The Brennan Bunch: June 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

100 Book Challenge

Our school has a program called the 100 Book Challenge. It is required reading for grades 1-5 each day. You don't really read 100 books but you read steps. 1 step=15 minutes of reading. The reading they do must be on their "fast, fun and easy" level. The goal of the school year was to read 400 steps (100 hours of reading) and I am proud to say that J made it! They have milestones at each "100" and they get an ice cream scoop on the wall. I took one of J when he reached 100 back in October, but forgot my camera for ht rest so I just took all four pictures in June1 You can see by the height of the ice cream cones that not everyone gets to each milestone. It requires a lot of extra reading. That is why I am extra proud of J and how he was determined to get to each milestone!

This is the hallways display, that is left up all year.

(Okay so I accidently deleted the 100 Step picture.....cannot seem to get it back in order)

200 Steps! (50 hours of reading)

300 Steps (75 hours of reading)

400 Steps (100 hours of reading and end-of-the-year goal)

J grew so much as a reader this year and I am so stinkin' proud of him! Way to go Buddy!

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Scout Camp 2011

J spent his first week out of school at Cub Scout Day Camp. I don't have many pictures yet but his wonderful den leader took many and has promised to send them! I dropped him off bright and early each day and picked him up late in the afternoon, a tired, sweaty boy who had lots of stories to tell! He loves the obstacle course, partially seen below.

All but 3 boys in his camp Den were from our regular scout den, so it was nice that he knew the boys and made a few new friends.

They did so many fun activites:fishing, arts and crafts, woodworking, flag football, leather working, building, water games, BB gun practice (with the range master from the county's range), made and used a sling shot, cooked, and much more!)