Today was the 5th Grade Pool Party at the Community Rec Center. Wendy and I were in charge of putting the event together, with the help of some wonderful parent volunteers. Approx. 150 5th graders arrived by bus at 9:30am for a day of swimming, games and lunch.
Although the sun wasn't out yet, all of the kids were in the water within minutes...going down the slide, jumping off of the diving board
or just diving off of the side.
Mr. Dayos was the DJ for the entire event and put together a great playlist and took requests from the students!
One of our talented volunteers painted this luau backdrop and decorated a phone "photo booth" for the kids. Brynn, Faith, Allison and Lorien even added some props!
Paige, Kaylee, Maddie, Emily and Maddy
Cooper and the girls shivered in line for the diving board!
Allison, Emma and Olivia
Brynn and Allison posing while they waited for the slide.
At 11:00, the students all had to exit the pool deck for "Adult Lap Swim" until 12:30. The sun had finally come out and we spent the first 45 minutes entertaining them with game stations. Amanda did an amazing job brainstorming fun games and organizing them in groups by lei colors.
Over/Under Sponge Relay, a hula hoop challenge and
a relay using spaghetti noodles and plastic rings.
Then it was time for lunch! I think we served 150 kids in less than 10 minutes flat...44 large pizzas, bags of goldfish, fruit snacks, water bottles and ice cream sandwiches for dessert. It couldn't have been much smoother!
Wendy, Teri, Heather and I can't believe our 5th graders will soon be off to middle school, but we are trying to enjoy our last week with all of their festivities. I can't believe we all met back when our kids were in Kindergarten!
The teachers enjoyed a well-deserved break from the classroom and were a big help in making today a huge success for our promoting class of kids!!
