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Notes from Quinn

Published on November 10, 2014 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

In a recent blog post I mentioned that Quinn spent an afternoon writing notes instead of talking. I scanned in those notes because they are so cute.

He wrote these on regular 8.5×11 paper but I cropped them square so I could do this.

And keeping track of very important stuff.

Jog a Thon

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Quinn\’s school has a Jog a Thon (JAT) which is a huge fundraiser for the school. The idea is to donate a dollar amount for every lap…but the PTA recommends you just donate $180 per child. Yes, seems pricey. BUT, and this is a big BUT, the school never asks you to sell wrapping paper, pizzas, or anything else. Donate $180 and you\’re done! I love it!!!

Back to the JAT, which was Friday morning. A couple of tracks are set up in the school fields, along with a DJ, and lots of fun. The JAT goes on all day and Quinn\’s class ran at 10:30 am. It\’s a timed race and I think they ran for 15 minutes. The goal for 1st graders was to run 23 laps.

Hanging out in the shade before they start running.

The kids were divided in to 5 groups and a parent was responsible for marking their laps.

The class mascot, Steve the Duck. Along with the class poster….Jogging is Awesome!

Quinn\’s group before the run.

Quinn\’s teacher promised to run one lap with Steve.

For $2 you could have the DJ read an AirGram. Ours said \”Go Mighty Quinn! Your mom and dad are so proud of you. Shake dem bones around the track. Go Quinn!\” (One of Quinn\’s favorite halloween books is called Shake Dem Bones.)

After the run. Red faces and sweaty shirts. It was hot, hot, hot out there!

A very hot and tired class.

And he did it! 23 laps! For running 23 laps he got a coupon for a kids scoop at Baskin Robbins.

A popsicle treat post race.

On a side note, every kid in his class took home a turkey feather to decorate and they were all added to the class turkey. Quinn\’s feather is brown and on the right side. He drew a blue glitter turkey on the feather and we added the word gobble with some beads.

This Week

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It was so chilly Monday morning that I started a nice warm fire. So thankful for a remote control start to a gas fireplace.

Quinn earned enough tickets at school with positive behavior to bring in something from home. The Buddy.

In my photography class this week we wrote haikus.

Quinn spent an afternoon not talking but writing notes. I need to scan them because they are so cute. This was slipped under the bathroom door. It\’s a picture of his ant farm.

Quinn and I have been playing alot of Winner Take All, a game he made up. It\’s like the card game War but with dominoes. He always beats me.

His old man shorts. When we got out of the car to walk to school I asked him to fix them because he looked ridiculous. He said \”But I like to look ridiculous.\” 🙂

Saturday morning bike ride at our local park. He\’s gained quite a bit of confidence. Don is riding a bike that Brad gave him so now Quinn and Don have matching red Specialized bikes.

Then we went to Dukes in Malibu for lunch.

Don took the windy roads home and we hit a spot that was new to me. It was right along the back bone trail and you could see in to the valley in one direction.

And out over the ocean in the other direction. I think that must be Catalina Island out in the distance.