Week 6 Olympics

Wow...week 6 already!

Attendees were: Isabel, Greta, Mia, Ella, Angolina and Traci.

Today our focus was the Olympics. Thank you for letting your daughter watch some of the events this past week. There was a lot of excitement about what they'd seen, especially the USA girls gymnastics team winning the gold medal!

We gathered in the living room to talk about the highlights of
what they'd seen and to discuss what kind of qualities the athletes must have to compete in the Olympics.



Was it luck that got them there? No, it was a lot of training and hard work.


Were they pretty sure the girl swimming next to them would finish the race first? No, they were confident in themselves and believed they could win. 


The girls gymnastics team worked together as a very close team and cheered each other on and offered hugs and support if one of them made a mistake. That's why they are called the "fab five".


What happened if a gymnast fell off of the balance beam, did they give up and walk away? No, they got right back on to complete their routine.

Isabel's nest of birds

We then watched a few highlights of the gymnastics and swimming that I'd recorded including Gabby on the uneven bars and Jordyn on the vault. We also watched a young swimmer from Lithuania (where our very own Greta is from) win the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke.

Off to the deck for our snack where we kept the discussion going and talked about what everyone wanted to be when they grow up. Then it was time for our own SuperGirl events: balance beam, floor routine and an obstacle course race.

Everyone had a few minutes to practice and then it was competition time where Peyton and I were the judges. Isabel went first and set the bar very high. I could see some of the girls feeling discouraged that they weren't as talented but everyone cheered for the other and they did their best. Isabel took the gold, Angolina the silver and Greta the bronze for the most moves and  for creativity. I pointed out that Isabel is going into 4th grade and everyone else is going into 2nd grade so she's had more time to practice. In two years when they are her age they will be even better at their talent, whatever it may be.

They split into teams of two for the obstacle course race which included jumping rope, hula hooping, crawling through a tunnel, kicking a ball, walking the balance beam and stacking inner tubes on their

teammate. Peyton and Isabel came in first with a count to 46.

It was time to make our medals. The craft table was covered in glue, glitter and paint by the time we were done but they turned out great.

With the time we had left the girls decided together to play in the fort downstairs. I thought it would be a quiet game of house or school but it was good guys vs. bad guys with a "lair" and lots of screaming. That is a really good way to damage your hearing....just put six girls into an enclosed space to run wild!

Looks like Greta is in trouble

After a few minutes of chalk drawing and taking our final picture with the medals, our time was up. It's hard to believe we only have three Fridays left and then school will be starting.

See you next week!