We have so many upcoming special events that it might be handy to literally have the dates at your fingertips! Beginning next week:

March 31-April 4 ~ Spring Break, no class
Monday, April 7~ ZooM Visit to ELC, Grades K-2. Topic: Animal Sounds and Signals
Friday, April 11~Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day! We'll have animal videos and popcorn, too!
Friday, April 25~ Celebrate Earth Week with an ELC field trip to P.D. Zoo, Drivers needed!
Friday, May 2~ All school Grandparents and Special Friends Day
Monday, May 19~ ELC Field Trip to International Children's Festival, Tacoma
Friday, May 30~ 2:30 p.m. ELC Ice Cream Social: Create your own sundae! Morning students and all ELC families welcome!
Friday, June 6~ Seabury School Families go to an evening Rainiers Game in Tacoma
Thursday, June 12~ Seabury at the beach. For the safety of all, the ELC will need lots of parent participation for this special day!
Friday, June 13~ Last day of school. ELC dismisses at 11:30 a.m.

We're looking forward to sharing the fun with all of you! Judith

Last week, we began our melted crayon pictures and made a book of them to give to our Seabury librarian, Becky, who had been in the hospital for nearly two weeks. Each of the children offered a thought, to accompany their drawing, on what to do to feel better when you're not feeling well. No matter how you feel today, you'll definitely feel better after reading these!

"Clean the house first. Make noodle soup in the kitchen. Take it to the dining room and eat it."

"Drink some grown up medicine and sleep. Eat chicken, macaroni, anything with protein that makes you strong. That's it!"

"Read books... a book about a choo-choo train with buttons on it that you push. It makes sounds."

"Snuggle with your Grandpa and your blankie. You'll feel better!"

"Have your Grandma come over. Play cranium and dance ballet."

"Watch a Disneyland movie. Take lots of rest. Play and dress up like a princess. Then go to the duck pond."

"Sing a song... 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' will help. Breathe in and breathe out and you'll feel happier."

"Do some magic and eat cookies, maybe make magic cookies!"

"Snuggle up with a teddy bear or a rabbit or a dolly. Cover everyone up with your blankie to stay warm."

"First, take a drink of water and then take some orange medicine."

"How about getting out Thomas the Train to feel better? Then you can play quietly with your train."

"You should just calm down and lay down and take a rest."

"Put an ice pack on the owie and hold it there. It sort of makes the hurt go away."

"Take red medicine to make you feel better. Then come back to school."

"Stay home, in bed and sleep. Then you can play for half an hour."

"Eat oreos and animal crackers and drink orange juice. Then go fly a kite!"

"Give yourself a hug to feel love... Love helps you feel better!"

"You're the most good librarian I've ever seen! Eat some strawberries and Indian grapefruit and pancakes with LOTS of maple syrup and then you'll feel better!"

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There you go... Aren't you feeling better now?

Judith

The children sang and drummed beautifully this morning, didn't they? The call and response Salmon Song, chanting and drumming was the result of many, many times "swimming up the stream," immersing ourselves in the rhythm and melody. We spent this week finishing our salmon projects... creating crayon resist / painted salmon (which have a richness far beyond what we expected) and finishing our salmon headdresses. The children looked so fully adorned with the headdresses and necklaces they also made!

We will move into the celebration of early spring in the North Country. For the next two weeks we will study maple sugaring, which will culminate in having Pajama and Pancake Day on Friday, March 21!

That's all for this time... more next week! Judith