Last Day of School

That's a wrap for the 2021-2022 school year. Last day of 7th and 4th for these two!  The boys both had a half day of school and then we all walked to Fletcher's for lunch to celebrate a great school year.

 

Top Academic Honors for Will

Alex and Mrs. Ward

Freedom!

WPLL Highlights for Alex

Alex has been playing really well in Little League. He went 3-3 tonight and also pitched well. He earned himself the Golden Glove for his performance.  He has been playing "up" on the Majors (11-12 year olds) team with some of his Muskie teammates.  They will drop back down to age level to play on the Junior Majors (9-10 year olds) All Star Team that Phil is coaching.

 

BPA Bronze Battle Runner-Up

The Wild started off strong this weekend winning both their games on Saturday. The beat the Mishawaka Mayhem 5-0 and then the South Bend Land Sharks 11-8. On Sunday, they won against TB Frame 11-3 to earn a spot in the finals. They played the Land Sharks again, and unfortunately, didn't come out on top and ended up with the runner-up plaque.

 

Moorsbridge Cultural Festival

After the field trip, ALex went home to get ready for All Star practice. I stayed at school to help set up for the Cultural Heritage Festival. We had booths from 16 nationalities represented at Moorsbridge (there are many more!). The booths had crafts, activities, food samples, games, etc. We also had a stage set up with different performances, food trucks, and a bounce house. It was a beautiful evening and we had an amazing turnout!

 

4th Grade Field Trip

 

The fourth graders were finally able to go on a field trip to the Meijer Gardens today. This was their first field trip since the first-grade trip to Binder Park Zoo. I was one of the chaperones and had fun chasing these kiddos around all day.

PCHS Science Club at MBE

The 4th graders had students from a Portage Central High School science club visit this week. They sent videos all year with experiments for the kids to do at home and then were finally able to come in person. They had four stations set up. The kids learned everything from molecule expansion and contraction to density and chemical reactions.  Alex has a very curious class that really enjoys critical thinking and the scientific method so this was great for them!

 

Memorial Weekend

Happy Memorial Day!  We spent the majority of the weekend outside: whiffle ball, archery, fire pit, bunt baseball, bike rides, and lots of yard work.  We spread 12 yards of mulch, power washed almost everything (front porch, patio, garage floor, front walk, and outdoor furniture), installed edging along the front wall, and even worked on the flag pole at West Portage.  The weather was gorgeous - we are ready for summer!