Recycling

Our school has a huge recycling program. We recycle different things you normally recycle through the curbside service. Anything from capri suns to cereal bags to markers/pens to candy wrappers.  It's just a great thing for our school and for the students.  But it's so even more fun for the 3rd graders, as they got to visit the Grand Rapids recycling center, to see what other things could be recycled.   I think the lady giving the tour was impressed with how much the kids knew about recycling.  

My Trumpet Player

5th grade is the year for band to start

my kid plays the trumpet

He really likes band,

but hates, really hates to practice

 

5th grade Scarecrow

Brendan had to make a scarecrow for school this year.  The scarecrow was design after a story he wrote of the Invasion of the Mice.  (see below for the story)

Back to School

Another year has started.  

The boys are getting older and now I am a stay at home mom with no kids at home....CRAZY!!!!  

Praying that we all have a great year.

Popsicles in the Park

June 6 was Connor's last day of kindergarten.  The class celebrated the last day with a trip to a local park. They did a scavengar hunt, toss water balloons, eat popsicles and played on the playground.  It was a fun day for Connor and his classmates...a sad day for me (my baby's growing up). 

Connor checking off things on his scavenger hunt.

 Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Boomsma showing to kids how to do the water balloon toss.

 Connor with some of his besties!!!

 the boys

the girls

My baby has finished Kindergarten!!!!

Wow!!!  where has the time gone.  Another school year has come to a close and I don't know if I'm quite ready for that.  Don't get me wrong I LOVE summer and not having to get up at 6:30 every morning.  But I don't know if I ready to be a mom to a 5th grader, two 3rd graders and a 1st grader.  I have a feeling this fall will be a huge adjustment for me with not having any kids home during the week.  But enough about next fall, I don't want to wish it upon us any sooner than it will already come. 

May 31, the kindergarteners had their end of the year program.  During this program they sing some songs, recite the ABC bible verses they learned throughout the year and they all dress up as one of the Zoo phonic animals.  Connor was Kayo Kangaroo.

 Connor with some of his friends

 and there's nothing better than having a piece of cake to finish the night.

Team Mrs. Bird's Friends on the Road

The maps were studied,

The teams were formed,

The directions are planned out,

The t-shirts were designed with pink and teal,

The team spents hours decorating the truck

and the day had finally come...

It was Road Rally day!!!!

and what a fun day it was.  The fourth graders at DCS did a unit in social studies about Kent County...it's roads, natural landmarks, and more.  The boys had to map out a route through out the county and we(the parents) had to follow their directions for the different places.  At each place the boys and I got out and took a picture of the landmark.  Of course we had to make a couple of unplanned detours to the donut shop and to Speedway for a slushie. 

Brendan, Andrew and Austin by the truck before hitting the road. 

 The truck was even plastered with pictures of Mrs. Bird's Friends AKA the boys' moms plus Mrs. Bird

 Andrew and Brendan going over the map in the truck.

 Stopping along the way to observe a "Natural Beauty Road"

 Donuts...can't go on a road trip without some snacks!!!

at one of the stops the boys had to take a video.  They orginally wanted to video someone else hitting a golf ball, but no one was playing golf that day, so the boys asked the golf pro for a putter and a ball and headed out to the putting green to capture a video of each other hitting the ball.

 another detoured pitstop...SPeedway for slushies. 

after a long hot trip we stopped once again for some more fuel for the body...ice cream at Houseman's  Ice Cream in Bryon Center. 

What a day is was!!!! 

 Full of fun and food!!!! 

Can't wait for the next road rally in a couple years.