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It is worth every penny we pay in tuition if Fiona goes to sleep before 8:00 PM the rest of the year!!
BTW, everyone had a great first day. Fiona said that “lots of different teachers came to our room and told us stuff.” She said one or two kids … Read the rest⇒
Everyone got up, ate breakfast and got ready with a minimum of fuss.
Jack was worried the whole time that he was going to be late — we weren’t. (There’s a very narrow window between 7:45 and 7:50 AM that is “acceptable” to Jack to … Read the rest⇒
Jack’s immigration and Ellis Island movie is below.
(Be patient. It made take a minute to load and the audio doesn’t begin immediately. Click on the little “play” triangle to start the movie.)
[ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, please turn it on and refresh this page ]… Read the rest⇒
The second grade at Germantown put on a suite of Native American plays and songs.
Owen played “the great chief” in one of the plays.
He did a great job!! He remembered all his lines and spoke loudly and clearly.
A few photos are here.
Well, it all happened again. The bad and the good.
The bad: An elite wrestler wanted to avoid pain & a loss — cries twice to stop the match, getting himself out of a dangerous position and triggering a “do-over” and a referee who didn’t know the rules cheats Jack … Read the rest⇒
It’s renewal time for Germantown Academy and I jokingly asked Owen this morning if I should sign him up for another year.
He said, “YES, because today they’re going to let us use the cafeteria trays to go sledding down the hill at recess.”
I’m so glad my tuition dollars … Read the rest⇒
Germantown sent out this email today as part of the annual fundraising campaign to highlight what’s being done with contributions. That’s all well and good, but what the email neglected to mention (!) is that it is JACK’s team (he and another boy) who currently are in first place in … Read the rest⇒
Jack’s class at Germantown has been studying Henry VIII and they put on a play covering Henry’s marriage with Katherine of Aragon through the reign of Elizabeth.
Jack performed as the town crier, the executioner (he got to chop off the heads of Anne Boleyn and Mary, Queen of Scots, … Read the rest⇒
Jack and Owen set off to Germantown Academy today.
Unlike with Fiona — who negotiated her first-day outfit, there was no discussion about what Jack and Owen would wear — the have school uniforms (yeah!!). The boys didn’t seem to mind much, except for the belt.
Owen was … Read the rest⇒
Fiona started Pre-K today (the boys start Thursday). She was quite excite to go to her new class with Miss Maura and Miss Kelsey.
After some dispute and discussion about what she should wear and which hairstyle would be best, she was quite pleased with her appearance.
We … Read the rest⇒
I was a chaperone for the first grade field trip to the zoo, and guess what? ….. I had a GREAT time. The boys were so well behaved and we got to see most of the cool animals. Photos are here. My favorite is this one below; these four … Read the rest⇒
After a “rain delay” on Friday, Jack’s school field day was today. I don’t remember field days from when I was a kid, but apparently it’s a big deal around here — everyone gets a tshirt, they pick team names and so on. The theme this year was “Oceans of … Read the rest⇒
