Courtright Family: 4th Grade Celebration of Learning

Friday, February 10, 2017

4th Grade Celebration of Learning

On the next-to-last day of school, the 4th grade classrooms conducted their annual Celebration of Learning. It's an opportunity for the kids to showcase some of their projects and activities from the school year. For 4th grade students, they were asked to choose a famous historical Texan and conduct research on that person's life and impact on Texas history. During the Celebration of Learning, the students dressed up like their Texas character and presented stories and facts from that person's life. It was a fun project for the kids and a great way to wrap up their 4th grade year.

The day of the Celebration of Learning was Connor's first day back to school after the surgery on his nose. He was a little nervous about being back in class with his nose splint and tube, but his classmates and teachers were supportive and happy to have Connor back at school.

Back at school after surgery on his nose.

Connor's chosen character from Texas history was Sam Houston. He did extensive research on Sam Houston in class and we worked at home to find him a proper costume. Of course, we were a little distracted during the nose incident, so we had to settle for a costume that was more George Washington than Sam Houston! Add that to the nose splint and we really had a unique Texan character for the presentation!

Connor dressed as Sam Houston (with some slight modifications).

Me with my favorite little Texan.

Connor presenting the life of Sam Houston.

The parents had the opportunity to walk around the classroom and see each of the students presenting their Texas characters. The kids did such a great job with their projects. It was a great way to wrap up the kids' 4th grade school year!

At the end of the presentations, Connor's teacher stood up to give a few words about the kids and the amazing year they had together. This was Ms. Vivier's first year teaching in Katy and at the WoodCreek campus, so none of us knew what to expect when we started the school year together. Without hesitation, I can say that Connor's 4th grade year was his favorite of all time. He and Ms. Vivier bonded like he's never bonded with a teacher before, primarily due to their shared sense of humor (sarcastic) and maybe their love of donuts and Chick-fil-A. :-) Ms. Vivier was a huge supporter of Connor throughout the entire year, and she just "got" him from the very beginning. As excited as Connor was to be leaving 4th grade, he was bummed to think about no longer having Ms. Vivier as his teacher. I can honestly say this was the best year ever, so we were both quite sentimental as Connor wrapped up his 4th grade year.