We have a big weekend ahead, as my husband Greg and I are babysitting for 3 year old Eden and 15 month old Uma for the weekend. In addition, we have dance rehearsals on Saturday and Sunday afternoons AND this weekend is CFS Visitors Day! For these reasons, I am rushing to get my blog done on Friday. I have had great fun buzzing around taking pictures of student work. At the bottom left, is Max Whelen's project on Cicadas for his Biology class. Frances called this their "Buggy Report." Each student chose a bug to research. Their assignment was to create a visual of some kind--booklet, Power Point, game, etc. They then made oral presentations to the class. Max created a beautiful booklet, complete with his own personal drawings. Next to the Cicadas (depending on the mood of my blog) is Andrew Meriwether's beautiful mask, which he created for his final project for American Fiction. Jon's query to the class was, "What is the fiction of America?" Students had to use two of the texts they had read in the development of their project. Andrew chose Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!
Working your way up, the next project is Alison Footman's final project for Advanced Yoga. She has created a beautiful rendition of a person in Triangle pose. Sherri's Yoga and Advanced Yoga classes have become so important to many of our students. She is teaching them how to breathe deeply, how to listen to their bodies, and how to move through the challenge of achieving certain poses--what a gift to our community. I have also included two shots from Jasmine Berry's final project for Holocaust Class. She wrote a children's book titled: We're Different--So What! Jasmine chose to focus on how children learn prejudice. After she finished writing her story, she contacted two younger students, Jessye Holmgren-Sidell and Emma Armstrong-Carter to help her with the illustrations. Jessye and Emma did an amazing job of capturing Jasmine's vision. We are hoping to get the complete copy of Jasmine's book on the CFS website. I will keep you posted about that. We are so proud of the many accomplishments our students have made. Through their thoughtfully created projects, they have demonstrated deep learning and the desire to share their knowledge with others.
THE LITTLE PRINCE
Monsieur Ken is taking some of his French classes to the Playmakers' production of The Little Prince on Wednesday morning. Ken would rather the production be in French than in English, but figured it was a great opportunity for his students, many of whom read this book in class.
UPPER SCHOOL DANCE CONCERT
At the very top of the blog is a picture of some of Annie's 2nd period dance class. The actual concert will be performed on Thursday and Friday, December 11 and 12, at 8pm in the Center. There is an open dress rehearsal on Wednesdy night at 7:30pm. The theme for this year's concert is "Emotional Landscape." There will be 30 dancers, junior and senior choreographers, live music, and lots of excitement. Get in line early if you want a seat. The Center fills up quickly. Once again, Annie Dwyer and her students have created magic. We hope you will be able to join us for this event.
FRIDAY NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA
As I prepare to end this blog, great excitement is building around me. The JV Boys basketball game has already begun. Girls are baking cakes in preparation for their all-girls sleepover. They will cheer their teams on throughout the evening. Girls Varsity plays at 5:30, and the Boys Varsity at 7:00. The girls will then head to the Meeting Hall for the night. Sometimes I wonder if we are actually a boarding school in disguise??
Have a great week. December is flying by all too quickly!
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