Thursday, February 4, 2010

Expectation & Enchantment

Snow Days: Not Just for Students

Over the last three months the mid-atlantic and south have seen some of the largest snow storms in recent memory. Of course, all of this is child's play to our friends in Minnesota, but we're still proud of our accumulation thus far in 2009-2010. While the snow can create major issues for traffic, work, and government budgets, it is something students and teachers keep a keen eye on because of the potential for snow days.

The expectation of snow days can be as exciting as the expectation a child feels on Christmas Eve. When snow does come and blankets streets, trees, and bushes silencing the "white" noise of our neighborhoods, the enchantment with the beauty and power of nature sprouts and spreads through our souls. Children experience a direct connection with nature that (in our urban context) is lacking. A natural serenity envelops adults like the snow envelops evrything below it.

Tonight we will fall asleep (with our pajamas turned inside out and a slight sweat from the snow dance we just completed) and dream in different shades of white. Our expectation is that we will get a free day - a snow day. We hope enchantment will greet us when we awake.

9 comments:

  1. I hope there is a snow day! It is suppoosed to snow 2 ft!!

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  2. I will wear my pajamas inside out and backwards. I really hope we have off school, so everyone can have a break from working so hard. this is spossed to be bigger than the last big snow!

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  3. if we have a big snowday, everyone will be so happy. WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS INSIDE OUT, THROW A PENNY OUT THE WINDOW, PUT A SPOON AND A COTTENBALL UNDER YOUR PILLOW, DO THE SNOWDANCE, AND DO EVERYTHING!

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  4. Well said, Dean Skeen. Bring on the enchantment!

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  5. Who choses if it's a snowday or not? I hope its Mrs. Kamp cuz she said definetly a snowday!!! :)

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  6. Yur blog is my homepage! I love to read about how to earn points and follow the dress code. Thanks for making it!

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  7. I love your blog and so does Erica, it is our homepage online! We read it whenever we have freetime. I really like what you wrote about the snow! I LOVE SNOW DAYS!! Does Mr. Martire always choose for both schools? If someone else chooses for tomarrow i want to know, please.

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  8. I think the pic of the cute snow is a great addition to the interesting paragraph u wrote about the snow! I LOVE SNOW!! IS it a snow day? please be a snow day!!

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  9. YAY!! NO SCHOOL!! :) KIDS = HAVE FUN, MR SKEEN/TEACHERS = RELAX

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