May 22 2009

Dear Parents and Friends,

It has been a very active and productive couple of weeks in Calliope. Check out the Mother's Day pictures and the Reading Restaurant pictures in the sidebar. Thank you, students, for bearing down and bringing so many writing pieces to thoughtful conclusion in the days before our reading restaurant. Thanks to parents and colleagues who provided food, drink, vases, table cloths, photography, car rides to students, and all other manner of labor. Special thanks go to Liz Neeld who kept coming back to do more. This year's Reading Restaurant, especially, bore the mark of many many hands.

Thank you to our Four-Winds teachers who brought the Four-Winds season to a close this week. Liz, Stacey, Wendy, and Ann, you led us in a study of the sun: we learned to build solar ovens and cook nachos. Nice hands-on learning.

Finally, thank you, Beth Dubin, and thank you, wonderful students and parents in my class who collaborated this week on getting me a gardening t-shirt and a generous gift certificate for my gardening this summer. Amy, Sadie, Liam, and I have so much to thank you for already this year. And now, this. You're wonderful.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend, and we'll see you next week.

David

PS: Don't forget to check the updated Calliope Calendar for some late additions to our end-of-the-year events.