11.18.11
Dear RiverRun Families,
These have been a busy past two weeks. Due to all the preparation Debbie put forth the children were well prepared for A Mid-Summer Night's Dream. This experience was fantastic. After the play the children had lessons on how to critique a play and they set out to give their own critique of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Attached you will find a copy of the critique, which we sent to the executive producer of the play.
On the day of the field trip we also held a very successful fundraiser for the flood victims of Schoharie County. Agudat Achim is a polling place for election day so we set up a table and the children made place cards and decorations for Thanksgiving tables, donations were asked for, and the voters and all of the RiverRun community were very generous. We raised $261.00. The elders wrote a synopsis of the purpose of the fundraiser, which was then sent along with the money to the Schoharie Recovery Fund.
On Monday the children came into school to the presentation of the Story of the Cosmos. This is one of the Great Lessons, like the History of Math, which is presented every year. This lesson tells the story of the birth of our solar system. The story is filled with demonstrations meant to spark the children's imagination. As a follow up to this lesson different demonstrations/experiments have been set up on the shelves for the children to use. Look for pictures on the blog to see the children at work. All the children have been given notebooks to record their observations. They have been very good observers, you will enjoy reading their notebooks. During art time the children have been working in groups creating poster, using a variety of material, to interpret the story.
On Wednesday, the 23rd of November, we will start our class cooking program. We will be using crock pots to prepare the meal. In the past we asked for $5/person to cover the cost of the food. If you can send $5 in on Monday it would be much appreciated. If we could have a parent volunteer to help with the preparation of the meal, we have found the process to go smoother. If you want to volunteer let us know, but please first look at the blog which gives the guidelines for volunteering for this job. You will not need to send in lunch on Wednesday unless you feel your child will not like what is being served. Our ideas presently include a meatless chili, cornbread and squash. We do encourage the children to try the food and have found in the past that most will eat it since they made it themselves.
Just a reminder that it is getting colder, please have the children bring in mittens/gloves, hats and snow pants if there is accumulation.
Have a great weekend,
Amy and Debbie
The entire play experience - preparation for, the play itself, and the critique afterward - was WONDERFUL for the boys, and they really loved it. Thanks so much to Amy and Debbie!
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