Dr. George put the kids to work on loading up the compost furnace for our hoop house earlier this month. Read more about it George's blog.
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| Checking out the design. |
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| Harvesting the fuel beneath our feet. |
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| Alexandra loading the cart. |
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| Bucket brigade. |
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| Melissa, delighted by hard labor. |
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| Henry A. putting his back into it. |
On the day before Thanksgiving break, guest reader Karl read to us from Before Columbus, telling us the true story of the man known as Squanto.
As for our regularly scheduled read aloud, we're rapidly reaching the climax of Esperanza Rising, which has introduced the concepts of organized labor, immigration, undocumented workers, the Mexican Revolution, and more. Here are some discussion questions that have come up in class that you might enjoy discussing at home:
Finally, we're off on another field trip this afternoon. We'll be visiting the University of Michigan Museum of Art to explore their African and Asian collections as part of our Ancient Civilizations studies. Ask your student about the trip tonight!
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