No More Pencils, No More Books ....

We all know how this saying ends. Rylee sang it constantly on Monday and I asked her since when has Mrs. Slack gave her a dirty look. No reply just a puzzeled look and then asked what was a dirty look?

School is out for the summer. I am not sure what the kids were looking forward to more. Their letters from the principal with their new teachers, swimming/water field trips, or the class parties.

The weather cooperated with the kindergarten water day. The kids played and had so much fun with all the water. Reganne asked when first grade started. If kindergarten ended on Tuesday, did first grade start on Wednesday? No, you have a vacation in between. YEAH!!!

Rylee's last days in third grade were filled with parties, fun activites, and treats. One mom made t-shirts for the Super (Mrs) Slack 3rd Graders. They were able to sign each others shirts.


Rylee & Dacoda Wheeler waiting patiently for me to pick them up. Trying so hard not to sneek a peek at their letters. They couldn't resist getting a look.

No more school until August 15th. Summer Fun begins......

Parent Teachers Conference

This last week there was no school Monday & Tuesday for Kindergartners and early outs for the other grades. It was a week full of Book Fairs, Morning with Mom, and Parent Teachers' Conferences. This is our first time with multiple teachers to meet with and get progress reports. They both earned really good grades this last trimester. Each one has something they need to work on and improve before the end of the school year.


Reganne is starting to write and make sentences. Each day it appears to get easier for her. This is the note she passed to Dave & I in sacrament meeting today. There is nothing that compares to the I Love You's from your children. She also passed a note to her primary teacher. He told everyone in Elder's Quorum that he questioned if he was getting through to his class. When one of the kids put a note in his lap. It made his day and he knew he was were he needed to be. Reganne has a really big heart and loves nothing better that to make someone feel better.

KSL Read It Now Challenge 2010

The end of September the kids in Washington County were given a three day challenge read as much as they possibly could by KSL News. Our school Little Valley Elementary gladley accepted the challenge and encouraged all the children to go online and register for the challenge. Then at the end of each day record how many minutes they had read during the day. The winner of the challenge would receive a visit from Chopper 5 and Nadine Wimmer. The high readers would receive extra prizes. Those three days I don't believe Rylee did anything else but read. She logged over 200 minutes. Reganne logged about 100 minutes.

The October came and went without any update or visit. Then November the same thing. Finally, this past Thursday we received a note from the principal Mr Stephensen that Friday was the day. Little Valley Elementary & Riverside Elementary were going to receive the special visit. Friday morning everyone was so excited and started to arrive at 10:10 am the appointed time. However, due to bad weather in Salt Lake City they were running behind and wouldn't be there until 11:30. Back into our cars and off to lunch we went. When everyone gathered again at 11:15 am the excitement could be felt in the air along with the sound of a helicopter.

Here comes Chopper 5

Chopper 5 landing on the ball field.

Little Valley Elementary Kids eagerly watching it land.

Allie, Cheyanna, and Reganne...In the Visitor's Section...They are all in the same class.

Good Job Little Valley Lions and they were off to Riverside Elementary.

The kids received books, stickers, and cookies. What a wonderful encentive to read. They also loved watching themselves that night on the news. Rylee & Reganne fell asleep before, so we recorded it for them to watch.

Back to School Fashion Show

Dilemma how to do school shopping with 3 kids on Saturday. There are only 3 weeks until school starts and the Rylee & Reganne are in dire need of new clothes. Online shopping and lunchtime shopping are becoming my friends. The girls are excited when things arrive and they quickly grab up what they want. Thus the fights start because of course they like the same shirt, pants, etc.

Thus was born the shared closet. All clothes go into the closet and they can pick from there. They are not just for one but for both. So Grandma's Closet is now their shared closet. Next task seeing what fit and what needs to be returned.

Welcome to the First Annual Back To School Fashion Show:

Rylee in a purple tee shirt and blue jeans.

The dressing and staging area

Reganne...Strike a pose in a pink tee shirt with pretty jewels on the front and blue jeans. They need to be hemmed (6 inches)

Ryder....New shorts he wasn't to happy to be left out. These shorts are a little big and kept falling off. Who knew I would be buying 3T Shirts and 18 month pants.

Everything fit and the count down to school as begun.

Rylee and the Track Meet

The Little Valley Elemantary Track Meet this year was open to Second Grade. They were able to participate, but not qualify for distric. Rylee picked the Long Jump, Softball Throw, and 50 Meter Dash.

Get Ready, Set, Go.....

The finish line. I missed getting her picture. She came in 5th place. Everyone stopped about a yard away from the finish line. Looked around and then crossed.

Record Keeping...They had to wait patiently in their lanes until their times were recorded.

Rylee @ the long jump.

They wouldn't let anyone down on the track. My camera wouldn't zoom in that far. She did really good and had fun. The kids were excited to spend the day outside with all their friends. She is eager to participate next year

Little Valley Elementary Art Show

The school year is winding down. The first sign is all the activities they pile into each week. They finished Meet the Masters Program presented by the PTA. The kids were able to pick their favorite project and display it for the whole school and parents to see. The hallways before the art gallery with everything on display.

Rylee & Her Class Display

Rylee's Project "Mobiles"

Of course her's was on the top row. She did a really good job on all her art projects. It was hard for her to decide which she wanted to display.

As we wondered the halls it was fun to see everyone's projects and visit with other families.

Rylee's 2nd Grade Science Fair

This year Rylee decided she really wanted to participate in the Science Fair. No amount of talking could change her mind. She came up with her project and decided how she wanted to it to go. We were off and running.

Rylee & Her Project

The final prep before the school presentation. Plant A died and Plant B is still thriving.


Plant A would be fed water & blue food coloring. Plant B with the plant marker would be fed only water. What would the out come be??

She did really well in remembering to water them. However, the weather really didn't cooperate with the sunshine needed. It also added wind to the equation. This is not a good combination.

She did really well, but she didn't win. She received so much encouragement from teachers and students. She is ready to try again next year. She already has a couple of ideas.

We are really proud of her and her hard work.