~Straight A's

Another quarter down, one more to go!  She got straight A's again!!  She has been on the Principal's honor roll for strength A's every quarter since she started middle school.  We are so proud of our girls, they both work hard in school and get good grades.

Good Morning

This morning after I woke Jolene up Ella came

waltzing in the room jumped on the bed, curled up next to

her and went to sleep.

Jolene loved it! 

 

~Field Trip

What a really great day.  Friday, no school but the

4th graders had a field trip to the Aquarium in Denver.

Jolene loaded on the bus with all the rest of her friends, I got to

ride with Raychel and off we went for an adventure.

There was so much to see!  We have never been to

the aquarium so we were pretty excited.  We saw

all kinds of fish, an octopus, coral, pet the sting ray,

saw birds, and even a tiger.  Not to mention the drive

over was also very beautiful.  Raychel took lots of

 pictures as we headed over the pass, we both couldn't

 believe how much snow was still at the top of the pass.

 

~Sprained Ankle

 

I got a phone call from Jolene after she

got back in to school from recess that she

sprained her ankle.  She was not very happy,

she was trying to be so brave even though she was in

so much pain.  Once I got her home we propped

it up, got out the ice and stuck in a movie.

We had to make a bad memory a better

memory.  Now to keep this active one

down long enough to heal.

~B.O.B.

B.O.B is a reading group with the third and fourth

graders.  They have 10 books to read as a team since January,

they are paired against other teams to answer

questions about the books, {best out of 5}

 the team who answers to most

questions correct wins.

Jolene's team came in 4th.  She

had so much fun being part of

the activity. 



~Selfie

Raychel took her own picture tonight. 

She makes me laugh out loud!

~Blue Skies

The sky was a busy place today. 

It reminded me of my life right now.

 With the end of the school year

right around the corner there is

so much going on and still going

to happen with concerts, field trips

sign ups, conferences, projects that if

I don't plan carefully I am going to run

into get confused and end up on the

wrong path.  I am excited for this

school year to come to a close,

I am excited to have our girls home

for Summer!

~Dressed Up

Today is a special day.  Both the girls looked

so pretty this morning. 

Jolene has class pictures today so she dressed

up nice for that.  Raychel is headed out of

town for band competition this afternoon and had to

wear black and white.  She felt it was kind of boring so

she added the scarf for a pop of color. 

Band competition went great they earned a 2!!

~PJ Day

The kids all love PJ day at school.  Jolene isn't

a fan of wearing her actual PJ's to school, so

she wore her favorite cozy clothes instead.

 

~Spring Snow & a Retreat

What crazy April weather we have recieved today. 

We woke up to snow and it lasted most of the day.

Raychel headed out on a school peer councilor retreat

for the next two days.  They are going to have so much fun. 

 

 

~Awards Assembly

 

So proud of Raychel, again she has made the honor roll, this

quarter she even got on award for her band competition.

 She has done so well in Middle School, I am excited to see

what she can accomplish in High School with so many

more options. 

~B.O.B.

 

What a great program. 

B.O.B. Battle of the Books.

It is for third and fourth graders, the have a list of

books to read from January to May then

they have a competition, which ever

team answers the most questions right wins.

She is so excited for htis.  I love that it has gotten her into

reading more.  

~Sassy

 

 

Raychel has been studying pintrest lately to put

together different outfits.  She loved this little

look with her jacket and her owl

necklace.  She is so cute!

~Jump For Your Heart

The school had a jump rope-a-thon for the older kids.

She earned the most money out of everyone,

she was honored in front of the school, got a certificate,

and lots of prizes and a T-shirt.  She was so

excited and proud of what she

was able to do to help others.

~Grease

Tonight we went to the

Glenwood Spings High

School production of Grease. 

It was a great show with our

Nephew Collin Page as Danny

and Emily Page as an extra.

They all did a great job.  After the play

we went with Sterling, Emily and Collin

to Dairy Queen for ice cream. 

~Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

We went to the Hight School Drama

Presentation tonight of

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

They all did such a great job.  It wasn't

Broadway, but it was still a great play

with hard working students having fun.

~Homework

I think Jolene is ready for Spring Break...

no more homework!

~Poetry~

Raychel had to write poems for her literature class this quarter. She really enjoyed the assignments and even making the book for it more! She got pretty creative in her poems and even go Jolene into writing some as well. It is funny when the girls really love something they are learning at school they can't wait to come home tell everyone about it and help each other do it as well. The book turned out great. The worst part is going to be waiting for the grade!
She said I could share an example of one of her poems. This one is a Three word poem. She really liked this style of writing.

Night

Moon, Stars, Dark
Stars, Dark, Quiet
Dark, Quiet, Cricket
Quiet, Cricket, Owl
Cricket, Owl, Wolf
Owl, Wolf, Music
Wolf, Music, Peaceful
Music, Peaceful, Quiet
Peaceful, Quiet, Sunrise
Quiet, Sunrise, Day

School Days

I love being invited to spend the afternoon

at school with Jolene and her friends.

They talk and giggle more then they eat!!
It was a beautiful Fall day to be outside
playing tag and just "hanging out."

After recess, it's math time.

Lots of counting, adding, sorting and learning.

One of the math centers was sorting and counting

beans at least to 100, so much to do in so

little time.

I enjoyed my day going back to first grade.

Hair cuts

Both of the girls have been wanting a new

hair style for school. Raychel just wants lots of

layers in the front so she could wear her hair

down more often without all the mess of tangles!!

Jolene decided she needed a "1st graders hair cut"

I am so glad she knew what it was because I didn't!!

I think they both look great, they are ready for school to start,

at least their hair is ready!!