It takes a village....(to paint a portable)

Here we are at the end of the school year and we wish to thank all of those who came out in heat and cold to help beautify the campus and help teach the kids a little more about the native Texas trees.  The painting of the Live Oak is almost complete, and it's a treat to see the branches unfold as the many volunteers paint them on. This weekend Margaret Menicucci, Katherine Altenbaugh, David Lynch, Elizabeth Alford, Tina Landry, Cynthia Breed, Brenda and Thad Henry, and Juliee Beyt worked together like a well-oiled machine, almost finishing the painting for the season.  We hope you'll join us in the fall to see the the *new* Pecan portable unfold, and come out to share in making our campus a more beautiful place.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157624163312014/show/

West end is done!

We had a breezy day to wrap up the west end while the kids played, and found, after many frustrating days of bleeding paint, a new trick to keep the paint from bleeding! This portable has a bumpier surface than the rest have, and the paint has bled through the application tape, needing lots of touch-up.  A lucky experiemnt found a much stickier masking tape to the rescue, and no more bleeding! Baron, Elizabeth, Frances, David, Juliee, Wendy, and Kathy Altenbaugh were pleased to pull off that tape and see how clean the edges were. Take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157623995647977/show/Thanks to everyone for the great day and a beautiful wrap-up for the West end!

Northside tree looks good!

After a rainy start, a great and talented crew got to work on the Northeast corner of Live Oak and put some lovely leaves on the branches, really bringing that tree to life! Thanks to Kerren Campa, Stephanie Wilson, Elizabeth Alford, Margaret and Hannah Menicucci, Wendy Dunnam Tita and Frances Brooks for 'leafing' out the tree today!

We got some great weather and a terrific start this weekend on the Live Oak thanks to a wonderful group! It's wonderful to see the canopy of the tree emerge on the sides of the building and under the shade of the little Live Oak grove while the children played all around us.  Come on out next Saturday, May 8th (8 am-5) and we'll finish putting 'leaves' on these trees....and take a look at the progress so far when you are at the school.  To see this terrific group of parents and neighbors at the task, take a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubilee88/sets/72157623902381115/show/

And thanks to Michelle Dike, IsabelleChen, Lory Marceau, Bridget Harris, Pam Power, Heather Lonsdale, Holly Eaton, Diana Wheeler, Margaret & Hannah Menicucci, Carmen Arellano, Nadene Morning, Shelly Russell, Frances Brooks,

Wendy Dunnam Tita, Elizabeth & Michael Young, & Stephanie & Baron Wilson, David Lynch & Juliee Beyt

LIVE OAK...drawn and ready to paint!

Parents? Painting? Portables?....yes! It’s true, we are happy to say that there is yet another opportunity to join your friends and make new ones while we take some time out of our always busy schedules to stand under the Oak trees and paint images of their shadows on the side of the portable by the kinder playground...nestled under the canopy of the oaks (the Scores portable). Go take a look...the drawings are already up on the walls! sky blue….you may think that your aren’t artistic and so you will leave this job to others…Stephanie Wilson, Juliee Beyt, Elizabeth Alford, Frances Brooks and Wendy Dunnam Tita would like for you to know that we can use your talents. For all of you who have contributed this year to beautifying the Highland Park Campus, Hurrah!...We have accomplished so much….To anyone who has been thinking about joining the effort, this is your chance!

You may have been thinking about volunteering all year…..you may think that we were finished when the portable classroom buildings were transformed from dust beige to subtle

Portable no. 5...has been designated the Live Oak! And we will be painting a graphic design inspired by these gorgeous trees on Saturday May 8th & Sunday May 9th and Saturday May 15th. These will be all-day sessions starting at 8am. You can join us for an hour or more and you do not have to be “artistic” to contribute. Kids are welcome and can be easily watched from the Live Oak portable as they play on the Perry Playground! Saturday May 8th will be Family Day with a group-lunch at noon at the kinder-covered area.

If you can come, please contact: Wendy Dunnam Tita : wdt@dunnamdodson.com (let her know what time(s) you think you can make it so we can plan, thanks)