The students put their hands together under the direction of Melissa, our co-op student and created this beautiful fir tree.

After reading "The Night Tree" by Eve Bunting, in which a family trims a tree in the forest with edible decorations for the forest animals, we decided to decorate our tree with apple prints.

We hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday! See you in the new year!

Olympic fever at Clinton

We all caught olympic fever when one of the torch bearers came for a visit!

Check out the big picture in the display case by the art room!

Latkes and Apple Sauce

Yesterday the students made latkes with our volunteer chef Dale.

They grated potatoes, mixed the ingredients, flipped the latkes and then ate them.

They were delicious!

Here is a recipe if you would like to try to make them at home.

Ingredients

• 2 cups peeled and shredded potatoes
• 1 tablespoon grated onion
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying

Directions

1. Place the potatoes in a cheesecloth and wring, extracting as much moisture as possible.
2. In a medium bowl stir the potatoes, onion, eggs, flour and salt together.
3. In a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until hot. Place large spoonfuls of the potato mixture into the hot oil, pressing down on them to form 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick patties. Brown on one side, turn and brown on the other. Let drain on paper towels. Serve hot!

High Park field trip

Our afternoon field trip to High Park was a success. Students learned about what animals need to do to get ready for winter and then helped them by gathering food and making a "pizza".

We found food for groundhogs, chickadees, chipmunks and grey squirrels.

Although the day was cold it was wonderful to be out tramping in the woods!

Our next trip is in February and we will learn more about how the chickadee survives in the winter.

Pumpkin seeds to pumpkin plants!

Our pumpkin seeds have grown into beautiful pumpkin plants. We have re-potted them into bigger containers and they are happily soaking up the sun on our window sill. We will continue to observe them to see what happens next!