about what we needed for supplies, drying out our watercolors, and clean up. Friends helped with set up and break down, and proved their skills in planning, set up, and breaking down after a project. [...]
Week 19, Day 38: February 13, 2009
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Friends rolled, cut out, and decorated Valentine’s Day sugar cookies and we partook in the sweet snack in the afternoon just before going outside. We finished our valentines, wrapped bookmarks, and began our Tibetan New Year’s flags. We water colored paper that will become our the background and animals for our decorative new year’s declarations. [...]
