Blooger of the Day: Victoria

"Today at Neighbors' House something funny happened. OK, this is what happened: Well, we were playing Fraction Bingo. And, after the two people won, the game was over. And those people got candy because they won the game. The candy was melted so th teacher put them in the freezer, and then, ten minutes later, the teacher said, 'Who wants their candy?' And, I said, 'I do!' She said, 'OK, I'll get it.' So, she went and got it and she was going to give it to me but she stopped and said, 'You didn't win!' And I said, 'I know!' And we laughed. And that's what happened today."-Victoria

Spinach Vs. Weeds Contest Opens Today!

Know how to tell the difference between the weeds and spinach/lettuce, that are sprouting at Neighbors' House? The first one who can do so, wins a SeedFolks book and a Neighbors' House t-shirt! Hurry! The vegetables depend upon you!

Summer Refresher Interviews

We interviewed each other the first week! Here are some of the questions and answers:
What summer movie do you wish you could star in?
"Up. I'd play the kid."-Alex
"Star Trek. I would be Captain Kirk."-Kyle
What was your favorite class last year? Why?
"Art. You get to draw and make things and it's really creative."-Alex
"Reading. 'Cause it wastes time."-Keion
"Math. I'm really good at it."-Victoria
"Science, 'cause there were many projects."-Serene
"Science. The experiments."-Mila
"Math class, beacuse we played lots of games..."-Marissa
"Social studies, because it is about history."-Anthony
What do you do to celebrate the 4th of July?
"Last year I went to Mexico and missed it, but I had fun in Mexico."-Alex
"Go to Hopkins, eat brats, & watch the fireworks."-Kyle
"Go to Hopkins, grill, & watch the fireworks."-Keion
"Go to my grandma's. My whole family watch's fireworks."-Victoria
"Go to Door County and celebrate with family and have a cookout."-Sarah
"I go to Chicago with my family to watch fireworks at navy Pier."-Marissa
If you had to give Neighbors' House a new name, what would you call it?
"I would call it 'Brain School'."-Alex
"School of Rock."-Kyle
"Community Casa."-Nicole
"Kyle's White House."-Sarah
"I think (NH) is a strange name."-Serene
"We Care Education."-Marissa
"Super Awesome Fun House."-Ruth

Summer Refresher: Marissa

"Today at Neighbors' House we talked about nasty toothpaste flavors, and some of the the things we came up with were really funny and really gross (ed.-flavors that wouldn't make it on the store shelf, like: BBQ; tuna salad; sour cream & onion; garlic; strawberry milk; caviar; orange; etc.) . Then we started reading SeedFolks and it is OK. If I had the choice to keep reading it I would not because it just really is not that interesting to me. I like what we're doing in Neighbors' House. It is very interesting and fun to learn. I also like the people and how they are so nice and funny and how they help me so much and how I am so grateful."

-Marissa

Radishes & Stocking Shelves

On Friday the Summer Refresher crew spent the day weeding the Salvation Army gardens & harvesting radishes! And then we toured the food pantry and stocked shelves. We will be there each Friday. The Salvation Army food pantry on Grove St in DeKalb is looking for volunteers right now! Tho't you might like to know.

"We went to the Salvation Army and helped with their garden and food pantry. We harvested the radishes and strawberries. And at the end we got to take home a box of candy."-Mila

Blogger of the Day: Alex

"Today at Neighbors' House we talked about seeds, this quote about God*, and growing with him. We also did math--fractions. We had to [take] M&Ms candy and count each color. And [then] color each...in pie graphs**(which has more? what's the least?). When we did multiplication in the class we had to fill every square and count it. When we were doing answers I got one wrong of the previous number. Then the other kids got previous numbers wrong. LOL. Sincerely, Alex. Thanks for reading."
*editor-"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, only God can count the apples in a seed." And, the Parable of the Four Soils. Which one are you: closed? careless? crowded? or, cultivated & ready to grow?
**ed.-M&Ms & pie together? Mmm.

We're Melting!

The A/C is still out at NH! Was it 99 degrees yesterday? Drooping students kept up the good work of multiplication and fraction refresher. A couple popsicles helped! Today our good neighbors at the We Care Pregnancy Clinic are letting us meet in their space during the hours they are closed. They put the "We Care" in, well, We Care. Thanks, Katie and staff!

Summer Refresher 2009! Day 1!

We started the 7th annual Summer Refresher on the hottest day of the year! And the air conditioning is broken at NH! That didn't stop us from getting some multiplication enrichment from our instructor Sarah H. Or, stop us from planting spinach, tomatoes, salad greens, cilantro, and some sunflowers (some can grow to 12' tall!). Salad at the end of July? Check back here for daily student blogs!