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Elementary School Reading Fair Projects That Rock

Posted on January 21, 2013January 23, 2024 by Mandy

Looking for elementary school reading fair projects that rock? Take a look at these! One of the highlights of last week (besides the “mini ice event”) was our school district’s reading fair. I was really impressed with the elementary school reading fair projects from last year, but I was completely blown away by the amazing ones this year, too!

I had the pleasure of helping judge the group and family reading fair projects division this year and it was so much fun. Since I had such a great response from sharing last year’s elementary school reading fair projects, I’m going to post some I was really impressed with this year.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING FAIR PROJECTS THAT ROCK!

Pinkalicious- Pink Around The Rink– This one took first place in the third grade division. It was adorable and totally depicted what the book was about.

Arthur and the Big Snow– This is a story board that also took first place, but I can’t remember which grade level it was.

Keena Ford and the Secret Journal Mix-Up

Drizzle– This project took first place in the 4th and 5th grade division. It was something you really had to see to appreciate. That huge umbrella actually turns around! I loved it so much that I can’t wait to read this book. To me, being able to make someone want to read the book is a sign of a great reading fair project!

David Goes To School– I just love the little “David” books by David Shannon. I believe this was one of the first-grade projects.

Pinocchio– This one took first place in one of the lower-grade divisions.

I have a few more to share, and I will do that later in the week. There were just so many great-looking storyboards that I had to take a ton of pictures.

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Where To Buy Razor Scooters

Posted on January 21, 2013January 10, 2016 by Mandy

One of the best presents my son got last Christmas was a Razor scooter. He has enjoyed many, many hours riding up and down the street and the driveway. I think they are great for teaching kids balance and, of course, providing a great form of exercise. He just think it’s a whole lot of fun. When I was growing up, we didn’t have scooters. It makes me wish I was a kid again sometimes because it looks like so much fun.

Skate Hut has a wide variety of Razor scooters for sale, along with a wide selection of accessories like quad clamps and ripstick wheels to trick out your scooter and make it perform the way you want. For those just beginning to learn to ride, they also have a great selection of scooters in a variety of colors to make anyone happy. They also sell the electric Razor scooter and the Razor Dirt Quad. I can see my son definitely wanting something like the Dirt Quad when he is a little older.

I think one of the best things about the Razor scooter is that it’s something your child will use for many years. Most of the time when you buy something for a kid to ride on, they eventually outgrow it or it’s no longer considered cool to use. I often see older kids in our neighborhood riding on their Razor scooters, so I’m pretty sure my son will continue to use his for many years to come, although he may want a newer model at some point. That’s perfectly fine with me, because I think the Razor scooter is a great investment for a whole lot of fun.

This compensated post was brought to you by Skate Hut.

We Survived Winter Storm Iago

Posted on January 20, 2013January 10, 2016 by Mandy

I don’t exactly recall when The Weather Channel started naming winter storms, but I am so happy to report that we survived Winter Storm Iago here in the Mississippi Delta. The sleet started close to lunch on Monday and was coming down pretty good, so school let out early. By the time the kids were all gone and I had made it to my my car, it looked a little something like this on my windshield:

It wasn’t such a bad ride home (36 miles). Naturally, I made a stop to the store for the essentials (bread and milk), picked up the kid at my parent’s house (his school got out early, also) and headed home to prepare to celebrate like a true Southerner when it snows. Which looks like this:

Only? That didn’t happen. When we woke up Tuesday, it was still a little icy out, but the roads were clear and school was NOT called off (darn!!!), so back we went to work and school.

Until…..the sleet started coming down really good again close to lunch, so they turned school out early again (whoop! whoop!) and the ride home from work was really scary. The roads had already iced over pretty good and what should have been a 30 minute drive took me a little over an hour. However, the kid’s school was still in session, so I was able to pick him up. Here’s the view from the carpool line:

So, I just KNEW we would be out of school on Wednesday, and I wasn’t able to sleep well at all that night. I woke up at 5 AM to check for school cancellations and was sorely disappointed to find that no, we were STILL going to school. Apparently, the roads were fine. So off we went. The ice started melting during the day and that was the end of our big ice storm.

Thursday? Everyone SOUTH of us got the snow. Grrrrr!!!

Of course, I would have much rather had a day or two off for a “snow day”, but we had a really, really bad ice storm back in 1994 (no power for 2 weeks!!), so I am thankful that we didn’t lose power and it wasn’t worse than what it was. Also, since we went to school 60% of those two days, we don’t have to make up any days.