Spring is Here!

Our garden is in the beginning stages of being planted! As you drive in, look to see what is going on or take a quick walk out front. The raspberry bushes have grown -- hopefully this summer we will have a good crop!

Dan Rundberg, father of a student at Cobblestone, led the first floor in a garden ceremony several weeks ago. Here are some pictures of that morning.

The following is from Mary, Dan's wife & Grace's mother:

Dan (and Grace)are Haudenosaunee, which means “People of the longhouse”. Another name is Iroquois (a French word translated “bark eaters”). Dan prefers Haudenosaunee:) He is Cayuga (one of the six nations within Haudenosaunee confederacy). Grace’s Cayuga name is Ohwenjadeyo which means “beautiful earth”, nurturer of all things.

Dan gave a very brief Thanksgiving address. Giving thanks to Creator for the earth, corn, beans, squash, rain, sun and all things. He played the water drum and sang Cayuga social songs.

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help us plan our Spring Garden. February meeting in the works, we will post information as soon as it comes available. Interested? Email: aimeekwood@gmail.com.

Next School Garden Meeting

Hello Team,
A couple weeks ago we cleaned up the beds with Nikki , Christy and Barb, the only thing left to do is to cut back the raspberries (which I can do when it is not too cold in the next few days). We planted some sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) and daffodils in front of the school windows. The harvest fire was great!

We plan on meeting on January 12th at 2:45 in Christy's room on the first floor, this way children coming along can play and we can talk. After school care is also available if you call by 12;00.

We just got a seed donation from Abundance. Thank you Abundance Cooperative!

Thanks to all of us on the garden team, Sharon, Mary Jo and everyone else who helped make this season happen, and looking forward to starting the next one!
Have a nice holiday season,
ZSuzsa

Cobblestone's Harvest Fire

More Harvest Fire Pictures

Harvest Fire

From Christy (first floor teacher): The weather was beautiful, our kettle of apple cider warmed over the fire and the children were dressed in capes, crowns, and gnome hats. We gave thanks to the community for the work put into the harvest, and honored the sun, rain, and wind for their contributions. Teachers and parents were dressed in their autumn finest, bedecked in leaf crowns, and we all shared a delicious meal of stone soup, cider bread, and warm cider. The lower middle grades prepared the soup, cider bread, and warm cider, I was served the stone, and we danced around the fire with folk dancer Carol Gayeski. The children participated in various activities: Chopping and sawing wood, getting their faces painted, spinning on a spinning wheel with third floor parent Lisa Gwinner, and they played with old fashioned hoola hoops and horse reins.

Many Fall Activities at Cobblestone School!