Last night was lots of fun. Every other year or so, our school district holds an event called "Midway Reads". Every student (K-8) in the district is encouraged to buy the chosen book and pick it up at the Mayborn Museum. The museum is one of my very favorite things in Waco. It used to be a small discovery center downtown but has moved into a huge building over by Baylor. It is the best children's museum I have been to and encourage anyone with children to come down (or up) and check it out! The book this year is The Kid Who Named Pluto. It is all about children who made scientific discoveries.
After we picked up the book, Matthew picked up his scavenger hunt list. All the children had grade appropriate lists and were all walking around the museum getting stamped for found items. It was a good chance for all the kids to run around the museum and see all their friends and teachers. Matthew is still amazed when we see one of his teachers (music, p.e., computer lab, librarian) when they aren't in school Shouldn't they always be in school?
At the end of the hunt, the boys got their faces painted by Midway cheerleaders. I glanced up at one of them and recognized her. She was the niece of one of my best friends in high school. She was born the night of one of our high school dances. Now she is a high school cheerleader! Where does the time go?
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2 comments:
It sounds like you are in a good school district. What a wonderful way to bring learning out of the classroom and into their "normal" lives. Do you get alot of participation from the students?
Jacinda,
The museum was packed! It was great to see Matthew's friends who go to different schools as well. He goes to church with them and plays ball with them. We love our school district. I went to school there the last 2 years of high school.
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