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The Museum Characters Emersyn’s 5th Grade class has been studying American Colonial history. As part of their unit, they had to pick a famous character, research them, create costumes, props and speech, and present as a wax museum character. They first presented individually to their class, then the parents where invited to school […]
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A letter from a Sailor by Emersyn Lyon. October 25, 1495 Dear King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, It was very generous of your royal highness to give us a royal charter. But alas now all I wish is to go home and see my family again. Every morning I wake up […]
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Emersyn’s teacher, Ms Torgerson, has a passion for writing. She assigns writing assignments at the end of each study. This is Emersyn’s newspaper article for 1499. News Flash!! Update On Discovery! Emersyn Lyon Here we are on December 31, 1499 and it’s been a exciting last century! Portugal and Spain have been […]
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The girls have a candy tradition of laying the candy out and counting the pieces. This year, Emersyn had 82 pieces. Eleri had 61 pieces. As per tradition, each girl picked 10 pieces (more than the 6 pieces from last year) to not share. Then, the remaining […]
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The kids have a Friday off from school, therefore, we thought it would be a good day to see the Expo for the last time. The World Expo, with 189 Countries participating, closes on Sunday, October 31. The only problem is as the Expo gets closer to the end more people are attending. Last […]
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Emersyn left for her first school interim trip on a wet, rainy day in October. I was hoping the sun would come to shine upon her and her classmates…but, they spent the adventure weekend in the rain. They all reported to having fun despite the rain. There are six – 5th grade classes of […]
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As part of theme studies, Emersyn wrote a news article about the expeditions to new lands. News Flash!! Update On Discovery! by Emersyn Lyon Here we are on December 31, 1499 and it’s been a exciting last century! Portugal and Spain have been sending out expeditions and reaching far beyond their […]
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Mimi had given the girls each a Martha Stewart craft kit of “Creepy Creature Decorations” for their birthdays – the night before we left America. It looked like a fun Halloween project so I threw them in the bags being packed for Shanghai. With Jim in the States for two weeks, I picked a […]
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Friday was a no school day and a perfect day for birthdays. For Erin’s 8th birthday, she invited her 3rd grade friends and Eleri to a pottery party. It was very sweet of her to include Eleri. Eleri plays with Erin (Kelly’s little sister), Sophie (Sean’s little sister) and Riley (Avery’s little sister). […]
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Emersyn wanted a Sock Monkey. She found a kit at the toy store in Lake Tahoe. She called Aunt Nancy to see if she could spend Saturday afternoon with her making Sock Monkey before we left for Shanghai. Of course, Nancy had the time for Emersyn. Nancy had all the extra material items not […] |