School Stuff

Be prepared for a very full post, including multiple videos (both completely related and tangentially related).

Cat's 5th grade class memorized this song

to help everyone learn the state capitals:

Then they sang the song during Show What You Know.

(Cat is on the far right and the screen above them showed the video

so the rest of the students could see it while the class sang.)

 I was really glad I was there to watch Cat's class sing their song, because

later in the Morning Meeting, Cat was announced as a Noble Knight (outstanding

student) for her class.  She indulged me enough to get a picture of her in her crown.

We all watched the video and listened to the song so much as Cat

was trying to memorize it that it kind of became ingrained in us.

Jack  was so into it that he wanted to make a spin-off video:

And in case those videos aren't enough TOURING for you,

check out this Tour the World video.  I think these are so great.

At the beginning of the year, Jack brought this home:

What struck me about this little project was the picture of the RV on the right.

Now, you have to understand that Ben and the kids have a bit of an

obsession with RVs.  One of Ben's ambitions in life is to own an RV

and tour the United States (cue the song...)  The kids have jumped on board

(no pun intended) and are sure that owning an RV is the epitome of "making it."

One day Jack told Ben that he doesn't ever want to have a job.  He just wants to

live in an RV.  Yet, the RV in Jack's school worksheet doesn't show up in

any of the NEEDS categories.  I'm not sure if I should be proud of Jack for

knowing the difference between a need and a want, or proud of him for

following his teacher's directions explicitly.

Either way, this kid makes me smile.

Another example:

Jack has been known to make his homework answers into comic strip

stick figures.  He doesn't do it often, but once in a while I'll look over

his homework and see something like this.  If you look closely, you can

tell that he got most of the answers correct.  Unfortunately, arithmetic

isn't the ideal outlet for expressing your creativity...

The 2nd Grade presented a Show What You Know toward the end of

October where they sang songs for all of the times tables up to 10.

You actually can see Jack if you look for the kid in the bright yellow

fireman jacket in the video below:

Thanks to a friend who watched Luke that morning, I was able to chaperone

Eliza's first ever Field Trip, which included her first ever Ride on a School Bus.

This means I have accompanied all 3 of my school-age children

on their first real Field Trips.  Pretty cool.

We went to Cornbelly's in Lehi where they had lots of fun activities for kids.

The favorite was the giant jumping pillow, and the kids also enjoyed the variety

of playground equipment, the hayride, and the play houses.

Eliza with her teacher.

A couple of weeks ago Eliza was recognized as a Noble Knight

for her class.  I only wondered why it took them until November...

Everyone is giving her a thumbs up in this picture.

We enjoyed delicious and free Krispy Kreme doughnuts

when we brought in the kids' report cards from the first term.

Luke might have enjoyed them the very most...