Tuesday, March 15, 2016– The Miraculous Mr. Zezima, Fab Feature Articles, and a Colonial Exposition… Hello Friends – I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your thoughts, prayers, patience and well-wishes as I’ve dealt with my father’s health crisis. We went from near death, through neurosurgery, making progress, having setbacks, and making more remarkable progress. After nearly three months of difficult days, 43 of which were spent in the hospital and rehab, we brought my father home on Saturday to the house he and my mother built in 1964. While he has more recovery ahead, he will make that recovery amid the stunning scenery of the lake and woods. He’ll snuggle with his cat, Sophia Loren, sit at his desk and handle his legal work, get back to emailing friends, and generally feel a part of the world again. Oh, and he’ll celebrate his 89th birthday on March 21st. Again, I cannot tell you what all of your concern and care has meant to me and all of us Zezimas. My heart is full…
In WRITING news, several weeks ago the kids finished their Feature Article Slide Shows, and they are posted on the Blog, under the Showcase: Watson’s Winners Work page (https://cwatsondps.wordpress.com/about-2/ ). I invite you to scroll down to the Feature Article Section and check out these FABULOUS articles. The kids are currently reading each other’s pieces and responding in the Comments Section, so check those out as well. The topics they chose to explore are mature and sophisticated, and I am impressed by the range of issues that our kids are concerned about. I hope you will be as well…
CUE THE COLONIES EXPO! Lastly, don’t forget to come and enjoy a visit into the past with the Watson’s Winners “OUR MOVE TO THE COLONIES” EXPO on Wednesday, March 23rd. It begins at 2:00. The kids will be in costume and will display an artistic expression of who they are as a colonist. I have gone over possible wardrobe and visual options with each of them, and am trying to get them to take the lead on this, rather than emailing you directly to organize (increasing self-responsibility here). However, if your child has not even mentioned this to you, it might be time to bring it up to them. Feel free to email with any questions. I posted their Colonial Letters on the blog (see link above and scroll to just below Feature Articles). In case time gets tight at The Expo, you can read them here. Speaking of, here’s the general flow of the event:
You will tour the exhibition, read their letters, see their artwork and ask the colonists questions about themselves, their time and place, and their reasons for choosing to settle in the colony they did (sample questions will be provided to you). After your tour through the past, duets, trios and quartets of Colonists will perform songs they wrote themselves (with tunes that come from the 21st Century), that weave information about their colony and themselves into the song. Every Colonial Family will leave with a songbook that contains the lyrics for each song. Just to tease you, here is the cover page that lists the songs and groups:
The event should last about an hour. We hope you can come! Many of you have already responded, but if you have not confirmed yet that you are indeed coming, please do so this week!
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