As part of our Ky. Junior Historical Society Club meeting on Friday Feb. 12 we made the base of Salt dough maps of Ky. that the children will complete as one of their projects for our Spring Fling Fair. We also made Old Talbott Tavern Corn Fritters. The Tavern has been in operation since the 1700s and said to be the oldest stage coach stop to the west. Several figures from history are purported to have lodged and dined at the tavern including a young Abe Lincoln and his family, George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, exiled French King Louis Phillipe and Jesse James. Old Talbott Tavern is located in historic Bardstown on Court Square. Following is their recipe for corn fritters from the cookbook, Dining in Historic Ky. vol. 2, pg.119
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup whole kernel corn, drained
milk (we used soy)
oil for frying (we used canola)
powdered sugar
In a bowl mix ingredients, using just enough milk to moisten. Batter should be stiff. Drop by tablespoonfuls into hot oil. Fry to a golden brown. Roll in powdered sugar and serve warm
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Dinosaurs: The Big Picture Field Trip - March 9
Dinosaurs: The Big Picture Field Trip
K.E.E.N has scheduled a field trip to "Dinosaurs: The Big Picture" at the Community Arts Center in Danville, KY. Their web site is http://www.communityartscenter.net/dino for more information.
Date: March 9, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Community Arts Center
401 West Main Street, Danville, KY
Cost: $2.50 per person
Please sign up in the database section of our yahoo group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kyeducationalenrichmentnetwork/
A few notes before you arrive:
ART STATIONS
Students will be divided among various interactive arts stations, including sketching, sculpting and writing exercises. Please have children dress appropriately… some activities could be messy!
STUDENT WORK SELECTIONS
At the end of your visit, please take a few minutes to select two pieces of student work from your group (label with name, age, grade, and school). Please leave these at the front desk for possible inclusion in The Danville Advocate-Messenger. Each Sunday, a selection of submitted pieces from the preceding two weeks will be featured. (If you would like your students’ selections returned, please indicate this to the CAC Education Coordinator)
GIFT SHOP
Our gift shop will be stocked with all things dinosaur! Your students may consider bringing some spending money for souvenirs. Many items will be an affordable price range for visiting students.
LESSON PLANS
Please be reminded that lesson plans relating to this exhibit may be downloaded from www.communityartscenter.net/dino. These plans are designed for students in grades K-5 and meet Kentucky Core Content requirements for Arts & Humanities and Science.
If you have any questions, please email Tammy at tvance_emp@msn.com.
We look forward to seeing you!
K.E.E.N has scheduled a field trip to "Dinosaurs: The Big Picture" at the Community Arts Center in Danville, KY. Their web site is http://www.communityartscenter.net/dino for more information.
Date: March 9, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Community Arts Center
401 West Main Street, Danville, KY
Cost: $2.50 per person
Please sign up in the database section of our yahoo group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kyeducationalenrichmentnetwork/
A few notes before you arrive:
ART STATIONS
Students will be divided among various interactive arts stations, including sketching, sculpting and writing exercises. Please have children dress appropriately… some activities could be messy!
STUDENT WORK SELECTIONS
At the end of your visit, please take a few minutes to select two pieces of student work from your group (label with name, age, grade, and school). Please leave these at the front desk for possible inclusion in The Danville Advocate-Messenger. Each Sunday, a selection of submitted pieces from the preceding two weeks will be featured. (If you would like your students’ selections returned, please indicate this to the CAC Education Coordinator)
GIFT SHOP
Our gift shop will be stocked with all things dinosaur! Your students may consider bringing some spending money for souvenirs. Many items will be an affordable price range for visiting students.
LESSON PLANS
Please be reminded that lesson plans relating to this exhibit may be downloaded from www.communityartscenter.net/dino. These plans are designed for students in grades K-5 and meet Kentucky Core Content requirements for Arts & Humanities and Science.
If you have any questions, please email Tammy at tvance_emp@msn.com.
We look forward to seeing you!
Farmington Field Trip Feb. 24
K.E.E.N's History Hounds, our Ky. Junior Historical Society club, has scheduled a field trip to Farmington Plantation in Louisville. Everyone is invited!
Date: Feb 24
Time:10:30 a.m
Location: Farmington Plantation, 3033 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40205
Cost: 3.00 per person / 5 and under are free
Please sign up in the database section of our yahoo group site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kyeducationalenrichmentnetwork/
or email Tammy at tvance_emp@msn.com or Rachel at nipperrachel@yahoo.com
We are scheduled for the "Daily Life Tour" and each student will make a corn husk doll to take home as well.
You may visit the website for printable teacher packets to use in your home-school prior to our visit.
http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/teacherpack.html
Information about the Daily Life tour from their website:
An hour program that includes the upcoming exhibit: Lincoln and Farmington: An Enduring Friendship and a tour of the museum house and grounds. The focus is on early 19th century life and how it differs from life today. Students will be introduced to fascinating but obsolete artifacts of daily life including chamber pots, bathing tubs, spider skillets, candle-snuffers, slates, quill pens, trundle-beds with shuck mattresses, bed tighteners and sugar cones.
