May is intense!
Each of our kids have had more activities, class projects, and presentations than usual.
Here is a brief catch-up:
Jamison's track season has officially ended. He struggled with a sore hip much of the season. It was not bad enough to put him on the bench, but it WAS bad enough to prevent him from running his best. It was a bit of a bummer of a season.
Krissy has 1.5 days left of school. She will keep busy this summer with summer school. Chemistry will be her class of choice.
A Northridge 6th grade tradition is the "Living Museum." Each student chooses a historical person to research. They then create a costume and a short speech about their person of choice. All the students have a "button" on their hand. When you push the button, they stand and give their speech. It is a very fun and creative event.
Sierra chose to be Aphrodite, Goddess of Love.
She was gorgeous!
A long standing Bismarck tradition is the All City 6th Grade Track Meet. After hearing all about Krissy and Jamison's meets, Sierra was VERY excited for her turn. She ran the 800, 200, and the 1600. She was most excited about the 800. Jamison had been training her for it. He was so kind and encouraging! Sierra was so thrilled with the time he spent with her!
We had been praying for her poor foot. She has been struggling with plantar faciatis. She was unable to train much. Her goal was to make it through all her races.
Goal accomplished! She placed 13th in the 1600 and 10th in the 800. Most importantly, she ran faster than her goal pace in the 800 AND she finished the day without a limp!
We were very thankful!
Yet another 6th grade tradition... the farewell band concert!
Here they are!
Sierra plays percussion. It is really fun to watch her. She loves it! It is amazing how much the kids have learned this year. Percussion is extra fun to watch because the kids get to play so many different instruments. Sierra is our first "band kid" so concerts are especially fun!
In third grade news, Brenna played "deer" in her class play last week.
She and her classmates did such a great job with the play. They did all the costumes and staging themselves. It was very cute!
We have one more week of school. During this week, we will attend a talent show and an awards ceremony. Chad and I have joked that we almost needed to quit our jobs in favor of attending all of our kids' activities these last weeks. It has been hectic!
Joshua agrees!
He is a good sport (for the most part), but he gets really tired of chasing to the kids' events some days.
Track meets are his least favorite. He says they are "weally weally bowing" (really, really boring!)
Oh, he makes us laugh!
