School Happenings!

Last month Maddy had some exciting school happenings!

First, was her school's annual Pow Wow!

The girls played games & won prizes!

Maddy won a goldfish which she named Goldie. (unfortunately Goldie perished after 5 days)

Mikayla won a free cotton candy!  The girls had fun and all the small amount of money we spent all went to the PTA for upcoming school events.

Maddy also had a biography book report due.  Her topic was Abraham Lincoln.  Instead of writing a report, Maddy had to write out 8 note cards for an oral presentation and decorate a paper bag with all the facts she learned about him. Of course she had a lot of help from me but these projects are valuable learning experiences for collecting data & presenting it for a good grade. She got an A!

Also, Maddy got her 1st quarter report card & a Citizenship Award for being a positive role model!  We're so proud of her!  Her grades range from As to Cs which Mike & I are very pleased with.  Math is not Maddy's strongest subject, but she's been working hard.

This wasn't exactly a school happening, but we also had a garage sale last month!  I suggested the girls set up a lemonade stand.  They sold cups of lemonade or small bottles of water for 50 cents and made about $15 dollars! It was a great learning experience.  They had fun collecting money and their sales tactics improved as the morning went on.  As for me, I made about $135 and was very happy to unload some of our old crap! It's amazing what a family of four accumulates over the years!  I still have a pile of stuff to donate or sell on Craig's List, but at least some of it is gone and our garage is better organized!