Did I mention before that Sadie has had what seems like a dozen projects due since Eliza was born? First we had to build a solar system out of candy. Next, she had to come up with and write a "business plan." Then she had to visit a museum and write up a report with an illustrated picture. Of course we are so scatterbrained around here , we don't ever realize the projects are due until a few days before or even the night prior to the due date. This was the case with Sadie's inventor project. Sadie didn't mention it until we only had about two days to research an inventor, write it up in a report, make a poster and work on an oral presentation of the inventor for the class. Third grade is NO JOKE!!
Sadie wanted to research a woman inventor. I googled it and came up with a few interesting ones. After perusing,selecting and changing our minds several times, we finally agreed upon Ruth Wakefield, the inventor of the Toll House chocolate chip cookie. As part of the oral presentation, Sadie was required to dress up as her inventor. When she put on Chase's "Chester the Molester" wig, I couldn't help but bust up laughing. But seriously!! Doesn't she look like a baker from the early 1900s? We even baked a bunch of cookies for the class to enjoy.
But seriously!! These projects are driving me crazy!! There's NO WAY a third grader could possibly execute such a large assignment on her own. The parents end up doing most of the work and it can be very stressful, especially if we don't even know until the weekend before it's due. Good news is, I'm very good at doing my third grader's homework and she got 100%. But seriously!! How cute is our little Ruth Wakefield? Sadie was so excited to wear her high heels to school.
Jack was excited to dress up that week as well. It was the Kindergarten Roundup. The whole week they learned about Texas, it's cowboys, the bluebonnets and all it's other wonderful symbols. I picked out Jack's outfit a few days earlier and he literally wore it every day until that Friday. He was sooooo excited!! My favorite part of his outfit were Sadie's old booties we doubled as cowboy boots. We were very careful NOT to tell him they had previously been Sadie's. Otherwise, he would have NEVER worn them!!
And speaking of cowboys, Sadie doesn't need an event to dress up in her boots and hat. She wears them all the time!!
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