Cubs and Cloggers

In November the fifth grade had their patriotic program and Mara had a big part! The program was a musical review of American history from pre-colonial times to the present. And they did it in under an hour!

Mara was the All American girl and she sang a verse of "My Country ''tis of Thee" and then clogged to "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy/You're a Grand Old Flag." The singing was lovely, but the clogging was amazing! She choreographed it herself and she took the house down! Seriously, the school was stunned and the applause was uproarious! Mara was a star for a few days after that. She loved it! :)

Mark had his chance to shine as well. He and Neil built a boat together for the Raingutter Regata. His boat was based after a model ship he bought in Jamestowne. He built a railing with matchsticks and stained it. His ship won a race or two, and got an award for his design as well.

Oh, watch the side! It was pretty entertaining. Most of the boys took their losses in stride, but it was intense at times.

Jeffrey made a boat too. This is a catamaran. They were specifically forbidden in the races because the double hull makes them really fast. Of couse, the "forbidden" aspect made it all the more appealing to Jeffrey. So he and Neil made one and the scout leaders let Jeff race when the cub scouts were done.

It really was faster than the rest of the boats. Jeff was a proud boy.