Foothills Valley

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Our flower collection (part one)

This spring I have been keeping a collection of the flowers blooming in our new home. With each passing week, new ones appeared to my great delight. Some are familiar and others are not, but they are all beautiful and remind us of our great Creator who made all things. If you know the names of any that are not already labeled, please leave a comment so that we can learn their names too. Thanks!

wild blackberry

Indian strawberry

English plantain

orange daylilies

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spotted touch-me-not or jewelweed

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fleabane

red daylilies

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TOGY1U4 celebration

To finish our schoolyear and our Ancient Roman study, we celebrated by displaying projects. We also prepared and ate a meal based on foods the Romans would have eaten.

a Roman standard - their equivalent of a battle flag

Sarah wearing her stolla

cinammon raisin rolls

artichoke, an Ancient Roman favorite and hard-boiled eggs

bean salad

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Rights of the Reader

While at the library yesterday and what better place to find the rights of the reader, I was perusing the May/June 2009 copy of "The Horn Book" and came across a mention of Daniel Pennac's "The Rights of the Reader". Being unfamiliar with this author and his list, I looked them up today. Here is what I found.

What we read - May 2009

I love you! A bushel & a peck by Frank Loesser

My grandmother and the children's Gigi (great-grandmother) sang this song from "Guys and Dolls" to us. Sweet song.

The perfect pony by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A fun book about a mother and girl's search for a pony that is just right for the girl.

The bunnies' trip by Lezlie Evans

An enjoyable read concerning a family of bunnies preparing for a journey.

Fancy Nancy - Bonjour, butterfly by Jane O'Connor

We have yet to meet a Fancy Nancy book that we do not like.

Miss Bindergarten has a wild day in kindergarten by Joseph Slate

Another fun alphabet book in this series.

Cowardly Clyde by Bill Peet

Though one of the longer picture books this time, a particular favorite for Leora who read it repeatedly.

Angelina and Alice by Helen Craig

An Angelina Ballerina books emphasizing friendship.

Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-comin! by Jill Esbaum

Fun poetry picture boat about an earlier day and time.