School is back in session and our days are full. Between after-school activities and homework, the boys are busy, and this year, Gene and I are volunteering more than ever, so we are going non-stop too!
Open House was September 11. The kids had so much fun showing us (and Nana!) their classrooms and all their work.
Gene and Henry checked out the hallway work.
The kids all wore masks and wrote a couple of paragraphs about themselves and the parents had to see if they could identify their child. I took all the photos for our class, so I had an unfair advantage and let Gene play the guessing game.
He found Henry right away!
School work: Happiness is.... Henry's first one is "Happiness is hiking with my family." I couldn't agree more!
Here's Henry with his sweet teacher.
Will was so excited to show us all his work too. It was all over the classroom and in the hallways and stairwell.
Will's "I Am" project
Will's "Buckets of Fun" poster.
And finally, Will's wonderful teacher. Both boys have amazing teachers again this year!
Last weekend, popcorn sales kicked off for the Cub Scouts and we helped man the booth after two masses on Sunday. The boys were an awesome team! Henry approached parishioners and asked if they would like to support Scouts (and honestly, he is so adorable in his uniform that hardly anyone said no!). Will then lead them over to the table and gave them all the details about the kinds of popcorn and prices. The Scouts sold nearly $2000 worth of popcorn in one day, and these boys were so proud!
Check out Gene's uniform! He is Henry's den leader this year. In addition to selling popcorn, the boys both had den meetings this week. It was Henry's first meeting (and Gene and I were in charge of a group of 10 first graders) and it went really well. They worked on learning the Cub Scout salute, sign and law the pack; we did popcorn races (blowing popped popcorn with a straw and racing to the end of a table); and working on their family scrapbook. It was a great first meeting!
Both boys had Hands On Art this week and I helped out with their classes and seven others! The third graders learned about Charley Harper and used oil pastels and watercolors to paint fish. Will chose to draw a female anglerfish, and he told me all kinds of facts about his fish.
The first graders learned about Antoni Gaudi and made mosaics using cut-up paint chips. Can you see his H and his S? The H is in yellows with a purple S below. Henry was insistent that we include an S as there are three Henrys in his class this year!
The first four weeks of school have been jam-packed with activity but it's been a lot of fun and the year is off to a fantastic start.
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