Miss Cong's Classes: Week Three!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Week Three!

Sorry to have been so behind on my blogging! It's been a busy week for everyone, so just a quick wrap-up before we head into the final week.

The first years at Hogwarts wrote letters and sent them by owl for the first time, looked into the Mirror of Erised to see their dearest desires, and made synthetic troll boogers. Some of the first years helped Sydney D. to celebrate her 7th birthday! By the way, a certain professor we all know and love was spotted watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in the same theatre as Sydney D. and Ian M. on Friday!

Second years had an equally thrilling week in Care of Magical Creatures. We just completed a Dragonology unit. Each student wrote a letter to Dr. Drake requesting to adopt a dragon egg. Once the requests were approved, Dr. Drake sent the eggs to me to be distributed. Students enchanted each egg to become the type of dragon they hope to raise. Will it be a Hungarian Horntail? A Norwegian Ridgeback? A Chinese Fireball? Only time will tell, as it takes 3 years on hot coals to hatch a dragon egg!

Finally, Book Cooks have been slaving away over hot griddles and burners to learn delicious dishes to share with their families! We enjoyed recipes such as: Green Eggs and Ham from the Dr. Seuss classic, Mudburgers from James and the Giant Peach, Hoecakes from George Washington's Breakfast, Stone Soup, and Fried Rice from Everybody Cooks Rice.

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Testimonials

"This is so lovely for you to take the time to write this blog. Thank you very much for all of the extra time you are putting in. "
"Thanks for posting photos of the class on your blog! It's really fun to scroll through and find photos of [my son] having fun cooking and tasting all sorts of yummy dishes. We don't usually get a chance to meet the summer school teachers so this is an awesome way for you to share what goes on in class. [He] is enjoying himself. I love the concept for the class and think it's a great way to read, cook, and share."
"Thanks so much Miss Cong, we will follow along with your blog and we hope you're doing these courses next year, [my daughter] will be one of the first to sign up!"
"I just wanted to thank you SO much for making Book Cooks such a fun class for my twins. They loved being able to cook real food for themselves, and our whole family loved being able to follow along with your blog and photos. Thanks for taking the time to make this an experience we could all share."
"I just wanted to drop a line and say thank you so much for a wonderful summer!!! Both [daughters] had the BEST time in your Hogwarts class. They came home every day so excited to talk about what they'd done - and it was all so creative! So I know you must have put a great deal of time, thought and energy into planning it."
"My daughter [name omitted] was in two of your classes this summer, and I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how much I appreciate the experiences you provided for her each day. She came home excited about each new thing that you did with the kids, whether making hoecakes or butterbeer! And she is generally hard to impress...jaded for her age due to two (also jaded) teenage siblings. So I know that she really had a wonderful time in your classes. I also wanted to tell you how impressed I was with the amount of work -- in terms of preparation and gathering materials -- that you put into each class. And the attention to detail...wow! Thank you for going above and beyond to give the kids a fabulous and truly unforgettable summer experience!"
"I've been wanting to tell you how much my boys love your classes! It's the first thing they talk about when they see me each afternoon. Very cool."
"What a class you must be teaching - [names omitted] both came home so excited and talked about their Hogwarts class for half an hour! Thank you for all of your hard work and creativity."
"I spoke with a mom yesterday who unsolicited offered up terrific and unsolicited praise of you and your classes."
"Just a quick note to let you know how popular your classes are! We have already filled your third period Hogwarts class (in fact, yours was among the first class to fill during last week’s live registration!)"