Surprise

What A Surprise!
Elder Malloy is still here. Elder Higgins was transferred! What a surprise. Elder Malloy has been on his mission for 4 months now and he has just been assigned a greenie! Elder Olson is from Murray, Utah. I told him that we lived in Murray when Don was an infant. He got off the plane and began tracting with trainers in Colorado Springs. That's how the do it here. Anyway, Elder Malloy brought him back to the house and they set out tracting again. We got home from the Temple about 9:00 and visited with him for awhile. They were both wiped out!

This month is Aliza's fifth birthday! My goodness where did the time go? She is such a bubbly little girl. I just love talking to her on the phone and finding out all the important things going on in her life. She enjoys her Polly Pockets and loves to play with her friends. Happy Birthday Miss Aliza!
Love Grandma Wilde

Parody

This week students took the state test. They were totally burnt out by Friday so I decided to have some fun. I played a few Weird Al songs and we discussed the techniques he used in his parody of each. Then I set the kids loose to choose a song and create a parody of their own. the rules were that it could not use the same lyrics as the original, must be school appropriate, contain either a pun, metaphor, character, or sketch of an experience - as Weird Al's did. They will perform them next week. As you can see they had a great time working on them.

Elder Malloy is leaving - so sad!

Elder Malloy, on the left, is being transferred. I have really enjoyed getting to know him. He has found 8 people to teach during the past few months and has been wonderful to have in our home. His legacy for us will be "Can we do anything before we leave?" He has made this a tradition as he prepares to go out. Sometimes I take him up on his offer and he is always willing to go the second mile! Elder Higgins will stay and will probably have a newer elder with him. I look forward to having him stay, he has a great sense of humor!

International Towne Field Trip

I thought you'd enjoy seeing our International Towne field trip. Students worked hard for a month learning to convert money, write a letter of application and resume, interview techniques (they had to interview with team parents for the job of their choice), and information about the country in which they served. The positions they applied from varied from president, finance minister to salesperson for each country. This unit teaches real-life skills and the students enjoy it.

Landon's Colorado Visit

Murder Mystery Activity

Our team activity for second quarter was a murder mystery game. The premise was that Rock N Roley had been murdered during his high school class reunion. Parents volunteered to play the various characters and students has a great time analyzing the clues to find out who killed Rock N Roley! We all dressed in 50's attire and, as you can see, the students really got into the act!
The last picture is the parents who took on the roles of Rock N Roley's classmates from high school. Other pictures are my students.