2nd Grade Career Day

As many of you know, our annual 2nd grade Career Day took place last Friday. Every year the variety and enthusiasm of our parent and community volunteers exceeds my expectations. They truly bring to life incredibly valuable information that we teachers simply cannot provide from firsthand experience like they can. It is like a big field trip without ever leaving the school!

Many teachers asked their classes to dress up as a career for the day, and I wish you could have seen all the fantastic outfits! Regular second graders became a French artist with a painted-on mustache and a sweater vest, a fully-dressed ninja, a nurse with a cheerful red feather hair accessory, business men wearing their Sunday best, doctors, nurses in full scrubs, golf pros, tennis players, and a karate instructor. It was so much fun to see.

Below I will share some pictures of our speakers, so you can get an idea of what the students experienced. One of my favorite moments may have been the students dressed as army men swaddling baby dolls with the labor and delivery nurse speaker. It is always enjoyable to see how the children react to the speakers as they walk through the hallways. Our real "army man" speaker in full dress got many admiring looks from our kids!

We are incredibly grateful to all our parents and community members who made this day possible. It is truly a one-of-a-kind educational experience, and we could not do it without you! Thank you so, so much for bringing your professional knowledge to our students!

And look at all these other clothes he brought to show the kids the full uniform! See them piled on the floor beside him?

This is the first year Northstar Paramedics has been one of our guests. We were thrilled to welcome them, along with Captain Jackson's fire team! Both brought their vehicles and spoke to the classes outside.