Smokey and pancakes

This week's biggest events were a visit from Smokey the Bear on Thursday, a bus safety drill, and the 8th grade Harvest Breakfast.

Smokey and friends came to visit our K-3rd graders on Thursday morning. We had several Cal Fire fireman with Smokey, and after the kids got to hear Smokey's message, they then got to go play in a Cal Fire engine that was parked on the blacktop. The students got to dress in the firemen's turnouts and blast the fire hose. What was surprising to me, was the onslaught of 7th graders who wanted to crash the Smokey party so they could go give him a hug. I was getting bribes of gummy bears and a dime and a nickle to try to convince me to let them visit Smokey, but I held my ground and kept the 7th graders at bay.

On Friday, we held our bus safety drills. We had three buses on the blacktop and ushered all the classes through them. This is an important safety drill for all our students to participate in, and they all were attentive, and I think they all enjoy jumping out the emergency exits.

Also on Friday, we had the members of Club Live (the middle school version of Friday Night Live, a drug/alcohol prevention program in high school) present a drug awareness skit they had created for Red Ribbon Week. It was pretty powerful, and I appreciated the attentiveness of the rest of the middle school students. The message of the dangers of drug use was sent, and I believe, received.

Just today, Sunday, we had the 8th Grade Harvest Breakfast. I took my two kids, Hannah and Chris, and I was very impressed with the decorations in Telele Lodge, and the quality of the raffle prizes. Clearly a lot of work went into making this a successful event. Big thanks to Naomi Johnson, and Wendie Scott, who headed up this event along with all of the parents and students who helped. I've heard that all of the food and raffle prizes were donated, so it should turn out to be a great fundraiser for the 8th grade trip. Hopefully when I get to school tomorrow morning, there will be my Dodge Ridge annual pass, or my two tickets for Great America that I put my raffle tickets in!