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 Enjoy the Holiday  Kyla and her choir group gave an excellent performance! Then we (FINALLY) went to Rauche to knap (that is the word used to chip stones) some flint stone for our Social Studies unit on Paleolithic Times (Old Stone age).  Most of Lebanon is made up of limestone, and inside limestone you often find embedded nodules of flint. < At Rauche, next to the Mediterranean Sea, it is very easy to see.  They are gathered in two distinct (remember that word?) layers.  Mr. Andre, showed us the nodules, and how to get them out of the limestone with a hammer.  We had to wear safety goggles, because chips of flint that fly away can easily hurt your eyes. In Paleolithic times, our ancestors went flint mining here. Archeologists at AUB told me they found several places at Rauche where stone tools had been made over 100,000 years ago.  Some of you arrived at making some razor sharp blades that cut right through rope. Last year we had Mazen almost severing his finger with his own stone tool. This year no accidents luckily, although Mr. Andre did bring the first-aid kit, just in case. Shadi dropped his goggles down the cliff however, but Mr. Andre came to the rescue.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous! Hot enough to go for a swim in the Mediterranean Sea. We, unfortunately had to go back to school. At school however, we got our turkey lunch. The room mothers did an excellent job.  Thank you so much, ladies. Mrs. Schray, the head-room mother, put so much work in it, and then she ended up not being able to join us today, because today she had her exams (She’s in university). So she is not in the picture. We hope she is going to pass.  Ms. Kahil, who was last year’s teacher of some of you, also went back to university, in Canada, but today she passed by today to say hello to some of her ‘old’ kids. They were happy to see her.  And this child (can’t name names, but we all know him), inspired by the field trip, did an impersonation of a Homo erectus. Pretty good resemblance, no? And then it was time to go home. I gathered all my gifts, packed my bags, and off I went. I hope you are going to enjoy your well-deserved break as much as I will. Article posted December 18, 2007 at 06:46 AM • comment (9) • Reads 365 • Return to Blog List Add a CommentPosted Comments  Wow these pictures are cool.
Comment Posted on May 4, 2008 at 06:04 AM by
aliMr.Andre must be happy and the kids around Mr.Andre.
Comment Posted on January 30, 2008 at 07:03 AM by
HadiLooks like the girls really like Ms.Kahil as a teacher
Comment Posted on January 30, 2008 at 07:00 AM by
Hadi 5ARARRRAAAAGGFHGHGHG!!!!!!! My meat!!!!!
Comment Posted on January 21, 2008 at 07:18 AM by
AnonymousWOW!!!!!!!! Neat pictures
Comment Posted on January 21, 2008 at 07:16 AM by
Kyla WickensThese are really nice pictures. I really liked the picture with Mrs. Kahil and the girls.
Comment Posted on January 21, 2008 at 07:15 AM by
Dani M.Looks like everyone is happy.
Comment Posted on January 21, 2008 at 07:15 AM by
HadiMan does he look hungry.
Comment Posted on January 21, 2008 at 07:11 AM by
HadiThose were really cool pictures!!! From, Lemony @ DragonBlogs
Comment Posted on December 20, 2007 at 01:38 PM by
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