Regional Science Fair WINNER!
Today was the Regional Science Fair at Wakefield in Raleigh. Hayley’s school is in the Central 3A regional which is comprised of the 12 counties around here and the kids compete on the elementary, junior (middle school kids) and senior (high school kids). We are so excited to share that Hayley won First Place in.. read more →
Science Fair
We are so proud of Hayley for all her work on her Science Fair project for school. She decided on testing several beach areas at local lakes to see if they were safe to swim in. We were out at local lakes collecting samples in the cold and then running lots of test on then… read more →
Meet Italee and Ivory, Hayley’s new piggies
Word to the wise: don’t ever make outlandish bets with your kid over grades. I bet Hayley if she substantially raised her math grade, I’d have a limo get her at school. Of course she did it. While I would have actually had the limo get her, I did sort of think it was a.. read more →
Hayley getting award at school (updated)
Hayley got the Teacher’s Choice award today in Science at the Honors Assembly this morning! (update – I added photos from the event and going out that afternoon with her friends) Click through to see what the award say: Her teacher gave a speech about her that was just adorable. For those of you who.. read more →
The GOOD kind of email from school
Dear Parents, I’ve got a bit of good news for you: Your child has been chosen to receive one of our Teacher’s Choice Awards at the Honors Assembly! That’s a pretty big deal, considering how hard the transition from elementary to middle school can be. Your sons and daughters have really impressed us—either by being.. read more →
Friday night
Hayley’s school had an early release day today (Friday) and a Valentine’s Dance scheduled for that night, so she had friends come over to go see the Justin Bieber 3D movie, hang out and get ready and then grab dinner before heading to the dance. Ahh middle school. read more →
Hayley’s Livescribe tutorials/examples
Hayley has lucked out and has an exceptional science teacher, Bill Ferriter. Hayley and I have enjoyed talking technology with him over the first semester and she lucked out when he asked her to do a neat project for him. Over break, he got a Livescribe, a smart pen that records while you write and.. read more →
Fifth grade graduation!
Hayley with her diploma and fantastic teacher Miss Fowler Hayley graduated from Salem Elementary last Wednesday and it was such an adorable ceremony. My folks and Aunt Cathie came, as well as Hayley’s first/birthmom, her husband and one of Hayley’s sisters. The kids did most of the ceremony themselves and I think it was almost.. read more →
School picture, fifth grade, 09-10
School picture, fifth grade, 09-10, originally uploaded by michelle hillison. Ahhhh, she’s growing up too quickly – her last elementary school photo after six years at Salem! read more →
Rocking the combat boots
09 Oct 20 – Combat boots!, originally uploaded by michelle hillison. Before heading out to school this morning… she’s such the cute little rebel. She had been yammering for shiny black doc martens but they don’t make the style she wanted in her small foot size but we lucked out and found them elsewhere. I.. read more →