Finishing Out 2nd Grade

Jimmy had a great 2nd Grade year. The school that he attends really tries to incorporate many extracurricular activities and learning opportunities for the students. This past Spring, Jimmy announced that he wanted to participate in the school Science Fair. I was in full support of him doing this.......however, I wanted to keep the project pretty simple. He went ahead and picked a project where he would test if different sized beach balls bounced back at different heights when dropped from the same height. He worked really hard and it certainly paid off when he came home with the 1st place medal!!
Jimmy also enjoys participating in the drama class at his school. He was part of a Reader's Theatre group. At one of the readings I attended I was able to hear him using an 'accent' while doing his reading ......and he was really good at it! This may be in his future. :)


With an active 7 year old boy, you of course aren't free from the 'bumps & bruises'. One Friday afternoon near the end of the school year I got the phone call letting me know that Jimmy most likely needed stitches & that I needed to come and pick him up from school. He had fallen and slipped on the playground equipment & had hit his chin on a bar. He ended up getting 11 exterior stitches & 5 interior stitches. He also ended up missing out on the school swimming field trip, since you aren't allowed to get stitches wet. But now he was a really cool scar to show off to his friends.