100 Days of School Celebration

In Kindergarten, counting up to 100 Days of School is a very big deal.
100 stickers on a hat, 10 groups of 10 snack treats in 10 paper cups
 to mix together in a 100 Days snack, 10 sets of 10 different exercises to
focus our energy, poems, songs, books, a necklace with 10 groups of 10 fruit loops.
(It is really hard not to eat them while counting.)
A picture is worth a thousand words and these smiling faces tell a story.
Enjoy some of our 100 Days of School projects.
Thank you for making this possible for ALL of the
Kindergarteners at Maxfield on this day of celebration.

Thank you.

A Real Snow... 1, 2, 3, Snow People!

Finally, a snow that would pack (and then melt quickly) but we jumped at the opportunity, with wonderful snow pants, warm waterproof mittens and warm boots we went to work (and play!)

We packed, rolled, stacked, built, laughed and looked on with a sense of pride and accomplishment.  Thank you for your support.  Thank you for making this possible.

Gingerbread House Extravaganza 2011

After two weeks of reading every Gingerbread book we could get our hands on, connecting the Gingerbread to every area of academics, creating nearly every craft we could find connected to the gingerbread stories, and retelling the Gingerbread stories over and over, we celebrated with our annual Gingerbread house building extravaganza.  Here are just a few examples the fun we had:

Should I stick on my house or pop it in my mouth?'

So, you pick this up and stick it like this. Make sure you have a lot of frosting!

I'm ready to start decorating... I like the frosting.

Thank you for supporting students at Maxfield as they learn and celebrate their learning.

2011 Nettie & Friends Opening Reception at the Egg AND I East, Saint Paul

It was a dark and stormy night, and STILL friends came out to support Nettie & Friends and Maxfield School at the Opening Reception on Saturday, December 3, 2011.   Thank you all.  It was a fun evening. 
Remember, the sale continues through the month of December at the Egg And I.  Come on over for breakfast or lunch - - do some shopping -- do some good.

Ta Da! A Fireplace is built, the Nettie & Friends Sale is OPEN for business

With a bevy of devoted volunteers, we take a bare wall and build a fireplace in an afternoon.

Thank you for bringing tall ladders and a willing spirit to turn 

a wall into a warm inviting space for Nettie & Friends to 

show off their wares to sell to benefit Maxfield School in St. Paul.

We're ready for business! 

Thank you one and all for your support.

Thank you to the Egg and I for their willingness to host this annual event.

I hope to see you all at the Opening Reception.

Nettie

Fundraising Show and Sale to Support Maxfield School Opens in December

Getting Organized

Thank you to all of the 'friends' who joined us for breakfast on Saturday, October 29 at the Egg and I.  We gathered some unique and wonderful items for the sale and show in December.  

Wow.  There's a lot of talent out in the world.  Here's a sneak peak:

This is the cutest child's cooking set.  Oh, my.

There  are many other items, and as soon as I get photos, 

you can rest assured they will be posted here.

In the meantime, I spent part of my Sunday doing a little production work:

Reusable sandwich bags... yes, they are big enough for a couple of slices of bread.

They are colorful, fun and reusable.  They come in sandwich and snack sizes.

They are lined with rip-stop nylon you can wipe clean, or machine wash and dry.