Kids come up with neat things when they mess around in the metal shop. Ed says these guys (plus a friend who is not in the picture) put this contraption together from spares wheels, a front fork and an old milk crate.

More than half of us wore our pajamas on Pajama Day but I didn’t get a picture of anyone reading. (It’s billed as a day to snuggle down with a good book.) Heather says in this picture they were just walking back from the new tree house they built themselves. She had been reading [...]

Martha Martin has been creating amazing mosaics in the boys’ and girls’ bathroom. Here’s how the boys’ bathroom looks right now:

Here’s a close up so you can see some of the details:

In case you can’t tell from the photos, these are all tiny cut out, hand glazed, tiles. Here’s a more detailed photo:

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The primary students had a teddy bear picnic at Children Memorial Park last week. It was a gorgeous day for reading bear books and playing frisbee. Mary Jane, Libby, Mary Vega, Alex’s mom, and all the bears went too. Anna and Mary Lou met them for lunch.

Chris’ homeroom had cleaned the park the day before, [...]

Anna persuaded five of the physics students (Griffin, Andrew, Ethan, Mark W, and Jamie) to meet her at school at 6 am so they could see the Go Fast jet pack pilot in flight. Luckily, she brought bagels and cream cheese too, because the promised 6:45 flight didn’t happen until 8:45. Anna says the flight [...]

Eleanor’s book Stinky was just named a Geisel Honor Book by the American Library Association at its annual convention last week.

The winner of the Newbery Award always gets the most attention, but the ALA makes awards in other categories, like the Caldecott for illustrated books and the Geisel, named for Dr. Seuss, which recognizes the [...]