It was Family Night at Little School tonight, and Book Fair as well. I really enjoyed Cory having the chance to "teach" me about fitting the pattern blocks into the shape outlines. Then he showed me several cool BIG posters he's made recently: one of Darth Maul and one of a kingly "rug" with gold ribbon taped down each side. Finally we played a game of "Blink," a card game where you match colors, shapes or numbers.
Meanwhile, Niall practiced his ukelele in the obs near his classroom, and ended up doing a demonstration for parents coming by. Very cool.
Later he showed me the "tableau" posters his class has created, that help demonstrate a concept like conflict resolution or how a character coped with adversity in a book. Very fun. And then we took a look at these historical objects he and his classmates made, based on their books of historical fiction.
Last, we hotfooted it up to the Book Fair and tried not to be overwhelmed by the many, many cool books available there. Niall bought the latest Artemis Fowl book, "The Atlantis Complex," with his own money. :-)
I took a few hours and headed to Pike Place Market for some quick Xmas shopping today.
The Market pig is one of my favorite sights there.
When I picked up Cory from school later, he (as usual) had a cool project to show me and posed in a dramatic way (also as usual :D) with his creation.
Dipping candles is a long-time tradition in the Woods Building at the boys' school.
Niall still sits on this little couch in the TLS library to read, even as he gets bigger and bigger.
It was a spectacular winter day here, with the low, slanting afternoon light making gorgeous shadows when we went for a walk.
It was Family Night at Little School tonight, and Book Fair as well. I really enjoyed Cory having the chance to "teach" me about fitting the pattern blocks into the shape outlines. Then he showed me several cool BIG posters he's made recently: one of Darth Maul and one of a kingly "rug" with gold ribbon taped down each side. Finally we played a game of "Blink," a card game where you match colors, shapes or numbers.
Meanwhile, Niall practiced his ukelele in the obs near his classroom, and ended up doing a demonstration for parents coming by. Very cool. 
We turned up this relic from the distant past while cleaning out the computer room over the weekend, and Cory is fascinated with it. He keeps asking if we can plug it in somewhere and "watch" what's on it, or see if we can put a movie on it. 
