First Place goes to...

What a day! I am not usually at school to work until later in the morning, but on Wednesdays I volunteer in Hayden's classroom. Our school has Lion-TV every morning with the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance (yes, we do still do that!) and then announcements. This is all done by our 5th graders. As I am there later, I do not get to see Lion-TV very often. When I arrived at Hayden's room, he was not there. His teacher told me that he was going to be on Lion-TV but she did not know why. To make a long story a little shorter, they were announcing the winners, by grade, of the poster contest for our local Fire Department. All 3 winners from 3rd grade were from Miss Murphy's class so we all waited to see how it would play out. They announced each grade winner by 3rd place, 2nd place and then 1st. Hayden wasn't 3rd, then wasn't 2nd, so obviously he was 1st!! You could tell by his reaction on the TV that he was completely surprised! I was so proud of him and it was cool to watch his class react as the names were announced. I don't have a picture of the poster that he made, but here is a picture of him with his First Place blue ribbon!
Check back on Monday evening for pictures of the prize! All the first place winners will be picked up at home on Monday morning by the firetruck and will ride the firetruck to school! How fun!!