Fun Run, Balloon Release and Service Project at Mink Creek Nordic Center

On the day before the last day of school all of the kids in the whole school took 6 buses to the Mink Creek Nordic Center.  Each grade had a different colored shirts, except second grade.  There was a mix-up of some sort so we received yellow and green shirts.  In our class, the student-leaders wore the green shirts and the other kids and I wore the yellow shirts.  When we arrived at the center we prepared to walk or run the 5 k. course.  All of my kids and several parents participated.  It was a beautiful day.  After the fun run we ate lunch.

We had a great time eating lunch together!

To honor the two little girls, who had recently moved to Rigby from our school and were tragically killed in a car accident, their former classmates released balloons in their favorite colors. After a minute of silence and the balloon release, the whole school lined up for a picture. It was a very moving yet uniting activity.

After the whole school picture, the grades were sent to different areas of the Nordic center to fulfill different service projects.  Second and Fifth grades were sent to spread bark along the track.  They worked so hard. I was very impressed on how much each child was willing to help.