Posted in Clubs & Classes, Field trips & tours, art, history, science on Oct 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Crystal asked for details about the conferences the kids are attending this month and I thought others might be interested. Here’s more info:
The Fifth Annual SCSC Science & Nature Conference is being held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter on Tuesday, October 27. It’s for students in grades 3-9 and they can pick [...]
Posted in Clubs & Classes, Field trips & tours, magical moments, nature, pictures on Jun 13th, 2009 5 Comments »
Victoria and Anna went to a three-day Survivor day camp hosted by the Prairie Ecology Bus Center this week. They had so much fun!
The kids learned how to use a compass, build shelter, start a fire without matches (this was a real struggle!) and more. They made some new friends and had a really wonderful [...]
Posted in Anna, Clubs & Classes, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Jack, Japanese, Victoria, art, computer & programs, math, nature, science, testing on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, we’ve been busy! I’m still sick but quite a lot is going on nonetheless. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to.
Maple Syrup Tapping
We took part in an annual tradition of having a big community breakfast and then learning about tapping maple trees at a nearby camp. The girls know it by heart [...]
Posted in Clubs & Classes, Fun, art, games, holidays, lesson plans, pictures on Mar 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Jack’s Head Start teacher asked me to host a family fun night for the local Head Start families in our town and the next. I picked March 17, with the themes of St. Patrick’s Day, Spring and green. We had the program on Monday and it was lots of [...]
Posted in Clubs & Classes, Japanese on Feb 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Today the kids start their new Japanese lessons. We’re so excited. A homeschooling dad set the class up at a college about an hour from us. The teacher is a Japanese student at the college and she’ll be teaching the kids not only the language but also culture. It’s a small class of just 5 [...]
