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Sunday, March 23, 2008

HAPPY EASTER!

We are ready to hunt eggs!!!!

This past Thursday I was able to spend some time with a group of 2nd graders at Boyd Elementary School. I was very excited to help the teacher hide Easter eggs at the park. It was so cool to see all the kids run around the park looking for eggs. Some of them found as much as twenty eggs.

Can you tell how many eggs I found?

Also they had the egg drop contest. Kids were encouraged to bring a row egg, so that they could throw it out the window from the two story building. The goal was for the students to use their creativity to protect their row egg as much as possible so it would not break during the drop. 10 kids brought a row egg and were ready for the challenge. Only 6 out of the 10 eggs survived the test.

My raw egg will survive, I know it!

Reis Martinez did a great job by protecting his egg with a couple of pillows. The egg was so well protected that he even had a hard time finding the row egg to prove that it did not break. That was so much fun. We could not stop laughing.



The highlight of the day was to watch their joyful and pure smiles. I loved how Ms. Lopez (the teacher) rewarded every single student for their efforts. Some got mini notebooks, an extra Easter egg, pencils, jumping ropes, etc. I am optimistic that experiences like this one will help them shape their lives in a very positive way. I am glad I had the chance to be part of this valuable moment.



Happy Easter from a group of lovely 2nd graders, Ms. Lopez and a runner that wishes she could be a 2nd grader again!!!!

¡FELICES PASCUAS!

El pasado Jueves pase un buen rato con un grupo de niños de segundo grado de la escuela primaria Boyd. Me emocionaba la idea de poder ayudar a la maestra a esconder los huevos de pascua en el parque. Fue padrisimo ver correr a todos los niños alrededor del parque en busca de los huevos. Algunos chiquitines encontraron hasta 20huevos.

Otra actividad que los niños tuvieron ese día fue la competencia del huevo crudo. Los niños fueron animados a traer un huevo crudo para que fuera tirado desde la ventana del salón, que esta en un segundo piso. La meta era que los niños usaran su creatividad y protegieran su huevo para que cuando tiran el huevo, este no se quebrara. 10 niños trajeron huevos crudos muy bien protegidos y estaban listos para el reto.

Reís Martínez hizo un excelente trabajo al proteger su huevo con un par de almohadas. El huevo estaba tan protegido que ni el propio Reis podía encontrar el huevo para comprobar que no se había quebrado. Eso fue tan divertido que no parábamos de reír.

Lo que mas lindo del día fue ver sonrisas alegres y puras durante la tarde. Me encanto como la maestra López premio a cada estudiante por su esfuerzo. Algunos niños recibieron mini libretas, un huevo extra de pascua, lápices, cuerdas para brincar, etc. Mi optimismo me dice que experiencias como estas ayudara a los chiquitines a construir sus vidas de una manera positiva. Estoy contenta de haber sido parte de momentos tan valiosos como este.

Felices Pascuas de parte de un grupo de adorables niños de segundo grado, la maestra López y una corredora que desearía estar en segundo grado una vez mas!!!!

1 comment:

Jake_Champagne said...

Hey Zoila,

So awesome to see you doing so well! Featured athlete on http://bostontrials2008.com/!!! Crazy! Good to see that good things happen to those who work their tails off! Also, I actually live in Newport Beach now! I saw that you went to HS in Costa Mesa.... kinda cool! Again, congrats on all of your successes, on and off the track!

Jake