Odds and Ends

I have been working on a 10 week Poetry class for kids - this is week 2.  Week one was busting the cliché (excessively guilty) and now we are looking at the poetry of music.  Per our favorite chapter book heroine Junie B 1st Grader, we tried our hand at writing our own cinquain, a form of five-line poetry.  Here is what we came up with:

Ruby (1 word title)

Loyal, Snugly (2 describing words)

Running, Chewing, Barking (3 action words)

Friend who loves Ezra (4 words to express a thought/idea)

Dog (1 word synonym)

And here is mine - A tip of my hat to the Masters Thesis...

Chickens
Smelly, conformity
Clucking, pecking, fretting
Deserve to be eaten
Fowl

Now you too can have fun making your own cinquain.

Kinderland is coming down this week.  First erected in 1991 by an all-volunteer team organized by the Junior League of Kingston, the play space will be completely revamped by the ladies of the league and will nicely reflect the historical and cultural legacy of the Catskills/Hudson Valley, in addition to addressing important safety concerns and adding an age-based spatial reconfiguration. Please visit the Rebuild Kinderland site to learn more about how to volunteer during the week of April 22-26.  Jobs are broken down to reflect whatever your skill set is.  Everyone can contribute something to create a great play space.

I forgot to mention...  Kudos to Assemblyman Cahill for voting no on the April Fools budget.  That move takes courage given the recent shake-up in leadership of the Assembly.  Only a few progressives voted with their conscience to take a stand on the budget.  I am often pleasantly surprised by Assemblyman Cahill.  I recently asked one of his staff about a piece of legislation that would allow home schoolers access to extracurricular activities at their home public schools- sports, clubs, etc.  Sure enough, he is a sponsor!