Las Vegas here we come. We have run 425 MILES!!!!!!!

We had a fantastic Same Day. All day long we dressed, ate, played and learned by doing all the same thing. We all wore the same white shirts and blue Levi's. We started the day with a math test. After the test a score was picked randomly and everyone in the class had to have the same grade. We were very happy it was a good grade.

 There were not assigned sets at squares.

 We read, Henry and The Freedom Box. We learned how precious Freedom is and what it would feel like to mail ourselves to freedom.

 Recess was on the grass. No toys today.

 We crawled to lunch.

 Pizza, green salad and juice were our choice of food.

 We colored pictures for the Riverton hospital clinic. Three of our students won prizes for doing such a great job.

Look how darling we are in our new glasses. Everything looks so clear now.

 Our VIP is tencious. She works super hard on her math, reading and spelling. She is a delight to have in our class.

 We are learning about famous artists. We just learned about, Andy Warhol. He liked to paint the same picture several times using different colors.

Two of our students ran in a city celebration. They had to pass a torch and then run around the high school stadium. They were picked to run because everyday they when the quarter mile, they win.

We have made it to Lake Mead. That is a grand total of 375 miles. WAHOO!

Our VIP is very talented. He likes to play sports and help his grandpa on his ranch. He is a very fast runner.

 MA2 Marshell Mason came to our class today and taught us about NEVER LEAVING YOUR BUDDY BEHIND. He just returned from selected tour of duty on the George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier is the master fleet ship of the US Navy, and the biggest most powerful sea vessel in the world. The CVN77 is the aircraft carrier that has been in the Persian Gulf fighting ISIS since May of 2014.

Mason has received several awards during his tour of duty. He was “Avenger of the Day”, the “Sailor of the Quarter”, was promoted from an E-2 to an E-5 in 16 months, was promoted from a MA3 to an MA2 (Second Class Petty Officer). 

He has earned certification “Surface Warfare”,  “Combat Duty”, and the CVN77 for their performance during his tour.

Mason is working towards acceptance into the US Naval Academy in June of 2016,to graduate with a Bachelors Degree and upon graduation, will be a Lieutenant.

After earning his degree and becoming an officer, he is considering at this time, becoming a pilot for the US Navy.

Happy Birthday. We are so happy you are sharing this day with us. Thank you to mom for bringing some yummy cookies.