Today at school we had Field Day! We all really love this day, teachers and students! The PE teacher sets up tons of events for us to compete in. (I actually saw some that would be really fun at the Family Picnic.) Each class is split up into two groups, team A and team B. At the end of the events the teams get back together and race on a human bridge. (If you are not sure what that is just ask!) After that our points are combined and they figure out a winner.
The teacher and I both ended up almost losing our voices from cheering the kids on all afternoon. I screamed, Go! Go! Go! more times today than ever before. We also ended up very wet from the water games and standing out in that 90 degree heat! It was all worth it though because our class won FIRST PLACE out of the whole 4th grade and got to take the trophy. Woo Hoo!!! Our kids had so much fun and it is so nice to be with them in a different way. We are not just saying sit down and stop talking. Or did you put that in your assignment notebook. I have a few pictures from our day, but I am not sure how parents would feel about me sharing photos with their kids in it. If you are interested I can show you the next time that we are together.
Joey's class won FIRST PLACE for the 5th grade and Jimmy's class took 2nd. I don't know anymore about their days because I work in 4th grade all day. All in all not a bad day for the Gorskis'.
Also on school news, another huge thank you to those of you that supported the boys in their school Fun Run. Joey ended up earning $267.00 and being the top earner in his class which helped them win a pizza party. Jimmy topped that by being the top earner in all of 3rd grade by earning $266.00. He won a $50 gift card to Volcano Falls. (For those of you not from Rockford this is a huge park. Mini golf/ Go-Carts/batting cages/video games/laser tag/ect./ ect) The school earned a total of $21,000 and says with our fall fundraiser we will be able to get our new playground equipment. So again, thank you to everyone who supported them. They really appreciate it!
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2 comments:
Heck yes! Bring those game ideas/supplies to the Family Picnic! I don't know what the human bridge is, but I'm sure someone will enlighten me. ?
The human bridge is when the kids all stand shoulder to shoulder in two rows looking at each other. Then they lock arms with the person in front them. One person starts to climb all of the arms. Once the climber is past you, you have to run to the end and build the bridge again. You have to do this really quickly so that your bridge is always there for the climber. We race against 7 other 4th grade classes so they really have to move. If the climber ever hits the ground you have to go back and start again. The first team to the finish line wins. (The finish line is a good distance from the start line.) This is a really good team building activity for the kids. They have to work together well, listen to each other, and think on their feet. This is not an activity we could do at the picnic though. Most of those *old folks* wouldn't make it!!
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