One Boy in One Big World

Students in EK's grade at school put on a short performance entitled One Big World tonight at school.  EK decorated an Australian flag last week to wear during his time on stage.  The point of the program was that although we are many different people, we must all come together in this world we share.  The last song was "We are the World."  Although the mil10s didn't shed any tears, there were several parents that did.  Let's zoom in on EK while he stands amongst all of the other children.

Thanks for smiling, EK!

BTS 2010

Being in the school business, BTS (back to school) is just one of the many acronyms the mil10s are familiar with. AR, BOY, EOY, TPRI, ARD, RTI, IEP, TAKS. This is just a few, but we know them all!

EK stopped in front of the fireplace for the annual BTS pose with his "backpack with one strap" before eventually going to his third grade classroom. Third grade already. Oh how the time flies!

NOW: Almost Here

"'Twas the night before summer, and all through the land,

children were dreaming of sugar beach sand."

-Anne Margaret Lewis, Twas the Night Before Summer

Summer begins the moment school ends.  Since tomorrow is the last day of school for EK, it is also the start of summer!  He has had another great year and it is fun to see the progress he has made throughout the year. 
 
Tonight we can dream about the fun things we will be doing during our time out of school.  We'll make the most of the time we have because it will be no time at all before we will find ourselves going back to school for another school year.  For tonight, though, we won't think about that!

BIG: Biggest Week of the Year

It feels like this is the BIGgest week of the year.  In Texas we have a little test that students have to take in various subjects at various grade levels.  mr. and mrs. mil10 have worked very hard to make sure that their students will be successful. 

Each school and school district in Texas receives an accountability rating based upon the results of the tests.

As you can imagine that puts quite a bit of pressure on everyone involved. 

It is going to be a BIG week, but it is going to be a good week.  It will be an even better week when it is over!

Straight from EK's Pencil

EK recently brought home his journal from school. This one was started at the beginning of second grade and it is now filled with his thoughts and ideas. It is fun to see what he was thinking, although sometimes I wonder, “What was he thinking?” I thought it would be fun to share some of his unedited writing here. The entries below are a sampling of entries pulled chronologically starting from the beginning of the year. Dates are provided where he used them. Enjoy.

I have always wanted to… Eat the bigest choclet bar in the world and I hope I burp so loud that way evry one in the world thout it wan an earthcwake.

If I had 3 wishes… I would wish for choclet, DS and a fourth dog. I would have so much fun with my dog and DS. I don’t have a DS. That would be good.

10-21-09: My favorite sport is baseball. I like to slide to home plate. I’m a good player. Baseball ROCKS!

10-26-09: I like shopping for Legos. You can build anything with Legos. My Dad mad a castel with a working draw bridge. I can build a sword. I’m not as good as my Dad.

My house is… Fun to play at. Also it is kind of small. But I don’t care. I like it. My house has a lot of doors.

A chore I hate most is whyping dog poop off my porch. It is growdy. But it is kind of fun.

11-12-09: I can’t imagine living without food. I love food. I like to make chip sandwiches. They are yummy. And jell-o sandwiches. There even better than chip sandwiches.

For Thanksgivng I’m going to Disney world. I’ll have a blast. I whish I could let the hole class come. But it would cost to much money.

12-14-09: I would love to meet Broca Boma because he’s the president. Also mabe sleep there. But that would never happen.

12-17-09: If I found a reindeer… I would punch it. Also I would get a gun and shut it. If it was not one of santa’s reindeer.

1-5-10: If I saw a penguin I would punch it that way it could chase m and I would run home with the penguin.

1-12-10: I wish my school had choclet fountaing instead of water fountains. But every body would be at them and I would never get a turn.
Breakfast is an important meal because I get ROOT BEER to drink! Also sometimes diet root beer. But at least it is not real beer. Even though I should have milk.

My favorite song is Jail house rock because Elvis sings it. I love to listen to that song like crazy. But it’s a good thing it’s on my ipod.

There you have it. A second grader’s perspective of everything that matters! I can’t read what he has written when he bring home the next journal.