Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Busy Beacon week



Eric school was hopping with activity this week and I was lucky enough to get to enjoy a lot of the new experiences with him. Eric's love of movement combined with his ability to follow directions and sequence makes him a natural in his weekly dance class with teacher Carol.

The kids classes k-5 showed the progression of what is learned through her dance program and it goes  beyond just moves. They learn geology, teamwork, problem solving, and math all through dance. They also get to be creative with patterns. What I was really amazed by was each kid expressed themselves in their own way and then out their expressions together to create and entire ensemble of movement.

Here we watch Eric class perform their class warm-up.


Next up in Eric's week of activities was the 100th day of school celebration. Eric has been building this up for a while and invited me to participate in the celebration. How could I refuse?!

I joined in the math portion of the celebration to help in counting to 100 in many different ways: by ones, tens, the even fives. Every child in the class brought in 100 of something. The kids were so excited to share what the had selected and they each got to say a little something about their choice. They were so proud of what they brought.

Here is Eric counting his 100 "monies" with the class.





Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Eric first field trip

Yes, this was in October and this is the Pumpkin patch in Clayton. I was a chaperon and it was one-hundred and ten degrees HOT! I drove William and Eric in my car. William told us many stories on the drive. He also told his he has SIX babysitters so if one "dies" he as more.







Scene from Clif Bar Camping Trip

Leighton & Noah playin some frisbee

Eric setting up camp with Logan and Harper



Our navigator for the hike



Snack break on our hike 

Scooting to Base Camp

To Clif Base Camp we go. Noah practiced and practiced on his brother's scooter for three straight days until he mastered the two wheel scooting technique. For Christmas he received his OWN scooter from Oma and Opa!

We loaded the scooter in the car so he can zip on along from the car to the base camp's front door.

Before you freak out, yes I am holding his helmet in my hand effectively chasing him with it out of the frame of this picture.