Arts, Environment and the Child: Walking the Wheel of the Seasons

Project Log

Date Hours Activity Total Hours
09/28/05 .5 First meeting of the Harvest Festival (plan) .5
09/29/05 2.5 Look for pumpkins. Gather leaves and flower petals for the Harvest Festival. Went to different stores to search for a nature journal. 3
10/01/05 2.5 Harvest Festival (Luminaries and clean-up) 5.5
10/02/05 2 Trying to figure out Dreamweaver and in-put log hours and reflections. 7
10/05/05 .50 Talked to Mylee about getting involved in the TESC Outreach program for my classroom project. 7.5
10/05/05 .25 First meeting of the Lunar New Year 7.75
10/12/05 2.5 Met w/Lunar New Year group to discuss about grant writing and planning. Brief internet research on what Lunar New Year is about. 10.25
10/18/05 1.5 Searched and brought art supplies for the classroom project (TESC Outreach Program). I bought a ream of white paper and assorted colors of construction paper. This was for the kids in the class to create nature journals of their own. Looking forward to working with the children in this class. 11.75
10/30/05 4 My first class with the children at the TESC Outreach Program. The kids decorated pumpkins and treat bags. Mylee read to the kids about the day of the dead celebration and talked about how different cultures celebrate this event. We went on a nature walk and collected leaves. The kids also made clay-pots. 15.75
10/31/05 1 Bought more art supplies for the classroom at TESCH Outreach Program. This time I bought some markers for them since we're pretty limited w/art supplies for the kids. 16.75
11/05/05 4 Jean and I drove to Rochester to find the Echinacia plant. Jean's friend has a goddess garden with a lot of different medicinal plants, including Echinacia. Pulled the Echinacea plant from the gardent. Harvest and prep. 20.75
11/06/05 3.5 Searched the internet for Lesson plans for classroom project. Talked to one of the teachers that I know from an Elementary School in Lacey. 24.25
11/07/05 3.5 Met w/Lunar NY Group at B Cafe. Went to library to view Chinese New Year video. 27.75
11/09/05 2 Met w/Lunar NY Group in class and after class. 29.75
11/11/05 4 Input hours in project log and reflections. 33.75
11/13/05 3.5 TESC Outreach Program-took the kids to the Painted Word Workshop 37.25
11/14/05 2 Meet w/Lunar NY Group. First meeting w/Grace (Hirsh has invited her to our meetings)

39.25

11/15/05 1 Internet research on Lunar NY 40.25
11/16/05 .5 Help Hirsh tear papers for the Painted Word workshop before class started 40.75
11/21/05 3 Meet w/Lunar NY Group at the clubside cafe 43.75
11/26/05 6.5 Went to China town to research more about Lunar NY and purchase red fabric for the presentation (costume and dragon) 50.25
11/27/05 2.5 Gathered supplies for the picture frame and painting for Painted Word exhibit on Wed. 52.75
11/28/05 3 Meet w/Lunar NY Group - cut fabric for costume and dragon 55.75
12/02/05 4 Input log hours and meet w/Lunar NY Group. Finalize our presentation 59.75
       
       
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