We all laughed and had a lot of fun!

Asher and Zen report: Last week we shared our gymnastics routine at Lower School Gathering. We have been working on them for a few months. Then it came the time to share. Some kids chose to perform and some did not. Because of injuries and absences Randy filled in for a few people. The people who performed came to Lower School Gathering 10 minutes early to stretch and get ready. First we did jumping jacks and then we did burpees. Then we had a free stretch time. One very common stretch was a lunge. When it came time for Lower School Gathering we lined up against the wall. Each group took turns performing and excited when they finished. Everyone worked really hard and when they were finished they felt good about how hard they worked together. There was a huge round of applause after every routine. The kids who did not perform cheered for the performing kids from the sidelines. It was a great experience for our play because it helped us with stage fright. When we had gymnastics we practiced routines that we made up. The routines needed to have a jump, a balance, a roll, and a cartwheel. We had partners when we did this so it was a collaboration with another person.The people who were injured made changes to their routine so they could still perform.  We shared it on a mat against the wall horizontally and the audience crowded around the mat. Several groups combined Karate and Taekwondo into their routines. Half the children in the grade shared and the other half of children didn’t. It took a lot of work to prepare for the routines and a lot of courage to perform them because they had to stand up in front of the whole lower school and share what they were doing the past year. We all laughed and had a lot of fun!          ]]>