At the end of Meghan's 5th grade year, the parents organized a special day for all the 5th grade students. In the past kids would go spend the morning at a sports complex where many of them would just sit around because they don't all like sports. This year we put together a Survivor event. The kids were all randomly put on teams of 4. They went to the sports complex but they were required to participate in a lot of different activities, not all sport related. There was a tug of war, a puzzle building competition, some unusual relays... The thing the activities had in common was that the kids had to work together to make them successful. Terry and I had an obstacle course activity. The kids had to ride a tricycle, roll a huge ball to a goal, play a big bean bag toss and a couple other things. It was exhausting but a lot of fun.
This is Meghan and her team. I helped to sew the head bands the kids wore. I know, seems like I have been doing a lot of sewing lately. After spending a few hours at the sports complex, we all went back to the school where the kids had a cookout lunch. No school food! The winners were determined based on how many events the teams won. Meg's team didn't win but they had a great time.
Finally, the kids are sitting here watching a slide show of pictures that parents had been sending in all year. It was definitely tissue time. Some of the photos were from when the kids were in kindergarten. To see how much they have grown and how far they have come was very moving. On to middle school!
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