The week of May 25th saw 1st Explorers once again learning and having fun. The Book Buddies Program ended on Tuesday and each child in the program received a book picked out for them and some other goodies. Emily Taylor continued her science study of bees and shared how different pollens produce different flavors of honey. She brought a variety of honey for the students and staff to taste and compare. Yummy!
RAs and GAs ended their year with a bang on Wednesday. The RAs played a relay game with a small cup and a wiffle ball. It was a close race! There were enough cream sandwiches for the winning team The winners took a vote and decided to sacrifice half of their winnings with the other team. Pastor Jeff tied in the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus laying down his life for our salvation with the sacrifice of the winning team. Then, as all the boys waited excitedly for their half of an ice cream sandwich, Pastor Jeff came back with a whole ice cream sandwich for everyone! Oh, the joy on all the boys’ faces!
The GAs celebrated with an exciting party that included painting birdhouses, lots of laughs, delicious cupcakes and lime sherbet punch.
On Thursday, the 1st Explorers were treated to a mini concert with Stephanie Dickerson playing the cello and Linda Stewart performing at the piano. The ladies played several songs together and then the students joined in and sang “This Little Light of Mine” and
“B-I-N-G-O. Everyone enjoyed this special time.
Curtis Collins with the Health Department paid his last visit of the school year. He quizzed the students on the topics and activities he had done with them over the year. The amount of information the children retained was impressive. We were blessed with his visits and we look forward to him coming back next year.
Thank you to Karen Frady, Beverly Midgett, and Linda Stewart who volunteered to assist with staffing last week.