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20 March 2014 Siddhartha Under the Bodhi Tree

Mar 21, 2014

Doesn’t look much like the moment of enlightenment for the Buddha, does it? Nevertheless, this was how it played out in History club today. All the girls wanted to jump in and play the part of the bodhi tree. Note that Siddhartha was played by a girl, too 🙂

14 March 2014 Art Show

Mar 15, 2014

Art Show by the Clay Class at CHEC. The little heart-shaped bowl is Sam’s.

13 March 2014 She’s Got the Whole World in Her Hands

Mar 14, 2014

Well, whole solar system in her hands. Actually, no, now that I look at the photo, I realize that Mercury, Mars and the Sun are missing. Building a model solar system is a lot of work! Day one of how many?

24 February 2014 VoilÃ une gomme

Feb 25, 2014

Skit in French Club today. Sam was playing the part of a dragon who helps a student pick up pencils, erasers (“gomme”) and books that have fallen out of his backpack. She looks dragon-like, doesn’t she?

20 February 2014 Puppet Station

Feb 21, 2014

At history club today.

5 February 2014 Genius Box

Feb 6, 2014

Who knew that Sam could have so much fun with cornstarch and water? Or make such a mess! This was one of the experiments that came in this month’s “genius box”: a really cool venture that AC helped crowdfund. Genius Box is a new company that offers a monthly-science kit subscription service. Once a month they send you …

1 February 2014 As You Like It

Feb 2, 2014

We liked it!

30 January 2014 History Club

Jan 31, 2014

History Club learns about Alexander the Great.

13 January 2014 French Club on the Run

Jan 14, 2014

9 January 2014 Unintended Science Experiment

Jan 10, 2014

One of Sam’s science experiments from the Ponds and Rivers class she did last fall has been sitting in our back yard. Naturally, it froze a few days ago, and then the ice burst the glass jar. A useful lesson in the dangers of freezing temperatures. Sadly, I know far too many people who have had to deal with pipes …