These last couple weeks of the year have a frankly improvised quality. The year is over; the teacher knows it; and the children know it, too. No matter now wonderful the year has been, summer vacation hangs in the air like the scent of pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. It is like hearing the sound of the breaking waves before you crest the hill of the dunes and see the blue ocean stretched before you. The anticipation is almost tangible.
Still we do our best to do reasonable amounts of teaching and learning. We have been finishing up our math series and we will be bringing Open Court Reading to a close soon. We will be working hard to finish up the Science Unit. We will take a bunch of required tests.
Along the way, however, we strive to stretch our artistic imagination, too. Today I cut some flowers from our garden and made a simple flower arrangement. We talked about the artistic tradition of the “still life” painting, and the students tried their hands at one. The results are pretty impressive, I think you’ll agree!
Homework: Who needs it? But be sure everybody studies the muscles for Akiko tomorrow. Remember, movie tickets await the person with the most complete research on the Achilles part of the Achilles tendon.
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Beautiful watercolors! I want the first one for my office wall!
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