The Garden School Tattler

Lots of the kids lost their medals today. It was one of THOSE days. We might dub the day Interruptus Maximus Day. We also had a bad case of itchy itchy. That means, "I can't sit still and listen to you. I have better things to do like listen to me." It's a Monday thing.

This is Tall Tale's Week. We talked about Johnny Appleseed, and told a few Paul Bunyan tall tales and the kids caught right on.

Then we asked them to name a hero and they had a lot of trouble. Hadley, a brilliant child and full of beans glowed a little and reported that Abraham Lincoln was her hero, but she didn't know why. Sly Ty figured out that he freed somebody, but wasn't sure who.

Aidan got the merit award for saying that his mother is his hero. Knowing Aidan, he probably meant both mom and dad, but mom is easier to say than dad, so it came out mom. Lots of the kids picked up on it and said the same thing. It was really cute. Aidan went to kindergarten today. He did great!

The Garden School moves kids up the ladder when they're ready. We don't wait for time to catch up. We just move them where they ought to be now.

Heros are an interesting concept to kids. Most of them wanted to name a "no exist" hero, but we wanted them to name someone they either know or know of.

Miss Stacey read a story about Johnny Appleseed that always makes me tear up. The kids always think I'm crazy, but that story and the Littlest Angel always make me cry.

Monday is drawing day in most of the classes. Drawing is an important part of expressing self. Not knowing how to express self is a real obstacle to said task, so teaching kids to draw is the necessary connection. Now Mrs. St. Louis is a concert artist, and Miss Rachel and Miss Molly are talented as well, Stacey is like Miss Judy, struggles to make the person believable, so we try. Edith says we are very trying, but that's another story.

Parents should pay attention to their children's art. It says a lot.

We had a whole turkey breast, buttered noodles, home grown - ours- green beans, corn, apples, bananas, and bread and milk for lunch. They ate it all. Ty hates turkey. Dawson couldn't get enough of it. About five kids always ask for the skin. "Yuck," I say. "It's bad for your heart."

"I don't care," say the kids. "It tastes good."

"So does squid loaf with cheese but I don't see you eating that!"

"Squid loaf?"

We sang apple songs to Twinkle Twinkle, Bingo and Found a Peanut. The kids liked that. It was an encore to Corronation Music. "What are they doing?"

"Dunno," said the kids. "Making music?"

"Yeah, but why?"

"Cause they like it."

"No because they are crowning someone king. Now listen," and we did. We could hear the crowds in the music, we could hear the excitement and we could hear the king come forward and be crowned.

It's still hot, so children should wear shorts and short sleeve shirts. No heavy jeans please.