Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Outside my comfort zone

This has been an unbelievable week so far! Last night was 8th grade promotion. In our school district, the administration leads the school board members, then the teachers, and then the students in to the gym for the ceremony.

The middle school teachers insisted that the elementary teachers lead using the logic that we taught the students first. Then they took it one step further and insisted that Robyn and I lead the teachers because we're both retiring this year. We didn't mind, but it was a little strange to be the leaders of the pack!

Needless to say, there wasn't much time for tatting yesterday, and I was too tired to post once I arrived home.

Today was very interesting and exciting!

Our 3rd and 5th graders had fund raising projects that have taken place over the past three weeks. The 3rd graders read a story about a girl who raised money for a goat for a family in Africa. The kids made signs advertising a lemonade stand and sold lemonade on two different occasions. Two weeks ago, they sold lemonade during the middle school and high school lunch hours and raised approximately $150. Today they sold lemonade to elementary students during the 5th grad carnival. Today they raised $221.50! Their goal was to be able to purchase one goat through Heifer International. They've far surpassed their goal, and tomorrow they will be deciding how they want to donate their money

The 5th graders have been collection cans, pop tops, selling raffle tickets, and conducted penny wars. I'm not exactly sure how penny wars works, but one of our 2nd grade teachers "won" and had to kiss a pig!


Pumpkin was dressed in school colors, and Miss Moranz came through kissing the pig in front of the whole school!

The raffle tickets sold were for throwing a pie in a teacher's face. Robyn and I found out that the drawing was rigged and that no matter what, the two of us were getting pied!


I hammed it up pretty good, showing off my plastic bag "dress" and shower cap.


It's hard to tell from this picture, but my plastic bag "dress" was filled with two cans of whipped cream. Mine was the last name drawn, and the kids really got in to cheering on the pie throwers!

The end result of all this fun was that the 5th graders raised $900 for a local cancer support group affiliated with St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital... pretty impressive for our little school!


I did find a little time to tat. I'm hoping to finish this Spinning Wheel by Friday!

13 comments:

  1. What fun being pied! Lots of money raised too.

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    1. It was a lot of fun, and I hate having stuff on my face! Anything for the kids! ;-)

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  2. Great fundraising event and all that whipped cream must have made your skin soft, like a spa huh :)

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    1. I washed it off right away, because I was sorely tempted to eat it all!

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    2. I guess I would be tempted too :)

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  3. Great fundraising event and all that whipped cream must have made your skin soft, like a spa huh :)

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  4. You're a good sport, standing still to be pied! Good for the fund raisers, they've done well.

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  5. What a fun time for the kids! And a good fundraising effort by all the students. Way to go.

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  6. That day looks like fun!! :)
    That glass mat is already shining like the sun!!! :)

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  7. What a fun post ... I was smiling all through!
    Your face doesn't look 'creamed' enough ;-P
    Great effort by the kids for fundraising and they do have a solid aim (pun intended) :-D

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  8. Sounds like a wonderful day.

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  9. Bless you dear for being such a good sport and for allowing the children to have such great fun. I love your photos!

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