5th Grade Field Trip...

Monday, the 5th graders got to take their final field trip of elementary school! The loaded up and spent the morning over at Urban Air, bouncing and flipping around, playing dodgeball, eating pizza and celebrating the end to a pretty awesome year!

I was again so thankful for the return to normal where the kids not only got their field trip, but parents were able to join the fun!

Words don't even come close to telling you how awesome this group of boys are. 

In this group of about 10 boys, you have star athletes, you have loud leaders, chess players, you have academic achievers, book worms, the ones that are tough as nails,  loud mouths, the quiet observers, the intense thinkers, the fishermen,  the inventors, the mathematicians.... in this chaotic mixture of boys who all shine in their very own special ways, you have a group of boys who are crazy loyal, having each other's back and rooting for each other every step of the way!

Bluebonnet Reading Field Trips...

As you know, reading is struggle with both our boys. However, books are something that are very near and dear to my heart, so I do my very best to instill a love of books in both of my boys, despite the challenges they face with text. They may not pick up a book and read it the way a traditional 4th & 5th grader would, but I can tell you for certain, they both love books!

Each student is challenged to read a certain number of Bluebonnet books based on their grade. Bluebonnet books are 20 books chosen each year by teachers, students, parents and librarians for the state of Texas. These books range in genres, difficulty, grade level and are new publishes from US authors. Remi was challenged to read and pass 7 books, while Roen was challenged to 6 books. Students who met these goals were rewarded with an end of the year Bluebonnet Field Trip. 

Our favorites this year were If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen and The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

3rd & 4th Grade spent their day at the skating rink rolling around with friends, eating pizza, playing games and loving every minute of a day off from school! 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grades spent their day over at Hey Day! This venue has bowling, laser tag, zip lining and an arcade. I was pretty happy that I was able to meet up at both places to be a part of all the fun having!