Incomepoop
Dear Friends- My kids and I were goofing around together the other night and I fell into a role I love to play with them, that of...
A Visit From the "Fighting 45"
Dear Friends- “What if I have a Beta fish?” Our young student had patiently waited with her hand raised to ask this very important...
A Lesson At Dinner
Dear Friends- I was at a dinner the other night with a group of families. The children swung around us at the table, interrupting at...
Biophilia
Dear Friends- I grew up in Vermont, wrapped in nature, with a childhood of stream-hopping, puddle-jumping, tree-climbing, and digging...
Building
Dear Friends- Welcome to our first Friday Note of the 2016-17 school year! We have been off to an incredible start here at school… as my...
What goes up...
Dear Friends- We all know that what goes up must come down. Participants and spectators at our annual Upstairs Rocket Launch last Friday...
Pickett's Charge
Dear Friends - This Wednesday, my calendar read “Pickett’s Charge- 1:00 pm.” Not my usual appointment for that time, to be sure. As I...
Cooking and Reading
Dear Friends- I walked into our school kitchen the other day to find Anita and her student Lauren chopping vegetables. We do a lot of...
Grandfriends Day
Dear Friends- We just finished our annual Grandfriends Day, which is when our students celebrate their special bond and relationship with...
A "Fabul(ist)" Show
Dear Friends- Our Upstairs Spring Show was last Friday, and I could easily spend this entire note glowing about the final results. I...