22 little “Santas” sing their songs!
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Happy Summer Part 6: Monty Moose and Uncle Mike
Oh my goodness… but Monty Moose had such a LOVELY holiday with “Uncle Mike” aka Michael Bublé ! Right now he is just “chilling” after all the excitement… Monty, that is… Uncle Mike is off jet-setting the world again!
Here are some of the outrageous photos of the holiday. It is still incredible to think that such a famous, award-winning singer would have such a fun-loving personality that he would travel with our dear little stuffed moose! It really shows what a “down home” attitude this nice young man has! (Mrs. Boekhout thinks he is just as handsome and hug-able… well, ALMOST… as her OWN handsome, hug-able 32 year old son!)
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- I kind of steal the show with my own version of the song “Crazy Moose”. It’s a Boy Scout classic!!! (Uncle Mike and I both love those old songs!)
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- Uncle Mike and I crooning a test song at the Bob Rock Studio for a new CD.
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- Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Michael Bublé with Monty Moose… having a great time at the upscale “Koi Restaurant” in West Hollywood, L.A. You can see who they are pointing out for the camera!
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- We had a bit of time to spend at some ruins in Rome. (Who ruined them? Not me!)
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- Of course we travel First Class! (I LOVE the special attention… they really know how to spoil a moose!)
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- Uncle Mike and Auntie Lu and I at a stopover in Germany.
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- The paparazzi caught up with us in London when Uncle Mike went to receive an award!
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- We are at Auntie Lu’s favourite restaurant in her homeland of Argentina.
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- I’m on the road again… …de-doo de-doo de-doo de-doo!
You can check out a version of Monty Moose’s Crazy Moose song at:
The Boy Scout Trail
You can visit Uncle Mike at:
http://www.michaelbuble.com/
What song would YOU record
with Michael Bublé?
Surprise Visit from Michael Bublé !
Well, sometimes a Monday morning brings a WHOLE UNEXPECTED SURPRISE! (To quote Fred Penner: What a day, what a day! Full of surprises!) Last week it was the hatching of our first Painted Lady Butterfly. This week it was a quick visit by the ever-so-famous singer, Mr. Michael Bublé and his lovely wife, Luisana! It seems that Michael is quite familar with Nestor school!
Naturally we brought him down to see OUR classroom, and it turns out that they are both a real `animal fans`… Michael knew all about walking stick insects (who would have guessed that!) and Luisana has helped saved thousands of animals by supporting http://www.fundaco.org/. Michael took a turn to hold Spotty, our leopard gecko, and Luisana petted Fluffy, our teddy bear hamster. We showed them our Painted Lady pupas and then took them down to the library, where we have placed our `Butterfly Pavilion`. When Mrs. Boekhout heard that Luisana had never held a butterfly on her finger, she just KNEW that Luisana NEEDED a turn in the butterfly tent. Getting one to land on your finger is not always that easy, so a student went into the tent and helped her! It was very exciting for us alland it was nice that we could give THEM somethingexciting to remember too!
When Michael and Luisana came back to the classroom, we took a group photo. It`s too bad that we didn`t have time to sing them a song, but he`s a pretty busy guy. Naturally we introduced him to Monty Moose, and told him about his world travels. Michael and Monty just seemed to hit it off as buddies right away… but who could believe it when Michael said that it would be great if Monty could go to ROME WITH HIM next week! Wowsers! Monty packed his bag (hahaha!), gave Mrs. B. a very quick kiss, and then headed right out the door with Michael. Mrs. B. still is shaking her head, wondering what happened!
Whew! I hope they get some good photos because we`ll post them on Monty`s website!
Very Special Visitors on PhotoPeach
Where would YOU travel to,
if you could go ANYWHERE in the world
Valentine “Yee-Haa” Dance Fest
It was a true Cowboy Valentine’s Day, complete with the hats, boots, swirly skirts, and some old-fashioned square dancing in the gym! After weeks of practicing our steps, we were finally ready to give those heel-and-toe dances our best shot. Not only did we do the easy dances, but we also did our own versions of “Oh Johnny“, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown“, “Hi Lee Hi Low“, and “Gentle on My Mind“. We did circle right and left, single file, swing, allemande, promenade, do-sa-do, star in the middle and MORE!
The last two dances are Nestor favourites… the chicken dance and the macarena! Thank goodness it was almost lunchtime when we finished. After a few liters of water, we were glad to tuck into our fabulous “friendship fruit salad“. The pink Strawberry ice cream was a coooool delight as well! At the end of the day, we took our near-to-bursting Valentine Pocket Garden off the wall so that we could open up all those Valentines we collected!
Yee-Haa… there may be a few tired cowboys and cowgirls tonight!
Dance Fest – Square Dancing from Nora Boekhout on Vimeo.
Dance Fest – Fun Dances from Nora Boekhout on Vimeo.
Which was your favourite dance?
What was the prettiest, funniest, or sweetest Valentine
that YOU received?
The Maple Man… La Grande Coulée
We had such a special treat today…
the “Maple Man” came to perform at our school!
It was a real coincidence in timing, because Mrs. Boekhout and Monty Moose had just come back from their very first (but very short) trip to Quebec. (They didn’t get to see a Maple farm, but they did get to go dogsledding! That, however, will be in ANOTHER post!)
The Maple Man, René Turmel, is a third generation “Maple Sugar” producer. His Maple tree grove is in Sainte-Marie de Beauce, near Quebec City, Quebec but most of the year he lives in the Okanagan Valley, BC. He travels across Canada sharing some of the traditions and history of French Canadians.
Watch our video to see some of the wonderful learning from this session:
The Maple Man Video
Have you ever eaten “Le tire” (Maple Taffy)?
Has the Maple Man ever been to your school?
Here are some videos of us “in action” with the Maple Man!
1. It was fun learning how sticks and spoons can make rhythms and music!
2. We also learned some fancy dance steps from a wooden puppet!
3. Finally, we got to see the making of “le tire” and EAT SOME! Yum!
Which instrument would you like to play the most…
the spoons, the fiddle, or the accordian?
Year-End Blog… Christmas Activities
It’s hard to believe that the Christmas ‘frenzy’ is already over, and we are on to “Happy New Year”!!! We had a wonderful school-time end to 2011 (can you believe that it will be 2012 when we return to school?)
I have to admit that I felt a lot of nostalgia watching my current students in our videos as I put together our “year-end” blog. It makes me think of a saying that reminds us to treat the “Present” as a “Gift”. When I look at these delightful young children (no where near knowing where their lives will take them) I feel a good deal of happiness knowing that this was one of the “good times” in their school experiences.
Let’s start with a “Pot Pourri” of some of our activities!
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Next comes our “Yule Log” Christmas gift to our families.
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Finally, the “Best of the Best”… the songs from our Christmas Concert!
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