Showing posts with label Maira. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maira. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Friday, June 28, 2019
Grade Six Farewell
Maira's last year at Rio Terrace Elementary has come to an end. She's been with most of the same kids from Kindergarten through Grade Six and has some very close friends. Some of the moms arranged a year-end hot dog roast at the park in June and we all had a great time visiting and playing.
Maira with two of her very best friends. AKA Ursula, Ariel and Scuttle.
The farewell assembly got pretty emotional as all these kids realized their elementary years were over in a blink and they're all heading off in different directions next year.
With their music teacher, Mr. Duiker
With her grade 6 teacher, Mlle. Giles
Maira with her BFFs since kindergarten. Only two of them are going to go to the same junior high as her!
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Maira's 12th Birthday
Maira turned 12 in January and wanted to have her friends over for a murder mystery party. I found a Hollywood themed murder mystery game online that I could download and Maira helped with the prep work. We invited 7 guests and assigned them each a role. Only I knew which was was going to be the murderer and which one the victim. The premise was that they were each famous teen stars who had just attended an awards ceremony and they were at our house for an after party. They all came dressed up and excited to play their roles.
Part way through the party, I had them sit down for a dinner. The menu was especially challenging as we had one guest who was allergic to dairy, another who was celiac AND allergic to peanuts, and a third guest allergic to artificial food colouring. Trying to find a cake that was safe for everyone was the hardest part! (I ended up going with meringues topped with fresh fruit). But I managed and I think everyone went home full and without any allergic reactions. They had a great time although I think everyone's favourite part was when I let them take the balloons down from the ceiling and they had a girls vs. boys contest to see who could pop the most balloons with their feet, ha!
Most of these kids will be going to the same junior high as Maira and it will be fun to watch them as they grow up and go through their teen years together.
Part way through the party, I had them sit down for a dinner. The menu was especially challenging as we had one guest who was allergic to dairy, another who was celiac AND allergic to peanuts, and a third guest allergic to artificial food colouring. Trying to find a cake that was safe for everyone was the hardest part! (I ended up going with meringues topped with fresh fruit). But I managed and I think everyone went home full and without any allergic reactions. They had a great time although I think everyone's favourite part was when I let them take the balloons down from the ceiling and they had a girls vs. boys contest to see who could pop the most balloons with their feet, ha!
Most of these kids will be going to the same junior high as Maira and it will be fun to watch them as they grow up and go through their teen years together.
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