Weekly Review 10.29.10

This week we did a mini-block on the Salem Witch Trails.  The Peeps have been curious about it but we haven’t really delved into it much.  I figured we would explore it in high school, but since they were interested I decided to give them an age-appropriate introduction to the topic.  That was challenging!  I [...]

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Weekly Report 10.22.10

It was a good week, despite two really light school days.  On Wednesday the weather was so beautiful… warm and sunny.  We have so few left before the cold weather sets in, so I set the Peeps free in the afternoon to play outside!  Thursday we spent the day at my sister’s visiting.  I did [...]

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Weekly Review 10.15.10

Busy week!  On Monday we went on a field trip to Devil’s Hopyard in East Haddam, CT.  The scenery was spectacular as the leaves are starting to peak now.  We talked about the local geography of the area, the lore surrounding the name “Devil’s Hopyard,” and the importance of Chapman Falls to the local mill [...]

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