Last Day Fair 2009, Good-bye Third Grade!
June 11, 2009
Suddenly here it is… last day of school. Third grade was hard but fun. I learned about fractions and math and writing. I’m excited about getting my hair colored blue, green and yellow at the Last Day Fair.
With lots of tickets and fun things to do and awesome food to snack on and my friends and teachers! – it doesn’t get any better than this.
Starting To Play Guitar
June 8, 2009
AMS has started taking folk guitar lessons from Carol McComb of Gryphon Stringed Instruments. She’s using a 3/4 nylon-stringed guitar borrowed for the class from Gryphon. This class will run for 10 sessions. Eventually she will transition to classical guitar training.
Visiting With John Babcock, Artist/Papermaker/Mentor
June 7, 2009
My dad and I visited John Babcock at his studio in the Santa Cruz mountains. He hasn’t seen me since I was a two-month old baby. I learned a lot of new things about paper making like the kozo pulp and how to use a bamboo mesh screen. Also I learned about special machine that paper-makers use to make pulp called a Hollander beater. They’re kind of like bath-tub shaped blenders.
I showed John samples of paper I’d made – he thought I’d done a great job and hoped I’d take one of his workshops in paper-making.
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A Master Gem Designer And Cutter
May 31, 2009
We visited Phillip Youngman and his family at their home. We had a wonderful time looking at all the beautiful gems and stones in his collection.
Nipomo Hoedown-Throwdown
May 30, 2009
Kicking-up a barn-dance/hoedown at the historic Dana Powers Barn in Nipomo to celebrate BCF (best cousin forever) Jesslyn’s wedding. Cousins, cousins and more cousins… Jesslyn is soooo beautiful.
San Francisco Ballet School 2009 – 2010
AMS has been invited to attend formal ballet studies at SFBS for the 2009-2010 school year. She has been placed in the “Level 2 Girls – Technique” class. She’s therefore eligible to audition for the professional production of San Francisco Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”.
START: August 31, 2009
END: June 4, 2010
Ballet 2A Girls – Technique: Mon, Wed, Fri 5:45-7:00 pm
Ballet 2B Girls – Technique: Tue, Thu 5:45-7:00 pm & Sat 10:00-11:15 am
After auditioning two times before, AMS had a third audition on May 2. The following week, SFBS called and asked her to come back to join a Level 3 class for further evaluation. The class was clearly over her head but she did the best she could.
She received an invitation today (May 15) to attend the 2009-2010 school year in Level 2. We don’t know yet whether she’ll be in 2A or 2B.
CONGRATULATIONS!
BSJS Student Showcase 2008-2009
The Spring Student Showcase will be on May 12, 2009 at 6:30 PM for Ballet 2C Open Division.
The spring semester started on Jan 27, 2009 and ends May 23, 2009.
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Tests 2009
STAR tests started this week at school! Yay, that means NO HOMEWORK for a week!
Tues (5/5) – Language Arts and Math: PIECE OF CAKE
Wed (5/6) – Math: NO PROBLEM
Thu (5/7) – Language Arts and Math : EASY PEASY
Fri (5/8) – Language Arts: ALMOST PERFECT
ALL DONE!
Student of the Week (May 11-15, 2009)
AMS is “Student of the Week” from May 11 to May 15. Woo hoo!
SO MUCH ENERGY AND CREATIVITY!