Wednesday, March 1, 2017– Hello, Yeah, It’s Been A While… Fab Feature Articles, and a Colonial Exposition…
Hello Friends – As England Dan and John Ford Coley once sang, It’s been such a long time, and I really do miss your smile. I know that I haven’t written in a while, but we’ve just been so BUSY! I apologize for my absence, but here’s the latest with what we’ve been up to and how you can get in on the action. Oh, and in case you want to hear that song I just referenced, the link is below…
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 will soon be reading each other’s pieces and responding in the Comments Section, so you can 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, please come and enjoy a visit into the past with the Watson’s Winners “OUR MOVE TO THE COLONIES” EXPO on Friday, March 24th. 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 does not mention this to you in the next few days, you might bring it up to them. Feel free to email with any questions. I will be posting 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 there. 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 and trios 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.
The event should last about an hour. We hope you can come!
Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow – Cathy
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