Hello, Baylie!

This week's Star of the Week is Baylie! Baylie is in the third grade this year.

Baylie likes to do many things. In her spare time Baylie says that the thing she likes to do most right now is to ride her four wheeler and to ride her new bicycle. Baylie got her bicycle recently as an early birthday present. Baylie states, "It is REALLY big! I have already fallen off of it 2 or 3 times!"

I am glad that Baylie loves her new bike but I hope she is very careful when riding it and that she always wears her helmet to protect her if she falls again!

When asked what her happiest memory is, Baylie said that would be going to Myrtle Beach when she was little. She enjoyed doing many things on that trip but the thing she remembers enjoying the most was playing in all of the sand.

I asked Baylie what she would like to be better at and she responded that she would like to be better at playing volleyball. When I asked why, Baylie told me that her dad plays volleyball and she would like to be a good player like him. She also said that she would like to play on a volleyball team when she goes to middle school.

Thank you, Baylie, for letting us all get to know a little bit more about you. We are all very lucky to have you as a classmate and a friend!

Cougar Run Time!!!

This is a short week so, instead of spotlighting one of my fabulous students, I am going to talk about Cougar Run. Most of you who are reading this are well aware that Cougar Run is our school's major fundraiser for the year. Many years ago (before I began teaching here and I have been here for almost 18 years) our school's principal, faculty, and parents decided that instead of asking students to sell items to help fund school activities, a yearly "fun run" would be held to raise money. Students run or walk along a designated track while friends and family pledge money per lap or a just donate a certain amount.

This concept has spread to most of the elementary schools in our district but I don't think anyone does it quite like the Cougar Run! This week students have shown their "Cougar Spirit" by wearing orange and blue on Tuesday, having a "flip-flop" day on Wednesday, and wearing anything tie-dyed on Thursday. Thursday was also our parade of cars. Families decorated cars to show their Cougar Pride as students were dropped off for school. I have attached a few of the over 75 pictures I took this morning of cars as they came through the car line. What a great time we all had seeing how creative our families are! Go Cougars!