It’s a tradition at Manchester Park Elementary for the 5th grade class to construct gingerbread houses out of graham crackers. Moms haul in their 5 million pound Kitchen Aid mixers, a ton of eggs and powdered sugar, and get right to work making royal icing for 100+ 5th graders on their last day of school before winter break. This is my 3rd go around with this so I’m prepared for the madness. All of this is masterminded by Mrs. Frahm and I’m not so sure this will continue after she retires…this could mean Reece is out of luck AGAIN. First it was the bug project that went away and now possibly the gingerbread houses….I’m just going to keep that little secret to myself for a moment.
My hands will never be the same after being caked with egg whites and icing that truly is more sticky than school glue. My sidekick Stacey really ramped it up a notch with her Christmas sweater dress! She can pull this off because she teaches Kindergarten. No one…I repeat…no one…should actually wear this unless you are a kindergarten teacher or you’re going to an ugly sweater party. Stacey is rockin’ it!
Most of the girls make pretty little designs and the boys’ start out nice and by the end, they are falling apart into a pile of $20 worth of candy and dumping them in the trash can on the way out.
Brian, the custodian, probably has nightmares about this day for weeks. We do our best to help him clean up but I think he really wants to egg our houses later or maybe teepee our trees.
One of the teachers said it best…we ask a lot out of these kids every single day, so having an hour of fun with friends, candy (and messes…I’m adding that one in) is totally worth it and they deserve it. I couldn’t agree more. Ok – so she’s a very young teacher. She could be eating her words a few years down the line, but for now I’m letting this warm my heart.
Awesome job Drew Boo, I loved spending time with you and your friends this morning!
Ta da…look at Drew’s masterpiece!!
I don’t have the heart to tell him that the roof caved in on my way out of the school!
Please enjoy my flashbacks from Morgan and Jake…
Now excuse me while I pack up for afternoon winter parties and panic that these little cuties are home for 2 1/2 weeks making messes and eating everything in sight. I’m kidding, I actually love winter break.
Reece is winter party ready!
Morgan put the finishing touches on all of our presents we picked out for a local family in need in the midst of final exams. We hope this helps make their Christmas a little brighter! We hear this all the time…that’s what the season really is about. But it definitely hits home when you actually do it! Great job kiddos.
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