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8/22/11

Many of our five year old friends started kindergarten today, and they aren't far from our thoughts...a couple of our friends start tomorrow, best wishes to them, too!

May your days be many and your troubles be few.
May all God's blessings descend upon you.
May peace be within you, may your heart be strong.
May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam.
~Irish Blessing

We enjoyed painting today...


And doing the dishes...





And sweeping...





And forest adventures, feeding the cats, rabbits, and large animals, eating peanut butter banana smoothies and awesome egg salad, watching hummingbirds, playing dominoes, reading new library books, crocheting, and soaking up the sunshine.

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Have a happy day!

Weekly Menu, 8/22-8/26/11

Monday
AM:  peanut butter banana smoothies
Lunch:  egg salad, rice crackers, organic baby carrots
PM:  trail mix (granola, craisins, nuts, sunflower seeds)

Tuesday
AM:  French toast
Lunch:  cheese tortellini w/ spinach and garlic butter
PM:  kid- made Friendship bread

Wednesday
AM:  organic apples
Lunch:  homemade tomato soup, kid-made bread sticks, cheddar cheese cubes
PM:  white bean tip, tortilla chips

Thursday
AM:  Greek yogurt w/ honey and granola
Lunch:  pinto beans, brown rice, spinach salad w/ homemade vinaigrette
PM:  organic carrots, organic celery, homemade ranch dip

Friday
AM:  oatmeal w/ dried fruit
Lunch:  taco salad:  local grass fed beef, black beans, organic lettuce, shredded carrots, tortilla strips, salsa)
PM:  haystacks:  chow mein noodles, peanut butter, chocolate

Weekly Menu, 8/8-8/12/11

Monday
AM:  pineapple
Lunch:  pasta w/ lentil sauce (brown rice pasta, lentils, organic marinara sauce), Parmesan cheese
PM:  snack mix:  sunflower seeds, organic raisins, dark chocolate chips

Tuesday
AM:  organic apples w/ honey/lemon/cashew dip
Lunch:  BLT sandwich on toast (whole grain bread, nitrite/nitrate free turkey bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise), fruit salad (watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries)
PM:  rice cakes w/ organic peanut butter and strawberry jam

Wednesday
AM: bananas
Lunch:  roasted pastured chicken w/ organic quinoa and mixed vegetables
PM:  corn tortilla chips, bean dip (pinto beans)

Thursday
AM:  organic oatmeal w/ brown sugar and cinnamon and organic milk
Lunch:  black bean enchilada casserole (black beans, brown rice, corn tortillas, homemade gluten-free enchilada sauce, Colby Jack cheese), organic baby spinach salad w/ homemade vinaigrette
PM:  organic popcorn w/ butter, peanuts

Friday
AM:  dry rice cereal squares
Lunch:  scrambled eggs, bagels w/ cream cheese, applesauce
PM:  organic baby carrots, hummus

Weekly Menu, 8/1-8/5/11

MondayAM:  organic strawberries and cranberry granola w/ organic milk
Lunch:  homemade gluten free macaroni and cheese, organic broccoli
PM:  snack mix:  banana chips, sunflower seeds, organic raisins

Tuesday
AM:    organic cinnamon crunch cereal (dry)
Lunch:  Asian chicken salad (pastured chicken, mayo, green onion, mandarin oranges, chow mein noodles)
PM:  Goldfish crackres, string cheese

Wednesday
AM:  mango smoothie (mangos, organic vanilla yogurt)
Lunch:  black beans, organic brown rice, organic spring mix salad greens w/ balsamic vinaigrette
PM:  homemade watermelon sorbet, corn tortilla chips

Thursday
AM:  Schumann's Bakehaus Powerhaus cookies
Lunch:  Greek quiona salad (organic quinoa, tomatoes, parsley, lemon juice, feta cheese, garlic, olive oil), turkey meatballs
PM:  corn chips, bean dip (pintos)

Friday
AM:  wholegrain cinnamon toast
Lunch:  pigs in a blanket (turkey hot dogs, crescent rolls), baked beans
PM:  no-bake peanut butter oatmeal cookie balls

This Week, 7/25/11+

Everyone has their passion. Mine is watching young humans develop. And, I think it just might be the most amazing process ever! Not to toot our horn, but I think magic happens here daily...we simply have to notice.

Sleep gloves...


Learning to use our puff ball catapults...


She loved watching the puff balls fly!


Mechanics...


Ojos de Dios...


Making a family banner...



Curtain peek-a-boo...


Rocking and singing...


Happy cook!


We conducted a staff meeting Wednesday night...dinner together and experience in the living arts. We washed our dishes and cloth napkins after our meal. PreK and TransPreK will add this to their lunch routine in late August.








One pod or two?


Making BLTs for lunch...


Knitting circle...


Catapult construction...








Now that's a multitasking working mom!


Mustache and beard...





The giant's chair...


Mixing concrete with Mr. Jesse for our bread oven foundation...








Seeing what a fifteen pound catapult ball may have felt like...














Did we mention they love the catapults?


Crowns...






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7/26/11

Today we built Popsicle stick catapults in Summer Camp and PreK...


Miss Janie's instructions...thanks for the great lesson plans and kits of materials delivered to our classrooms!





















Drawing...


This student drew herself with her brother...love his stylin' ball cap!





Our new water boxes are swell!


One of my favorites!








The children will awaken to the smells of berry crumble. I love nurturing the children with homemade food that smells fantastic!


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Have a happy day!