Miss Cong's Classes: Week 2

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Week 2

We have uploaded all of the pictures from Week 1, and Week 2 is going up as we speak! Be sure to download and save any that you like.

The Fancy Nancies began the week by reading Fancy Nancy: Tea for Two, in which Nancy and her friend Bree have a little tiff over tea. We made fancy butterfly fans and placemats to prepare for our Fancy Friday tea. The girls made their own special tea sandwiches and decorated cookies to enjoy with lemon iced tea.

The All American Girls learned about the Great Depression through the story of Kit Kittredge. When her dad loses his car dealership, her family has to pull together to earn enough money to keep their house. I still owed the girls potato pancakes from the previous week, so we had those on Monday. Everyone made paper lanterns to hang up for our garden party (Kit's mom is part of a garden club) and we enjoyed club sandwiches, chocolate cupcake, and lemonade.

In Camp American Girl, we read about Nikki, a girl who just can't say no, even when her mom asks her to train a guide dog. She lives on a ranch in Colorado, where her parents raise pigs. Everyone made a doll-sized paper tiara and on Friday, we had BLT sandwiches (since Nikki's family has a pig farm) and dessert with strawberry lemonade.

Finally, Book Cooks completed week two by learning to make deliciously plain vanilla buttercream frosting for Cupcake and then helping him out by adding sprinkles and other toppings (!), then we served up some revolting mudburgers like the centipede ate in James and the Giant Peach. On Thursday we learned that George Washington's Breakfast consisted of three small hoecakes with honey and three cups of tea, and on Friday, Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop and made a big banana split!

We are having a busy time at summer school, but it's halfway done already!

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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!)"