Last day at Red Feather Elementary ~

 Well it was Jordyn and my last day at Red Feather Lakes Elementary School.  Jordyn will be moving on to Middle School, and I'll be moving on to Stove Prairie.  I am sad to be leaving this school...it was like a second home for Jordyn and I, but now that I know I'll still be a part of the mountain schools, I'm not as sad.  I will occasionally get to work with these incredible people and that makes my heart happy!

 The silly string tradition on the last day of school was started in 2014 by me and a couple of other parents.  We thought we should add a little something extra to the "car wash" we did in the past.  We got busted by the bus driver one year because of the mess it made, so we have to be sneaky about it now.  In fact, I didn't bring any this year, cause I didn't want to get busted...but Stephanie Franklin stocked up and supplied the teachers :)  Thanks Stephanie!  I love this shot of Ms. Horna blasting Kaisen in the face!

 This little guy, Zak, asked if we could have our photo together, and he let me know he would miss me next year!  His older brother Tariq also wanted a selfie together on his phone, and asked if he could email me sometimes!  These kids made my day!

 And here is the wonderful crew responsible for my daughters fabulous time at RFLE!!!  There are no better folks around!  Thank you for all you guys did to keep my daughter safe and give her the superb education she received at RFLE.  We will miss you all very much!

Meanwhile, Mr. Ross promised Jordyn he would give her a piggy back ride when she became a 6th grader...so here it is!

 And here is a photo of Jordyn on her very first day at RFLE on Sept 1, 2009 and her very last day at RFLE, May 26th, 2017.  WOW!

Virtual Reality Goggles, a Canoe and a Job ~

 With only one more day of school left, the kids are pretty antsy, so what better way to spend the last technology class than with a virtual reality tour of some cool places they've been learning about!

 These were a big hit with the kids as well as the teachers, and I was thrilled to offer this to the class...especially since I wasn't able to get the 3D printer for printing.

 Meanwhile, the 5th graders worked on their legacy project.  Each year the 5th grade class chooses something they want to make or create to leave at the school for future kids to enjoy and remember them by.  This year they decided to replace the old canoe that used to be on the school grounds.  They painted it, filled it with dirt, and planted some plants inside.  Then they all signed their names on it.

 Look how cool it came out...what a great project!  

Its still hard to believe that Jordyn and I wont be returning to this school.  We've spent many years here, and I will miss everyone.  This place is like home to me and I love all the people I work with.  But speaking of jobs...in January I told the principal that I was looking for full time work.  After all, if Jordyn is going to be heading down the mountain, theres no reason for me to stay here unless I can get full time.  Well, today I was offered the Media/Tech position at Stove Prairie.  But besides that I will also receive para hours to make my shifts 30 hours a week which qualifies me for full time/benefits, etc at Stove.  I was hoping for 40, but I will also receive mileage, so that sort of makes it all worth it in the end.  So even though I'm sad to be leaving Red Feather, I'll still get to work with this team on occasion, because I'll still be in one of the mountain schools.  (There are 3 mountain schools with one principal, so I'll still be in the same group, just at a different school.)  I'm thrilled to be chosen, as our old principal, Matt, is leaving, and I didn't know if I would get an opportunity with the new principal, so I am excited to still be in the Poudre School District.  Anyways, I went home, talked it over with Justin, and then when Matt called that afternoon I told him I would take the job.  So new adventures on are on the horizon!!!  For both Jordyn and I.

5th grade graduation ~

 It's been a crazy week of celebrating with the 5th graders, but today was the big one...their 5th grade graduation!!!  It's actually called the 5th grade promotion, but caps to me = graduation!  :)

 Here they are all lined up to march in, and this is a shot of Kendra reading her speech to Jordyn about their friendship and her hopes for her future.  Very sweet!

 Jordyn received the Symphony award from Mr. Ross.  Each kid earns an award that is related to a candy bar and has a nice sentiment with it.  I loved this part of the ceremony!

 Then it was official....the tossing of the caps!!!

 We are so proud of all that you have accomplished at Red Feather, Jordyn!  Spelling bee awards, art winner, yearbook cover artist 3 times, fall festival costume winner 3 times, Queen of words 2 years in a row, advanced math, reading and writing, and a genuine friend to all.  You are so incredible, I cant wait to see what you tackle at middle school!  Remember this day, and know that we will always be proud of you!

Love you Sweetheart!  Mom and Dad

5th Graders at Fort Fun ~

 Every year the 5th graders get to go on a field trip to celebrate their achievements for the year.  This year they were headed for Fort Fun!

 Look at this bunch of clowns...I'm gonna miss these kids!

The kids immediately went on the water rides and got soaked!  They ran all around checking out all the rides, but their favorite ride was the go carts of course!

 It wasn't crowded at all, so the kids had a blast!  Once they got off a ride, they turned around and got right back on!  They rode those go carts all day!  Meanwhile, while the kids were playing on the rides, Sharon and I snuck over to the bank and closed out our Girl Scout account.  yeah!  Then we went back to Fort Fun to continue the fun!

What an incredible week this is...lots of great things going on every day!  Bring on Summer!

Wax Museum ~

 The kids had their Wax Museum today and it was awesome!  They were supposed to have it on Friday, but the snowstorm bought them a whole weekend to get their costumes and speeches perfected, so the kids rocked it!  The 5th graders picked famous Americans in history, and the 4th graders picked famous Coloradoans in history.

 You walked around the "museum" and pushed the "button" by a famous figure, and the button would turn on the "wax figure" and that wax figure would tell you all about themselves.

 The kids did a great job, and families and the other classes came to enjoy the exhibit!  Here's Andrea portraying Helen Keller.  She even pretended to be blind...I'm telling you, these kids totally got into character!

 Jordyn rocked it as Jackie Robinson!  We borrowed Uncle Lynn's old baseball uniform, which was awesome because it came from the same era as Jackie Robinson, so it worked perfectly!  She also nailed her speech and was one of only about 4 kids that had their speech totally memorized!  Way to go kiddo...I was sooo proud!!!  Here are a few more of my favorites...

 Tariq was dressed as Ben Franklin and he looked fabulous!

 Kaisen also looked great as Paul Revere!

 And lets not forget Davy Crocket by Blake!

What a great activity!  Mr. Ross introduced this to the school when he started here, and its one of my favorite things!  I will miss this next year when I leave!

Snow Day Two ~

 By Thursday evening the school decided to call another snow day, and its a good thing they did...we ended up with a total of just over two feet of snow!  All night on Thursday night, I had the alarm clock going off every couple of hours to go outside and bang the snow off our awning outside so it wouldn't collapse.

 We lost about 15 trees total all over the property, 7 of which were in the meadow along the ditch...and the rest out on the island...but man, what a view!

 Kato, however, was not amused!

Only 5 days of school left!!!