Josh's class presentation and my wheel

Today is my birthday, (I'm up late shopping for ceramic supplies, so I figure I had better blog about it too), and I have a wonderful used kiln that is PERFECT! Today I set it up, I cut out one of the shelves in my studio, kicked my sweet boys out of their little hide-out space, and made my art room into a full pottery studio! Is there a better birthday gift out there?

Earlier this week, Josh's class had their Science Project Presentation. They spent weeks as a class, working on a science project to see how mold grows, and where it grows best. They learned the "scientific method" and put it into practice. Way to go kindergartners! Seriously....I can't say enough about his school, it's the best!

This is the board with all the "clubs" and their members. Josh is so proud, he made it into the "200 club" earlier this month. That's when they know how to count to 200 by 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's, and 25's. He was SO proud. Next he is working on getting into the "golden key club" where they have to know all their irregular vowels, digraphs, etc.

He LOVES his school so much, and is always so proud to have us visit. (like any student, until they hit 6th grade)

This video is longer than I had planned. I tried to video just him, but I started too soon. It's hard to hear the kids, but they are giving their oral presentation of the science project. Each table tested a different hypothesis, wrote out reports and graphs, and then each student memorized a portion of the report for this presentation. The video is so shaky, I'm sorry.....but I couldn't help it! It was all I could do to control the chuckles after hearing so many 6 yr olds say "hypothesis", some with the cutest lisps!