My Life in Pictures: Party Time!

Flannery's school had its end of the year party yesterday.  When the director, Mastaneh, throws a party, she reeeeally throws a party!  There were some bounce houses, an ice cream truck with free ice cream, a popcorn machine, face painting, yummy food, a DJ, and even goody-bags for the kids.  We had a wonderful time!

Indigo has been a great school for Flannery, and we're going to miss everyone there!

The ice cream made everyone feel like a kid again!

She chose a unicorn for her face-painting

Flannery with her teacher, Ms. Angelique

Flannery with her teacher, Ms. Jennifer

Flanna with her teacher, Ms. Sarah

What was your favorite ice cream from the ice cream truck when you were a kid?

Montessori Moments

Flanna's wonderful teaching assistant sent us these photos of her doing several of the "works" during her morning montessori program.  It's so neat to see what she's been working on!

What new thing are you learning right now?    

My Little Artist

On Friday, my daughter brought home a gazillion scraps of paper that she cut, stapled (yes, they let the children use staplers! by themselves! at her school--eegads!), painted, hole-punched, and sewed (and needles, too!--can you tell it's a montessori yet!?) in her "Friday Folder."  As I poured the contents of her folder onto the top of the dryer, as is my custom, these 4 amazing crumpled masterpieces emerged alongside the glitter and paper bits.

Seriously, masterpieces.  I have no words.  (OK, except for the captions I've so wittily typed up.)

Flannery said:  It's the sun, the earff, and those orange things are stars.  And then Oscar wrote that purple line on it, and the teacher said, "Class, we only write on our OWN papers."

Flannery drew Ariel (the little mermaid), although she says her teacher helped with the tail.    I love the hair. 

This one was for me, as you can tell, since Flanna wrote my name just as I remember writing it as a kid-- "t t"  :)
Can you tell the kids are on a see-saw? 

Flannery said, "That's a wanebow, and those kids are sliding up and down it."  Of course.
I'm in awe of the new open mouths she's drawing now.
These stick figures are chatty, not just smug line smilers anymore.  

What piece of art brought you joy this week?