The three second grade classes combined to recite all of the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, The Story of the Birth of Christ. Kari loves the weekly music class and enjoyed performing these Christmas songs with her classmates.
When we moved to NC many people asked Jack, “What about the humidity?” His jolly reply was always, “I don’t have to shovel humidity!”WINTER IN IDAHO
TRACI
Traci (accompanied by Lisa) enjoyed a special treat from Grandpa and Grandma for her 16th birthday – shopping, lunch, a Broadway South production of CATS, dinner at 518 West Italian Café (http://www.518west.com/), and a night at a lovely B&B (http://www.oakwoodinnbb.com/) .
Traci has had a great semester at school! She made the A Honor Roll, received a Faculty Commendation Award, and landed the lead role in the spring drama production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Her American History class took an interesting field trip to the historic Stagville Plantation (http://www.historicstagvillefoundation.org/historic_stagville.htm), one of the largest plantations in the pre-Civil War south.
Amy worked very hard on her studies and made the A/B Honor Roll for 2nd Quarter.
The JV Track team recruited Amy to throw shot put. The week she got her cast off she practiced for three days then was invited to join the Varsity team for its first meet…she placed 1st in the meet with a throw of 25’10”! Needless to say, the coaches are excited about the prospect of 5 more years!
After a great Cross Country running season Laurie is going to run the mile race for the Track team. Laurie, her sisters, and friends had a great time celebrating Spirit Week at school…no uniforms, costumes every day, and crazy competitions.
Hero Day
School Spirit Day
Disney Character Day
KARI
Kari loves her teacher and friends at school. She was invited to a birthday party at the Build-A-Bear Workshop where she chose an adorable Valentine puppy for her pet. Her name? Valentine, of course!
Pirates are a big part of NC history and Pirate Day is a FUN event in second grade. The kids enjoy activities like walking the plank, swabbing the deck, island hopping, and a treasure hunt.
FAMILY BALL
Each fall and spring our church hosts a family ball – a night of festivities and dancing for families. Everyone gets dressed up. The boys are instructed on proper etiquette for dancing (ask the father of the girl you would like to dance with for permission to dance with her), dance instructions are provided, the band begins to play, and the merriment commences with the Grand March.
SPRING BREAK
We are now enjoying the second week of our spring break. Last weekend we went to Hickory, NC to visit Jack’s cousin and her family. She has six children about the same ages as our girls. Both sets of kids LOVED having cousins to play with, while the adults relaxed and caught up on family news and history.
