Letter Writing Unit

Simon's class did a persuasive letter writing unit back in February.  We just got the writing home.  I thought I'd share a few with you.

First his list of possible things to write about.




An early letter.

Things that really bother him.

 

And what really matters most.

 

Super-Fun Day

We went to Great Adventure for the first time this  season.  It was a great day.  It was almost a horrible day too.  We went to ride Simon's favorite roller coaster, Runaway mine train, we waited on line, got on the ride, and then it brooke and we had to get off.  So sad.  But we all rallied and ended up with so much happiness.

Here's Simon on the Swashbuckler- otherwise known as the barf ride.



Here is on the Buccaneer- a ride that he loved at ages 3 and 4 was terrified of at ages 5 and 6 and has now re-conquered.

We then survived some very cold rain which turned out to be great because lots of people left the park.  We rode Runaway Mine Train after that, then a bigger coaster called Rolling Thunder and then…. Drum roll….  Simon wanted to ride El Toro.  It is one of the most famous wooden coasters in the world with a 76 degree, 176 foot drop that reaches 70 miles an hour.

And yes, Simon asked to ride it again.  and would have ridden it yet again if we didn't insist that we go home.

 

Two Oranges

We had two oranges.  Iva really wanted to eat one.

 Simon really likes the parsely in salt water.  And yes, there is some green dye in his hair.  He asked what the Passover color was.  We didn't know.

Too cute!  They didn't peek and then had trouble finding the afikomen.

I wasn't alowed to use flash photography- but I love this picture of the show Simon and Iva put on.

 

Finally- Some Pictures! At The Zoo

We took a lovely trip to the Bronx zoo.  We brought along Simon's friend Phoebe.

What better way to start our trip than closely examine the map.


We did see lots of animals, but you'll just have to trust us- we do have photographic evidence of the carousel ride.

Phoebe liked the goats very much but certainly DID NOT want spit on her hands.

Simon thought the spit was pretty great.

We saw an amazing display!  Simon and Phoebe fully understood that this was mating behavior and were rooting for the Peahen nearby to marry the Peacock.

We also took in the 4D movie.  It was too scary.  Simon and I left part way through.  Sigh.  Why do people think children want to be scared?

 

New Vic Fun!

We went to see Bello (on the right) at the New Victory theater today.  He is probably the best clown in the US and one of the best in the world.  Mama was very happy.