Bobcat Bolt

The kids got to run in their annual Bobcat Bolt fundraiser at school on Friday.  They ran around the field behind the school.  

Kate ran 7 laps.  Jack ran 10.  Ty ran 6.  I ran a few laps with each kid while I left Nick with a friend at the starting line.  Towards the end of the afternoon he caught on that I kept leaving him and he would cry if I set him down.  I had to walk with Kate instead of run.

Back to School 2014

Today was the first day back to school.  Kate and Jack were up early ready to go.  Ty took his time waking up.  He likes his sleep.  After some stretching in bed, a warm shower and some breakfast, he was ready for school.

 

Ty's teacher is Mrs. Schembri.  Jack had her for kindergarten and we loved her!  Today was only an orientation.  So Ty got to go out to the playground and learn the rules and play while I listened to Mrs. Schembri talk and then fill out paper work.  We had two more hours to kill when we were done before the kids got out, so Ty said that he wanted to go home and drink a caprisun and then play animal jam on the computer.  (He passed up biking at the skate park and a doughnut!) 

 

Jack is excited about his 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Neil.  There are only 15 kids in his class, which is great!  Jack said that Mr. Neil jumps a lot when he's excited and they're already earning a pizza party. 

 

 

 

Kate loves her 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Hawkins.  She's exciting about switching classes and tomorrow she'll find out who she shares a locker with. 

Kate's spring orchestra concert

Wax museum

All the 4th graders at Barranca Mesa Elementary work put on a wax muswum.  Kate chose to be Robert J. Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.

The kids had to write a research paper,  make a poster, write a poem, make a ticket box, find a costume and write and memorize a 30 second speech.

Then on the day of the wax museum all the kids dressed up as their person and sat under their poster with their research paper and their ticket box at their feet.  All the classes in the school and the public got to see the wax museum for over four hours.  

Grandma and Grandpa Judi were visiting so they came with us to see the wax museum.   We put a ticket in the student's box and they came to life.  They stood up and gave their speech,  then sat back down and held their pose.

Oppenheimer wax museum: http://youtu.be/z-as-aqMP5k

Kate's Art Show

Kate's dragon that she made in art class got to be on display at Fuller Lodge during the May Day Celebration with other art from the school district.

Bobcat Bolt 2013

Kate and Jack ran in the school's Bobcat Bolt fundraiser.  The running course was around the soccer field right next to the school.  It was bumpy and a little soggy from rain the night before, so Dave and I took turn running with the kids and staying with Ty and Nick in the stroller. 

Kate (in the maroon hoodie) ran 6 laps.  She did great!

Jack ran 7 laps.  I ran the last lap with him and had to run really fast to keep up with him.  He was passing his friends and running really fast to pass them.  He can run much faster than his mom! 

Jack's class won the coveted "Golden Sneaker" award for having the most laps out of the second grade classes. 

Hawaiian Day

Aloha!  Today is Hawaiian Day for Spirit Week at school.  Even Nick got into the Hawaiian spirit!  Ty's not into dressing up for spirit week. 

Dress Like Mr. Parker Day

As part of spirit week (Homecoming Week), the kids had a "dress like their principal Mr. Parker day". 

 

  

Pajama Day 2013

Kate and Jack dressed up (or rather...didn't get dressed) for Pajama Day at school this week.   Jack said after school that he was the only kid out of his class of 23 students that remembered to dress up.

Last Day of School

Today was the last day of school for this school year.  Jack finished up 1st grade and Kate finished up 3rd grade.

Ty, Nick and I got to go to Jack's party this morning.  We'll miss Mrs. Shelton.  She was wonderful!

 Kate loved her year with Ms. Carr!  We didn't get a picture though.

Bring on 2nd and 4th grade! 

Here's a picture of the first day of school last August...

Wow, these kids have grown up!

Pirate Day

The kids' school has been having spirit days a few times a week.  Here's pirate day...

 Ty too!

Jack's Award

Jack got a principal award at school.  We were surprised when we saw it in his backpack, since we didn't get to see him receive it at school. 

Pajama Day

Today was the last day of Spirit Week at the kids' school.  It is pajama day.

They really do have pajamas on underneath their jackets and animal hats.  Our friends gave us those hats that their kids didn't want anymore and Kate and Jack love them!

Mix and Match Day

Thursday was Mix and Match Day at school.

Crazy Hair Day

Happy Crazy Hair Day today!  The kids both had plans of what they wanted their hair to look like.  Fun!

Kate's Award

I randomly picked a day to go eat lunch with the kids.  It ended up being the monthly principal lunchtime award ceremony.  Kate was surprised and got an award from her speech teacher, Miss Emily, (whom Kate loves!).  I'm glad I was there.

Crazy Hair Day

The last week of school before Christmas break was Spirit Week at the kids' school.  The only day that they participated was Crazy Hair and Pajama Day.

Kate's School Christmas Program

Kate had her Christmas program at school last Friday.  They'd been practicing in music class since August.  There were tons of kids on stage since it involved all the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.  

They did a ribbon dance.

They played bells, performed a song with paper plates, and sang "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" but she was on the edge of the stage and I couldn't take many pictures besides this one...

 Ty had the cell phone and kept holding it up like all the parents with their iphones videoing. 

Halloween 2012

Halloween was on a Wednesday this year, so the kids got out of school at noon.  At 10:15 I went to help in Kate's class during her Halloween party.  Ty got to come too.

 

Then we went to Jack's class party at 11:00.  They did two readers theaters for the parents.  Jack got to be in both of them. 

After school, the kids had some friends over for a playdate.  It was a beautiful day, so they played outside all afternoon.

After dinner we went trick or treating around our neighborhood.  I forgot to take pictures.   We went trick or treating with another family and they were waiting for us to clean up dinner so we could go.  The kids got tons of candy from going around our neighborhood.  Their favorite things were the little windup animals that our next door neighbor, Brooke, bought just for them. 

Ty had so much candy halfway through our neighborhood that he stopped trick or treating and said that he didn't want to get too much candy.  I think his bucket was heavy. 

Respectful Kids

I went to the school today to eat lunch with the kids.  They had told me that today was the awards ceremony at lunchtime.  I hadn't heard anything from their teachers about them getting awards.  I told the kids that I was only coming to eat with them and that they weren't getting awards.

However, both Kate and Jack got rewards for being respectful.  I'm glad I was there.  They were very surprised!  I loved hearing their peers tell them congratulations.  It's a big deal in elementary school.