A couple of days ago we went to an Amoskeag Millyard tour. This is a closed down mill. It was put out of business by a strike held by all the workers (in protest against the loss of money which in the first place was quite limited to a small sum of about four dollars per week!). It was also put out of business beacause it started to get hard for the south to get cotton from the south to the north.
It took a while for our family to find a parking space. Even then we had the dilemma of finding the right coins to put in the parking meter. After going through the big production of getting everyone out of the car we finally made it inside the vast building. We paid; then we waited for everyone else in our group get there. After everyone gathered together, the tour guide told us that we would be gathering into small teams made up of two or three in each group. I was teamed up with one of my friends at the Co-Op. Each team got a section, and each team also got a paper instructing them what to find and present to the class. My friend and I were assigned the textile section. We learned a lot in general. We also learned about one girl in particular. One day while working at the mill she saw the steel tipped shuttle running at a speed of around 90 mph. fly off its track and hit someone! This event always upset her to the day she made the invention of a box for the shuttle. The girl made many other inventions such as the flat bottom paper bag that we commonly use today. One of her inventions was stolen! Thankfully she kept careful drawings of the invention and was finally able to get a patent for her invention. We also learned about child labor. One particular job that children commonly got was putting the threads in place for the weaver. My sister, Stella, did a presentation about holidays and festivals. One of our friends at Co-Op joined Stella. We also learned that all the employees got cards telling their name, date of birth, and information such as where they worked in the mill. A marking many cards bore upon the front was the red check indicating the worker had gone on strike! It would be hard to get a job at the mill again if your card bore that mark. After the Great Depression the mill had very few employees, so they were forced to shut down. I think this was a very fun, educational, and entertaining way to present the early days of the Amoskeag Millyard.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
:)End of the Year Program:( By: Stella Age: 10
Hello all!
This is Stella! I am going to write an article about the Co-Op and such stuff! I won't include names/nicknames/pictures-don't worry!
Well, first I am going to tell you a little bit about the Co-Op. I have told you a little bit about it before but I will refresh your memory.
The Co-Op is really a place where homeschoolers can spend time with other homeschool friends.
We have had a fun year there and some nice classes. This has probably been the best year so far for me personally.
So, now, I am going to tell a little bit about the end of the year program.
We have been involved in a program called DI. I have written many articles about that so I won't go into too much detail. DI is a class where we kids can participate in a challenge. We work together as a team and work through a challenge. This year we had a challenge which was called- "You're Gonna Flip!" We had to make a character have a 'flip' from one point of view to another. We also had to make two extra side trips to show our talents. We made a piece of visual art, and wrote a skit.
I will give you an outline of what we did------
Challenge- "You're Gonna Flip"
Preview of Skit- In our skit Maria, (a young girl) doesn't like to brush her teeth. Nobody can convince her to, not even 'Betty Brush Your Teeth' (The Tooth Fairy) ;). That is, until she experiences a change....
Puppet: Betty Brush Your Teeth
Points of View- Doesn't like to brush her teeth -FLIP- Likes to brush her teeth
Way of showing the flip- We did an actual flip- handstand into bridge-stand up
What makes this change- She finds out she has cavities after a weirdo dentist tells her so!
Side trips- Gymnastics and Commercial
Visual Art- Gesture Drawing
We really had an awesome year- three cheers for OUR TEAM MANAGERS!!!!!!
Anyway, we performed this skit at the end of the year program! We really had fun. The chorus sang for us and the graduates got certificates. A piece on the piano was played, and there was a an art show.... OH AND DON'T FORGET THE CAKE!!!
We also got yearbooks. They were excellent and we had our friends sign them. It was a lot of fun!
We are sad at the same time though that this year is over. I am looking forward to next year also.
Finally, I want to say----------
Thanks to all who made the Co-Op and Programs possible- and also----
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THREE CHEERS FOR THE CO-OP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Stella
Age: 10
This is Stella! I am going to write an article about the Co-Op and such stuff! I won't include names/nicknames/pictures-don't worry!
Well, first I am going to tell you a little bit about the Co-Op. I have told you a little bit about it before but I will refresh your memory.
The Co-Op is really a place where homeschoolers can spend time with other homeschool friends.
We have had a fun year there and some nice classes. This has probably been the best year so far for me personally.
So, now, I am going to tell a little bit about the end of the year program.
We have been involved in a program called DI. I have written many articles about that so I won't go into too much detail. DI is a class where we kids can participate in a challenge. We work together as a team and work through a challenge. This year we had a challenge which was called- "You're Gonna Flip!" We had to make a character have a 'flip' from one point of view to another. We also had to make two extra side trips to show our talents. We made a piece of visual art, and wrote a skit.
I will give you an outline of what we did------
Challenge- "You're Gonna Flip"
Preview of Skit- In our skit Maria, (a young girl) doesn't like to brush her teeth. Nobody can convince her to, not even 'Betty Brush Your Teeth' (The Tooth Fairy) ;). That is, until she experiences a change....
Puppet: Betty Brush Your Teeth
Points of View- Doesn't like to brush her teeth -FLIP- Likes to brush her teeth
Way of showing the flip- We did an actual flip- handstand into bridge-stand up
What makes this change- She finds out she has cavities after a weirdo dentist tells her so!
Side trips- Gymnastics and Commercial
Visual Art- Gesture Drawing
We really had an awesome year- three cheers for OUR TEAM MANAGERS!!!!!!
Anyway, we performed this skit at the end of the year program! We really had fun. The chorus sang for us and the graduates got certificates. A piece on the piano was played, and there was a an art show.... OH AND DON'T FORGET THE CAKE!!!
We also got yearbooks. They were excellent and we had our friends sign them. It was a lot of fun!
We are sad at the same time though that this year is over. I am looking forward to next year also.
Finally, I want to say----------
Thanks to all who made the Co-Op and Programs possible- and also----
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THREE CHEERS FOR THE CO-OP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: Stella
Age: 10
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