Happy 8th UnBirthday!

 

We celebrated Ethan's summer birthday in his classroom this week! What a week. It's the last week of school, he got 3rd place in the Governor's Cup, celebrated his birthday, and is in a play tomorrow!

Slow and Steady wins the Race!

 

Without training, Ethan got 3rd place out of 104 second graders in a 3 mile race! I was so proud of him and his strategy was so cute. He told me he was going to keep the winner of last year in sight and let him help set the pace. Then, he said he gave himself 4 breaks of 10 steps of walking and that's all. I asked him what he told himself when his legs were burning (he told me the last lap, he was burning). He said, "Come on, Ethan. You can do this! Slow and steady wins the race!" I asked him where he got that strategy and of course, from the infamous tortoise who beat the hare with humility in "The Tortoise and the Hare." He's got his eyes on next year because now he's more serious about running and training. He was so excited and was beaming from ear to ear! Glad we were able to cheer him on from the sidelines! His time was 25 minutes exactly. Pretty darn good for shorty 2nd grade legs. The winner got 22 minutes and some seconds. Ethan beat his time by 13 minutes from last year!!!! Amazing what a little strategy and determination can do for you!