I encourage each of you to visit the website http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/house.html
for more information on this historic location.
Date: Feb 24
Time:10:30 a.m
Location: Farmington Plantation, 3033 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, Ky. 40205
Cost: 3.00 per person / 5 and under are free
Please sign up in the database section of our yahoo group site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kyeducationalenrichmentnetwork/
or email Tammy at tvance_emp@msn.com or Rachel at nipperrachel@yahoo.com
We are scheduled for the "Daily Life Tour" and each student will make a corn husk doll to take home as well.
You may visit the website for printable teacher packets to use in your home-school prior to our visit.
http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/teacherpack.html
Information about the Daily Life tour from their website:
An hour program that includes the upcoming exhibit: Lincoln and Farmington: An Enduring Friendship and a tour of the museum house and grounds. The focus is on early 19th century life and how it differs from life today. Students will be introduced to fascinating but obsolete artifacts of daily life including chamber pots, bathing tubs, spider skillets, candle-snuffers, slates, quill pens, trundle-beds with shuck mattresses, bed tighteners and sugar cones.
I encourage each of you to visit the website http://www.historichomes.org/farmington/house.html
for more information on this historic location.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
A Great Start...
Friday was the first day of the
K.E.E.N. spring co-op session.
All the kids...and parents...seemed genuinely happy to see each other again.
This sessions schedule...
Passport to Art (Art & Geography),
Green Science,
Green Science,
Intro to Japan,
History of the Middle Ages Pt.2
History of the Middle Ages Pt.2
and for the PreK-1 crowd...
Storytime Literature,
Hooked on Art, Animal Science
The kids who took History of the Middle Ages last session brought some really cool projects to share...they educated and entertained us with costumes, stories, food, models, and unending wit.
It was a great day!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Newport Aquarium
When we were done visiting the "sharks house" we stopped by Bob Evans and used the free kids meal coupons they gave us with our admission.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Co-Op Spring Semester begins Feb. 5
K.E.E.N. Co-operative Spring Schedule – 2010
February 5, 12, 26 No Co-op Feb. 19
March 5, 12, 26 No Co-op Mar. 19
We are planning a Fair Day on April 16 to show off artwork, science projects, history projects, etc. This may be accompanied by a potluck lunch similar to the one that ended the fall semester.
Schedule
PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN SCHEDULE & CLASS FEES IN RED
New invoices will be sent to all families registered for this semester. Payment will be due on Feb. 5.
10-11 a.m.
Storytime Literature Teacher: Kristin Allen
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
A study of children's classics and related activities to promote analytical thinking skills and to enhance the experience of the book.
Passport to Art Teacher: Regina Wink-Swinford
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $10
Co-op students will have an opportunity to learn more about various countries of the world and their folk art. In each class students will learn about a country, take brief notes about it and then try out an art project. Some of the countries and areas to be explored will be China, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Ghana and Australia. Different art projects will be offered for early elementary and upper elementary/middle school students. Students will be asked to bring a basic art kit to class each week (supply list will be provided). Other art materials will be provided through class fee.
11a.m. -12 p.m.
Hooked on Art Teacher: Jeannie Gambill
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
A study of different types of art media with hands on projects designed to develop fine motor skills and creative through the study of various art forms.
Green Science Teacher: Tammy Vance
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $7.50
Meeting Dates: February 12, March 5, 26
In this class students will learn what items can be reduced, reused, and recycled. Students will learn about renewable resources and nonrenewable resources. The students will become familiar with popular attitudes toward recycling and the practice of recycling in the community. We will also plan a field trip to a recycling plant. The children will understand that they can reuse materials and reduce the amount of waste that is produced. We will have crafts for the students and they will have projects due for the end of the semester.
Exploring Japan & Japanese Culture Teacher: Rachel Nipper
Ages: Through Middle School Cost:$7.50
Meeting Dates: February 5, 26, March 12
We will explore Japan through hands on activities each week. Topics will include: Japan Overview, Daily Life, Foods, Language and Games, Festivals and Celebrations
12-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-2 p.m.
Animal Science Teacher: Juanita Butts
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
Our kindergarten science class will focus on animals this semester. We will be learning about lizards and snakes with lap books and hands on experiences. We will have room for a few other animal studies. We will decide those together at the beginning of the semester.
History of the Middle Ages Teacher: Jeannie Gambill
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $12.50 per family - plus cost of book/no additional for returning students
A continuation of the study of the Middle Ages using Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World, vol. 2.
2-3 p.m.
Jr. KY Historical Society Teacher: Rachel Nipper
Ages: All Cost: $3 new students
Meeting Dates: February 12, March 5, 26
This club will study KY history through club meetings, field trips, and participation in the State KY Historical Society conference.
