So many things have happened with the kids in school this last month. There have been a lot of activities they have participated in. First, back in November the kids participated in the Reflections contest. They just found out how they did and got their prizes.
The Reflections theme this year was "My Hero." They each did something on the fire department. Emily did a photography entry and took a picture of Russell's fire helmet. Colby and Logan did visual arts entries and each drew a picture of a fire truck. They all did very well.
Each of the kids got a trophy and a certificate during an assembly at school. They were so excited for the trophy especially. Emily and Colby's entries each made it to the district level and did well there also.
During the same assembly, Logan was awarded a Leadership award from his teacher.
Logan was so excited to receive an award. He was awarded for his leadership in class. His teacher said, "Logan loves to learn! He is an incredible reader and participates in our class. He likes to take his time but still dependable in getting it all done." Logan does love to learn and is loving kindergarten. Good job Logan!
These next pictures are just some funny ones of Logan and Charlotte in their Mickey Mouse clothes.
And all of the many faces of Charlotte.
Also in March was the Literacy Night at the school. During this night, we got to get new books, and take a quiz on the book we read as a school, Nim's Island. We also got to see Colby in a Reader's Theater he did with his class.
Colby did really well on his parts. He was even able to fill in for a kid that was not there. He likes reading and does a very good job. We also got to see Emily's diorama of a book she read. She made this diorama at school and based it off of Charlotte's Web. This turned out so cute. I could tell she had worked hard on it in school.
March was also the first time Colby was able to go to Cub Scouts now that he is eight.
His first Pack Meeting was really fun and was an Olympics theme. The boys were able to play a lot of fun games and then got a medal and a treat afterward. Colby had a blast and is so excited to be a Scout.
On March 16, the kids worked together with the help of Russell, to put together a Leprechaun trap for St. Patrick's Day. They were sure that this year was going to be the year that they would catch a Leprechaun.
Unfortunately, the Leprechaun was a too sneaky for us again this year. Somehow he was able to get inside the trap, steal our pennies, and then get out without getting caught. His footprints were everywhere but no Leprechaun.
The kids were sad when they read Lucky's note that said, "Better luck next time!" Oh well, someday we will catch that Leprechaun and get all of his gold.
Another fun thing we did this month was attend a USU Girls Basketball game. The kids always have a good time going to these events. This was another Cancer Awareness game so we got free tickets. During one of the quarter breaks, I was able to walk out on the court with other cancer survivors and bring awareness for cancer.
The Aggies won the game and it was a pretty close and exciting game to watch. One fun thing about it was that Colby and Logan got to participate in the halftime entertainment. They were part of "Dress Like an Aggie." They had to run down to half court, put on a huge basketball jersey, run to the other end of the court and put on these humongous shoes, and then run back to the other end of the court. Whoever did it the fastest won. It was so funny to watch. Colby did great, he was focused and just got it done. Logan was just in it for the fun. We was smiling and waving to the crowd and enjoying the cheers. He ran so fast he even lost his huge pants. In the end, Colby was the fastest but they both had a great time. We had a great time watching them too.
Emily and Colby also had a piano recital this month. This was their final AIM recital where they performed their favorite AIM song they had been working on all winter.
They both did a great job memorizing and performing their music. As part of AIM, they perform two songs, sight read one piece, and do scales, theory, and ear training tests. It is pretty intense but their teacher is really good at preparing them for everything. This year Emily passed off her level two requirements averaging a score of 97. She scored 100 on her technique and sight reading Colby passed off his level one requirements averaging a score of 99. He scored 100 on his performance songs and ear training.
These kids are getting pretty good on the piano. I love hearing them play some of their fun songs. It is sometimes a pain to get them to practice but they do a good job once they get there.
At a Relief Society activity in March, I learned how to do string art. It is actually pretty easy once you get all the nails hammered into your board. I liked it so much I made four different string art boards.
The Utah one is for me. I have always wanted one of these signs in our house and now we have one. I was torn between putting the heart in Logan or St. George. So I put a heart on both of them and then connected the two. I love how it turned out. The other three boards the kids helped me make for their teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week. I also love how they turned out. I had the kids hammer their own nails though. They didn't seem to mind that and Colby was done in no time. My friend Rowena Bunce cut the vinyl out for me and made the sayings. I think the teachers will love them.
Also for Teacher Appreciation Week, I did a big gift for Logan's teacher. His teacher didn't really want a lot of little things from the parents, she just wanted one nice gift and requested a quilt to replace the one given to her many years ago. Together with the head room mom and donations from the other parents, I made her this quilt:
I absolutely love how it turned out. It is so adorable! We had each kid in the class, morning and afternoon, put their hand print and name on a square. Then I sewed them all together. In the middle we had an embroidered square that said, "We Love You Mrs. Kendrick!" and another square with pictures of the classes silk screened on it.
When we delivered it to Mrs. Kendrick, the kids were so excited. Mrs. Kendrick absolutely loved it and was in tears. I may or may not have been in tears too... Anyway she loved it and that is all that mattered. It was definitely one of the best teacher appreciation gifts I have made. I am now wishing I would have done something like it for our other teachers.
Finally, Logan is having a blast in his Let's Play Music class.
He is learning a lot about music through this fun and interactive class. This year he is learning the piano. His teacher is really good and makes up these cool songs to help the kids learn the concepts. This picture is of them doing the C song rap. It talks about all of the C's on the staff and where they are so that the kids can remember them. I wish I could figure out how to load the video so you can hear it but it is awesome.
Well March has been a busy month with so many activities and things to do. We made it through though and now it is on to April and hopefully Spring!
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