Tales Of A 4-5 Something

Yesterday Owen went with his family to a restaurant to see Epifanio Fuentes and Laurencia Santiago. They are from San Martín Tilcajete in Oaxaca, Mexico. They live in a village and make great wood carvings.  They gather wood and let the pieces tell them what they should be.  The make a lot of armadillos and other animals.  Epifanio carves the wood with a huge machete and lots of small knives. Laurencia takes the carving and adds bright colors and amazing patterns. Some of the pieces are so small they can be earrings and others are so huge that they would sit in a corner on the floor.  We know a lot about the wood carvings because Epifanio and Laurencia came to school last month and we saw a video and watched them do their work. It was a lot of fun to see. - Tim's Homestation     You can learn more about these artists here .

There is a lot to do at recess. There is a play structure, tag, swings, talking with friends, playing capture the flag, or playing soccer. We have been watching a different kind of soccer game that the 4-5 girls and boys have been playing at recess. They call it World Cup. We thought it was interesting so we decided to write about it. It is a very organized game but it doesn't look that way at first. Everyone makes teams. Team Canada says there thing is pizza. They were the first team to score on the first round. One of the other teams is called Cheesed Off. Their mascot is an angry goat. Aidan (a player of team Cheesed Off) is good at soccer and he enjoys it. He plays soccer outside of school on a team called Portland Phoenix. Alexander is also good at soccer and plays on Phoenix with Aidan. Today, the team Blue Raincoats players were Ben and Ben. Their mascot is a hyper bear. Team Brazil was the first team to score in the second round. CC is also a good player and likes ...

Emily Phillips came to school to talk about the Miyake Farm that is just three year olds and is in Freeport, ME. She is the farm manager and helps to grow the animals and the plants. Right now they are making winter shelters for the pigs. The food that comes from the farm is eaten at the restaurants in Portland. There are two restaurants and a new one on the way. The food must be very fresh and very good. The pictures of the food from the restaurants made us hungry! She is busy everyday taking care of the animals and likes what she does. They have American Guinea Hogs, Mangalista Pigs, Dominique Chickens, Quail, and California Giant Rabbits. All together they have 196 animals on just three acres. We thought is was interesting that some of the food given to the animals comes from local orchards and breweries. They have breeder pigs to make more pigs and feeder pigs that are used for food. We also learned that the chickens lay more eggs when it is sunnier out. The people who work at t...