Thanksowe’en, Day Ten

December 1, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Ten

Day-to-day, Seedling, Uncategorized

Vincent in the smallest Buzz Lightyear suit you can buy, with Maggie behind him in case he believes his own hype and tries to fly. Another very sweet moment from our Hallowe’en party. This is day Ten of our “Twelve Days of Thanksowe’en”, in which we are posting a different […]

November 29, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Seven

Day-to-day, Seedling, Sunflower, Uncategorized

Eli (Hulk), Taylor (Bumblebee), and Hudson (Superman) enjoy a little downtime from superhero heroics and mayhem in order to enjoy a little Hallowe’en camaraderie. This is day Seven of our “Twelve Days of Thanksowe’en”, in which we are posting a different photo from our Hallowe’en party for the last twelve […]

November 29, 2012

A Shout-out to Betty Hart

Activism, Day-to-day, Lavender, Maple, Playground, Seedling, Sunflower

Betty Hart was a friend and mentor for some of us, and what she contributed to our field and to the trajectory of children is among the most “heroic” achievements in science (to quote Lois Bloom and John Mabry). Betty Hart is one of the primary reasons we do what […]

November 28, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Six

Aster, Day-to-day

Grace, radiant as Jasmine, shares a moment with Dad, who was cherishing every aspect of being home on a short leave from deployment in South Carolina and Kuwait. David is a constant reminder for the Astra Day School family of the sacrifices some people make for all of us, the […]

November 27, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Five

Day-to-day, Sunflower

We have lots of great pictures of our “Snap Apple” activity from our Hallowe’en party, but this one sums up the “frenzy” as accurately as any that we have. Here we’ve got a precariously-hatted Pirate Jude, and Hudson’s Superman superpowers somewhat abated by the removal of his cape (it’s only […]

November 26, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Four

Day-to-day, Seedling

Carter, Katy and Lauren play “The Spiderweb Game” as Maggie looks on from behind. This is day Four of our “Twelve Days of Thanksowe’en”, in which we are posting a different photo from our Hallowe’en party for the last twelve days of the November (or so). To play the spiderweb […]

November 23, 2012

Thanksowe’en, Day Two

Day-to-day, Sunflower

Day two of our 12-days-of-Thanksowe’en: Nina, Beckett and Hudson hop for apples! Centuries ago, in Britain, the apples were hung from the ceiling with string. This popular game was known as “Snap-Apple.” We’ve got some pretty competitive “Snap-Applers”! More “Snap-Appling” to come. Another beautiful photo by Dawn Fire. Thanks, Dawn!

November 22, 2012

We give thanks for CUTENESS!

Day-to-day, Maple, Sunflower

Happy Thanksgiving, all! We’re going to post a dozen amazing pictures from our Halloween party over a the next week or so. Think of it as the 12 Days of Thanksowe’en! All photos were taken by the ever-gracious and supportive Dawn Fire, who has been showing up and taking some […]