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The Sweet Taste of Strawberries!

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Have you ever stopped to look at strawberry plants? Not only do they produce sweet succulent berries but they're equally as beautiful. Paula excersized patience and precison when she captured the plant on canvas. When we witness this type of work we ask ourselves, is a child a born artist or does this type of work come after many years of thoughtful attention and instruction? Can every child be taught to produce such beautiful work or does a child require an inate talent. Our experince has show us that all children have artist ability. Given the proper guidance they can all work in this fashion.

The World of Frogs

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There are 5000 species of frogs. These amphibians; land and water dwellers, with all their beautiful coloring and habitats, provided the children with many months of discovery.

Time to Say Goodbye!

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It is June again and as we prepare to say goodbye to another group of JK-Sk students we stop to reflect on the progress they have made over the last 5 years. It is a bittersweet time as we feel both pride and sadness. We release them into the world knowing that we will, most likely, never see them again. yet we are satisfied that we have helped to nurture their self confidence, inquisitiveness, courage and true sense of humanity. And as we fade from their memories we hope that a lingering feeling of their time with us will remain embedded in their souls. The Good Lord was creating teachers. It was His sixth day of 'overtime' and He knew that this was a tremendous responsibility for teachers would touch the lives of so many impressionable young children. An angel appeared to Him and said, "You are taking a long time to figure this one out." "Yes," said the Lord, " but have you read the specs on this order?" TEACHER: �must stand above all students, y...