OF CEDAR AND SALMON

Today we were so incredibly fortunate to have the first of a two day Artist in Residence workshop with the acclaimed Longclaw, or as he is known by his English name, Ronn Wilson.

Throughout the entire day today, Longclaw gave an inspiring educational workshop to the students that encompassed learning about his facinating culture, nature, dances and listening. Ask your child about the awesome "Deer's Ears" and wolves activity. The amount of information Longclaw had on display was extremely impressive. His pelt collection was museum quality and absolutely fascinated the classes.

Below are some of the photos that our Explorer photographer took. The first is of our AWESOME volunteers!!! We could not have done it without you today!! Look at ALL those silk screened t-shirts, posters and pillowcases!

PORCUPINE QUILLS !

"SAY CHEESE", I mean, "SAY CEDAR and SALMON"!

The Explorers are looking forward to TOMORROW'S performance at 7:00 at Lakota Junior High with Longclaw. It will be absolutely stunning and an incredible memory for not only your child, but the entire family as well.

Tonight's HOMEWORK:

Only the Explorers have Social Studies Homework tonight. They are to use the Internet and look up the websites I gave them in class today. These websites have information on espionage during the American Revolution. The title is: I Spy Espionage During the American Revolution. Students do not need to write an entire paper tonight. They are, however, to write down some of the following so that they can continue to work on it in class tomorrow. They are to decide if they are a spy full of loyalty to King George III of England, or if they are a spy for the patriots devoted to freedom from taxation without representation and tyranny. They are to write about their life as a spy. They need to include why they decided to become a spy, some of their experiences as a spy, and consequences of their spying both personally and in general to the outcome of the war. I know they will have fun with this. They certainly enjoyed learning in class today the information I gave them on the role of female spies during the American Revolution. I also read them some primary source letters. It all is a fascinating period in American history. The reason I am assigning this tonight is because I will be entering my class in a national contest and I feel that they will do quite well. Last year the title was "Remembering Jamestown" and I had two students who won the local and regional contest by coming in first. Very impressive. I know my class will enjoy writing the essays this year for this contest.