Mary and Ana’s Newsletter  Sept. 29, 2017 “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert Camus This week we continued to discover how our schema supports us in understanding.  We read several stories in which we explored different points of view and perspectives.  When reading Hey Little Ant we talked … More September 29th Newsletter

Mary and Ana’s Newsletter  Sept. 22, 2017 Dragonfly  – Georgia Heard It skims the ponds surface, searching for gnats, mosquitoes, and flies. Outspread wings blur with speed. It touches down And stops to sun itself on the dock. Wings flicker and still: Stained glass windows With sun shining through. Schema in the words of our … More September 22nd Newsletter

Mary and Ana’s Newsletter  Sept. 15, 2017 Fuzzy, wuzzy caterpillar on a leaf you creep, spin yourself a blanket, and then go fast asleep, fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar wakes up by and by, now you have two pretty wings, you’re a butterfly. We engrossed ourselves in the fascinating world of dragonflies and stick bugs this week … More September 15th Newsletter

Mary and Ana’s Newsletter  Sept. 8, 2017 No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. Thomas Jefferson When you watch two first grade boys temporarily turned into a chicken, and a clucking, flapping pretend wings, and hopping around, and listening to … More September 8th Newsletter

Mary and Ana’s Newsletter  Sept. 1, 2017 No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden. Thomas Jefferson After finishing our read aloud “The Dragon and the Unicorn” this week, we pondered what the message(s) of this book might be. The ideas … More September 1st Newsletter