All the kids were pretty excited about school this year. I know they really love summer and try to pretend they don’t want school to start, but I could tell in their anxious faces that they were getting excited. Following tradition we had our annual “Back to School” feast and fashion show. I took care …
Category Archives: School
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mrs. Yingling, Katelyn’s sixth grade teacher, has her class perform a Shakespeare play every year. She assigns a student as the director and the director assigns all other parts and roles. They also tweak the play so it has its own little twist. It is ALL done by the kids…no adult help on anything. The …
Ellie’s Kindergarten Graduation
Little Miss Ellie had her kindergarten graduation this week. It was bitter-sweet for me as it was my last kiddo to go through kindergarten and I may have shed a tear or two. Ellie has loved being in school. She has a real love of learning and working hard. She loved being a mother hen …
Last Day of School 2016
At the end of every school year we celebrate big! It usually consists of a party at the neighbors house with pizza, candy toss, and the favorite slip n’ slide. It is a tradition and all the kids love it! I also started another tradition. Anytime I have a six grader, we have a big …
Student of the Month
A couple weeks back I got a call that started like this, “Hi Mrs. Johnson, this is Mr. Whitaker, the principal here at Mountain Ridge Junior High, and I have Megan Johnson here in my office…” My first reaction would normally be that of concern, but since I know Megan all too well, I knew …
Our Night Owl Loves to Read
Drew has always been good about going to bed on time. He is usually in bed no later than 8:30, sometimes closer to 8:00. For the longest time he would just toss and turn for an hour or two, but he wouldn’t try to get up or leave his room. He usually falls asleep around …
Ellie is Headed to School
Kindergarten was a day away and I promised Ellie a date with Mom, anything she wanted. A girl after my own heart, she wanted to go shopping. We started the trip off with an outing to her favorite store, Justice. Keep in mind, this is not my favorite store. I went for her. I personally …
Back to School 2015
School is back in session. Summer has come and go before we could even blink. The kids were really excited for school to start. I have kids at three different schools this year. Jacob is in 10th grade at Lone Peak High School. Megan is in 8th grade at Mountain Ridge Junior High, and Katelyn …
Katelyn’s Week at Clear Creek
Our school district runs a summer camp for to-be sixth-graders. None of our older kids have ever been involved, but Katelyn had some friends going so we thought we’d check it out this year. When investigating whether Katelyn should join her friends we found out several key points about Clear Creek. Several parents we talked …
Field Trips
I may have fallen behind, like way behind on my blog posts at the end of the school year. It is such a busy time of year. I find myself feeling a little overwhelmed with all that needs to be done. We have every concert, play, activity, and field trip imaginable. I went with Ellie …
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