October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 29, 2009
Friends: Today was my third day at Dawes School. It was a wonderful day that started out in Ms. Swanson’s 1st grade TWI (Two Way Immersion) class. This was my second visit to the class so I told the story of “Sody Sallyraytus” and then explored Zydeco music through the use of scarves. Finally, we [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 28, 2009
Friends: Today was my second day at Dawes School for my K-2 arts residency. My first class was Mr. Puentes’ Kindergarten TWI (Two Way Immersion) class. I told the story The Cajun Cornbread Boy and then we did creative movement to jazz music with scarves. The students, teachers, and I had such a wonderful time [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 26, 2009
Friends: Today was my first day at Dawes School in Evanston, Illinois, where I am the storytelling/author in residence for grades K through 2. The visit was arranged by my good friend and Dawes parent, Juliet Bond, and the Dawes Librarian, Sue Jicha. Sue was such a sweetheart, facilitating my visit and making sure everything [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 25, 2009
Friends: I flew to Chicago this morning and my good friend and fellow author, Juliet Bond, picked me up from the airport. I am staying with Juliet this week as I perform a week-long arts-in-education residency for grades K-2 at Dawes School. After a delicious breakfast, Juliet gave me a tour through Evanston, where she [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 25, 2009
Friends: I had the pleasure of being the storyteller at Terror on the Teche at the Shadows on the Teche Plantation in New Iberia, Louisiana. The event was sponsored by the Iberia Parish Library. Shadows on the Teche is an old plantation with its own graveyard! The spooky tales were on the grounds of the [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 25, 2009
Friends: I had the pleasure of visiting my friend, Holly Stone-Barker, and her family in Zachary, Louisiana. Holly is the illustrator for my next book, Mama’s Bayou, which will be out in Spring 2010. First, we had lunch at Sammy’s, a restaurant in Zachary. Eliana and I ate with Holly, her children: Stephen and Ella, [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 23, 2009
Friends: Tonight, I had a spooktacular time at the West Baton Rouge Parish Library. Eliana, my 9 year old daughter accompanied me. She’s such an adorable little witch! The Monster Mash is an annual tradition at the West Baton Rouge Parish Library. Judy Boyce, the Youth Services Coordinator, asked me to participate this year. The [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 20, 2009
Friends: What a whirlwind week it has been! I returned from California at 1am on Saturday morning and performed at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge at 2pm. First, I performed in the Storytelling Tent, telling The Cajun Cornbread Boy, singing “Shake Dem Bones,” an original song, and telling “The House That Witchy Built,” [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 20, 2009
Friends: On Thursday, I spent one more day in Lemoore, California, visiting friends. First, I had lunch with an Akers classmate and Lemoore High School classmate. After lunch, I went to Lemoore High School and saw my high school counselor, Wey Wyrick, who still works there! Ms. Wyrick has been at LHS for 40 years!! [...]
October 2009
by Dianne de Las Casas on October 20, 2009
Friends: I am so excited to tell you about my visit to this school. Akers Elementary is the school where I attended junior high – 7th and 8th grades. It is here that I had class with my favorite teacher of all time, Karleen Good, my junior high language arts teacher. The visit was arranged [...]
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