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The free dress for last day of school before Chinese New Year is Chinese Dress. Eleri is wearing her costume from preschool 4 performance at Dulwich. The costume was made for her, but did not fit at all. I think there was a mix-up and we pinned the dress on her when she was […]
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Eleri loves her braids. First, she was the movie, “10” with her braids. She showers and gently washes the braids, but after time, the braids get “fuzzy” with small hairs falling out. I took her braids out on Saturday. I started the process of unbraiding the […]
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Eleri’s 5th grade is studying the American revolution. As part of the study of this unit, the students do a Wax Museum. They can pick any character from the Revolution War/time. When Emersyn did the Wax Museum, she chose Deborah Sampson. We told Eleri she could be any character as long as she wore […]
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The 5th grade Mandarin classes put on a short performance of a Chinese Taiji dance. An instructor worked with the kids to teach and practice the dance. First, he did the Taiji dance performance alone. Then, we watched four different Mandarin classes perform. The students are assigned to […]
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For 5th and 6th grade, drama is a required class. The students have drama one semester and art the other semester. Eleri finished her drama semester with a drama showcase. Eleri’s class put on the play, “The 13th Zodiac Animal”. It was written by Mr. Lyon, a 6th grade teacher. Directed by Eleri’s […]
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Eleri and I were shopping on the “hardware” street near our house. At one time, the street was filled with funny, but useful little hardware shops. Now, the street is being upscaled. There are still a few hardware shops along the street – not sure how they make money. Eleri needed a few items […]
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There was no time to build last night after receiving Santa’s Lego gift. Eleri was up early and ready to begin the next day. The girls have no school on this Monday – a day to unpack from our trip. A day for Eleri to build. She took out all the parts and […]
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Eleri had her first band concert as a middle school beginner band member – the Christmas Concert. The Christmas concert was performed by the Middle School Band – 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Eleri has chosen to play the oboe, the hardest instrument to learn to play. She is working hard, […]
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While Emersyn and I were away for APAC tennis in Japan, Eleri did her magic to create our Halloween fun. We have a small bin of Halloween decorations, but Eleri always creates something different. This year, Eleri had fun with wigs and hats! […]
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Eleri was so ready for her first school interim trip. She has watched Emersyn leave and come home with stories for the last four years – finally, it was her turn. She was not worried or scared about being away from home – just excited. The 5th grade trip is […] |