Tonight, John, Gillian and I went to John’s school for the annual art show. John was so excited to show Gillian all around the school. Here are some of my favorite pieces that John created. This is a piece where the kids “stomped out bullying.” He stepped on clay and then painted it. This was… Continue reading John’s Art Show
Today I read to Gillian’s class. Since I was leaving work early, I wrote notes for both kids to take the bus home instead of going to Time Plus. I can see Newman Springs Road from my front window. So I sat in the window while waiting for John’s bus. I saw the traffic start… Continue reading The Bus
Today was John’s 3rd Grade Concert. The theme was “Sing and Play Across the USA.” The kids were not only singing but playing the recorder as well. John was a little nervous when I got him on the bus this morning. He said “I’m worried about my recorder solos. One song is really fast and… Continue reading 3rd Grade Concert
John’s class has a book report every other month. For October, they had to read a book and make one of the characters out of a pumpkin. John read one of the “Captain Underpants” books for his report. Daddy and John worked really hard on the written part as well as the pumpkin. I think… Continue reading Book Report
John received and invitation today for the Summer Reading Celebration. Every year our school system rewards the kids that read over a certain number of steps (every step is equal to 15 minutes of reading) during the summer. John proudly told Daddy, “I am one of the lucky few that got invited! It was just… Continue reading The invitation
John and Gill went up a hill 