Friday, March 18, 2016

Pride & Joy

The end of this week has been busy... field trips, open house at school, egg hunts, piano lessons.  But these days have also been very rewarding as well.

For third grade, the students had to choose a hero, do research, write a report, give a presentation to the class and be part of a "living museum" during Open House.  Most kids in Kara's class chose presidents or well known historical figures.  Kara initially wanted to give a report about organ donors and then decided to be more specific by selecting Megan Snyder, a girl from Kingsburg (and a Clay alumni) who was involved in a car accident last year and became an organ and tissue donor.  Kara did a great job honoring Megan and her family.


During Open House, Ben eagerly showed us all of the different things in his first grade classroom.  The cutest part was the wall of what the kids want to be when they grow up.


No surprise here!  Ben has consistently stated that he plans to be a Lego creator when he grows up.  Hmm... any way our Lego purchases can become a tax write off?


Though Jason did not have an Open House, he had lots to be proud of that day because right before Open House, the kids had piano lessons.  Jason "rocked" two songs and received two polished rocks for playing the pieces perfectly without any mistakes. And earlier this week he earned $4.10 from Pampa for being able to read 41 sight words! 


Friday was the Easter Egg Hunt, which is always a fun event where the kids get to walk through the old Clay School building and go through the Kingsburg Historical Park to see and learn about all things Kingsburg!  Then the hunting begins.


It's hard to believe this is Kara's last school egg hunt... It wasn't that long ago that we followed the bus to school on her first day of of kindergarten.


We are proud of the kids for their accomplishments and hard work.  We're looking forward to spring break (even though Sho and I don't really get a break from work) to watch some basketball, relax and just appreciate the simple joy of being together. 

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