Category: Uncategorized

Our students are learning about the techniques of Alma Thomas, an expressionist painter, a devoted art educator, and the first African American woman to have a solo exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Thomas, who started painting seriously at age 69, was known for her powerful color choices.

We had a wonderful experience volunteering at the Alan Purcell Wayne Animal Shelter.  After the staff showed us what needed to be done, we split up into teams to wash dishes, wipe counters, fold laundry and clean crates.  The cats watched curiously as we swept and mopped the floors.  While we were there, other volunteers fed the animals and cleaned their litter boxes.  It was very exciting to meet a few of the dogs and take them on a long walk. They were very energetic and eager to get some fresh air and exercise. Everyone on the trip agreed that it felt great to help animals who were waiting to find their forever homes.  Thank you so much to the directors of the PAWS program for making this experience possible for us. We hope to go back again soon!

Whether you are making them from scratch or using ready-made dough, cookies are fun to bake. Unless the goal is to make one big cookie, you need to how far apart to space them and how many can fit in a row on the cookie sheet.  The importance of using gloves, setting the correct oven temperature, wearing oven mitts, and allowing the cookies time to cool are just some of the lessons to be learned in the kitchen.  The smell of freshly baked cookies will surely attract many people, so make sure that you have enough to share!