Author: s.nelson

Tour of Japan

Sabrina Bowker took us on a wonderful tour of Japan.

We saw a huge buddha and learned some Japanese. Then we had fun with origami! We even managed to make something recognizable – a star box!

Sabrina helps with folding instructions…

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Helicopter Tour

On Saturday, Stephen and Michelle Hill gave us a great tour of the helicopters on base.

Here’s two-thirds of our group.

We took turns climbing on board.

 

The big kids had as much fun as the younger kids.

 

Tour of Iceland

Mark Clarke took us on a tour of Iceland!

23 hours of darkness during the winter appealed to some of us.
23 hours of daylight in the summer appealed to others.
The cold didn’t particularly appeal to anyone.
Seeing the Northern Lights appealed to everyone!

 

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Tour of Insects

Tom Phillips took us on a tour of insects! Our kiddos already know a LOT about insects and Tom was very impressed. Our outside adventures netted several exciting creatures (that we released back into the wild).

Tom begins to show us the insects he brought.

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Tour of All Things Bouncy

Summer programming is in full swing.

We had a tour of “all things bouncy” and made our own bouncy balls. We learned that the following recipe is rather forgiving as a “Tablespoon” can occasionally look an awful lot like a “teaspoon” – ah well.

Bouncy Ball Ingredients
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Summer 2016

Summer is here and we’re shifting gears.
All students meet together throughout the summer months. This gives our older students an opportunity to mentor the younger students and the younger kids love being around the older students – win, win!  We continue to staff the … read more.

UU Book of Stories

The K-2 class had a great time on Sunday creating stories for a UU Book of Stories. One student would start the story and then new ideas were introduced by another student, and on and on. Each color represents a different person adding to the … read more.

Thumb pianos

Many thanks to Dan and Kathy Swenson for providing super cool thumb piano kits (that they made) for the K-2 class.

Everyone had a great time putting them together with hammer, nails, and glue…

Dan assists Ryan and Holden.

Kathy steadies as Maia hammers.

Arthur assembles.

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Globe/Snow

Day and night

in action.

     Sledding!