Reader's Theater

Pierce's first grade class put on a Reader's Theater where the kids read fairy tales adapted by Margaret Allen.  Three groups of kids read, and Pierce's group read the adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk.  Pierce is such a good reader; he has such great expression in his voice.  It was difficult to hear all of the kids, so the video that we took is pretty hard to follow, but I've included a few pictures from yesterday.  The first picture is of his group reading their script.  The second is Pierce reading his "I'll always remember..." story where he wrote about something he'd always remember from first grade.  He wrote about a field trip.  The third picture is very blurry, but he is receiving his character award and "fun" award.  Each student received a unique character award and another award that was funny but tried to fit their personalities.  Pierce's character award was "Kindness-showing a loving attitude toward others."  His "fun" award was "Future President", which is so funny because I had this pegged 4 years ago.

First trip to the pool

We went to the pool yesterday, and I didn't take many pictures.  This one is indicative of Julia's attitude of both the baby pool and the big pool.  Here, she's mad because JD took her out of the baby pool; we got the same reaction when we put her into the big pool.  She kept screaming "cold, Mama, cold, Mama!"  The water was cold.

Madelyn's Piano Recital

Madelyn had her piano recital today, and she performed two pieces, Boog's Boogie and Evening Concerto No. 1.  This was her third year of taking lessons and performing in the National Federation of Music Clubs spring festival and because she achieved a superior ranking for three years in a row, she received her gold cup.





Here is a picture of her receiving her gold cup:

Pierce's Piano Recital

Pierce started playing piano in September and has really enjoyed it and learned a lot of fun songs.  His recital was today, and he played Camptown Races.  Special thanks to my parents, my in-laws, and my sister-in-law for coming and making him feel so special.