Dear Friends- I was scrambling around like mad yesterday morning. Breakfast and lunch had to get made at the same time as I was kicking laundry down the basement steps and trying to fill the dishwasher. Somewhere in the swirl Beatrice and Otis decided to head upstairs in their pajamas to play. About five minutes later, I heard the off-kilter thumping of little feet coming down the stairs ka-plomp, ka-plomp. I looked up to see my children descending with proud grins. Despite t

Dear Friends- For the last few months Randolph students have been immersed in a steady stream of traditional American children’s music. While songs like “The Foolish Frog”, “Erie Canal”, “Abiyoyo” and “John Henry” may or may not be familiar to you, they are meant to be passed around and sung together by friends and family. They certainly are loved by your children, and I encourage you to ask them to share them with you. While some of the songs that students are singing with G