Many thanks to Susan Adamchak for taking us all on a trip to the Patagonia region of Chile. It was especially fun to start the lesson by making empanadas! They were extra delicious and we made enough to share with everyone. ​

We had a wonderful time at our Summer program Bon Voyage Take Apart Party! Thanks to everyone for donating your old electrical items and loaning us your tools. ​     ​  

Before Trunk or Treat, we had fun making marshmallow skeletons. Thanks to all for helping make Trunk or Treat a huge success.           ​  

Many thanks to Rob and Sam for teaching us about fly fishing.    

Many thanks to Didi, Carrie, and Lauren for their tour of Washington. Such history!  

We had a waffle iron test kitchen on Sunday, June 17. Each test started with the students making a hypothesis that, to Sandy’s surprise, turned out to be remarkably accurate. Brownie batter was the favorite. Cookie dough failed miserably. Cake mix worked well, but we were tired of sweets. Hash browns didn’t cook so well, … Continue reading Waffles

Last Sunday our annual canoe trip to Pillsbury Crossing was a huge success (thank you Larry Weaver, Dan Swenson, and Doug Walter!). Click on pictures to enlarge.    

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What’s in Enemy Pie? Here are our thoughts… Kindness, respect, loyalty, sense of humor, sharing, love, empathy, trust, integrity, honesty, laughter, quiet time, baking skills, blueberries, crust, good listening, giving, thankfulness, strawberries, friendship, forgiveness, generosity, shared interests, sanity, fairness, apples, responsibility, cherries, caring, and chocolate.    

Here is our lovely art work from Earth Day and our Rock Art, too! Click on any image for a slideshow…