Khalif had his first swim meet this weekend and it was perfect weather! Mid 80's! Unfortunately, he learned a very important lesson....check your goggles before you dive. I guess he forgot to suction them to his face and they slipped right off his eyes and it made for a very rough swim. He was a bit rattled, started with the wrong stroke, but pulled it together and finished. He was very upset, but we were very proud that despite the curve ball thrown at him, he finished!
Video of his race:
The night before the swim meet was multicultural night and there were all kinds of booths and new foods to try and we agreed that the shortbread was best, but the Chupati (sp?) from Kenya was a close second. There was a booth from Norway, but no treats, just cool sweaters. Khalif's grade did a song in Spanish...doesn't he look excited and comfortable having the spotlight on him??!!
Ainsley was at practice and Reggie was with his friends, so Khalif got all the attention!
Multicultural night was part of UN week and since we are an IB school, they have a lot of awareness around that week. The kids played games from other countries and cultures, had guest speakers from other parts of the world and did Kids Against Hunger again and put together thousands of meals to be sent to Puerto Rico! 2nd grade is the first opportunity to actually pack the food and I just happened to be volunteering when Khalif's class went through!
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