Additional Opportunities
We will be scheduling the following group field trips:
Frazier International History Museum Louisville, KY
(Homeschool Day workshops are full, so we have decided to schedule a separate trip on a weekday that won’t be as crowded.)
http://www.frazierm useum.org/
Dinosaurs: The Big Picture Danville, KY
http://www.communit yartscenter. net/dino
We encourage any of our families to suggest or organize opportunities for our kids to move!! Want to go bowling? Hike the trail at the Arboretum or Great Crossing? Skate? Post the suggestion!! Please!!
February 5, 12, 26 No Co-op Feb. 19
March 5, 12, 26 No Co-op Mar. 19
We are planning a Fair Day on April 16 to show off artwork, science projects, history projects, etc. This may be accompanied by a potluck lunch similar to the one that ended the fall semester.
Schedule
PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN SCHEDULE & CLASS FEES IN RED
New invoices will be sent to all families registered for this semester. Payment will be due on Feb. 5.
10-11 a.m.
Storytime Literature Teacher: Kristin Allen
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
A study of children's classics and related activities to promote analytical thinking skills and to enhance the experience of the book.
Passport to Art Teacher: Regina Wink-Swinford
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $10
Co-op students will have an opportunity to learn more about various countries of the world and their folk art. In each class students will learn about a country, take brief notes about it and then try out an art project. Some of the countries and areas to be explored will be China, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Ghana and Australia. Different art projects will be offered for early elementary and upper elementary/middle school students. Students will be asked to bring a basic art kit to class each week (supply list will be provided). Other art materials will be provided through class fee.
11a.m. -12 p.m.
Hooked on Art Teacher: Jeannie Gambill
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
A study of different types of art media with hands on projects designed to develop fine motor skills and creative through the study of various art forms.
Green Science Teacher: Tammy Vance
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $7.50
Meeting Dates: February 12, March 5, 26
In this class students will learn what items can be reduced, reused, and recycled. Students will learn about renewable resources and nonrenewable resources. The students will become familiar with popular attitudes toward recycling and the practice of recycling in the community. We will also plan a field trip to a recycling plant. The children will understand that they can reuse materials and reduce the amount of waste that is produced. We will have crafts for the students and they will have projects due for the end of the semester.
Exploring Japan & Japanese Culture Teacher: Rachel Nipper
Ages: Through Middle School Cost:$7.50
Meeting Dates: February 5, 26, March 12
We will explore Japan through hands on activities each week. Topics will include: Japan Overview, Daily Life, Foods, Language and Games, Festivals and Celebrations
12-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-2 p.m.
Animal Science Teacher: Juanita Butts
Ages: Preschool/Kindergar ten Cost: $5
Our kindergarten science class will focus on animals this semester. We will be learning about lizards and snakes with lap books and hands on experiences. We will have room for a few other animal studies. We will decide those together at the beginning of the semester.
History of the Middle Ages Teacher: Jeannie Gambill
Ages: Through Middle School Cost: $12.50 per family - plus cost of book/no additional for returning students
A continuation of the study of the Middle Ages using Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World, vol. 2.
2-3 p.m.
Jr. KY Historical Society Teacher: Rachel Nipper
Ages: All Cost: $3 new students
Meeting Dates: February 12, March 5, 26
This club will study KY history through club meetings, field trips, and participation in the State KY Historical Society conference.
Additional Opportunities
We will be scheduling the following group field trips:
Frazier International History Museum Louisville, KY
(Homeschool Day workshops are full, so we have decided to schedule a separate trip on a weekday that won’t be as crowded.)
http://www.frazierm useum.org/
Dinosaurs: The Big Picture Danville, KY
http://www.communit yartscenter. net/dino
We encourage any of our families to suggest or organize opportunities for our kids to move!! Want to go bowling? Hike the trail at the Arboretum or Great Crossing? Skate? Post the suggestion!! Please!!
Newport Aquarium Trip this FRIDAY
http://www.newportaquarium.com/guestinfo.cfm
It's Winter Family Days at the Newport Aquarium!! 2 kids FREE with each adult ticket purchased (reg. 22.00) PLUS receive a coupon for FREE kid's meal at Bob Evan's.
We will meet at the Aquarium at 10:00 and then eat at Bob Evan's on the way home (The Union exit). You may want to bring a little extra cash for snacks from Sharkey's cafe as we tend to take our time and it may be 1:00 or 2:00 before we eat lunch. Sign up in the database so we know how many to expect (or email me @nipperrachel@yahoo.com) and also match us up for getting kids in free. (for example, I have one child so I can enter with another from a family who has 3 or more).
Children 2 and under are free
It's Winter Family Days at the Newport Aquarium!! 2 kids FREE with each adult ticket purchased (reg. 22.00) PLUS receive a coupon for FREE kid's meal at Bob Evan's.
We will meet at the Aquarium at 10:00 and then eat at Bob Evan's on the way home (The Union exit). You may want to bring a little extra cash for snacks from Sharkey's cafe as we tend to take our time and it may be 1:00 or 2:00 before we eat lunch. Sign up in the database so we know how many to expect (or email me @nipperrachel@yahoo.com) and also match us up for getting kids in free. (for example, I have one child so I can enter with another from a family who has 3 or more).
Children 2 and under are free
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