Race Day

Today was race day for the cars the kids made on Monday in Cameron's class.  I showed up at 12:45 to find the kids in the hallway making flags to line the race track (hallway).  They all seemed pretty excited.  Mr. Singer explained how the race was going to work and what he expected of the kids.  Basically it was go to the yellow line, roll your car, and count the flags to see how far your car went.  Pretty easy.  Mr. Singer asked me if I would be the judge.  Of course I said yes.  I just had to write down the distance for each student.  Pretty easy. 

The 4th Graders making the flags.

Mr. Singer is giving last minute instructions.

The kids took turns rolling their car down the hallway (race track).  After their first roll most went into the "pits" to make some adjustments.  Then it was time for race 2.  Then race 3.  Cameron wasn't that happy with his cars performance.  He made a little car and what they found out was the bigger, heavier cars did better.  He still had fun.

This is a reenactment.

I left around 1:30, ran home, and went back to school at 2:30.  Cameron's class was suppose to have an awards ceremony at 2:45.  The kids got back from choir at 2:55.  The video of the races was playing on the white board.  The kids were laughing hysterically.  This would be because some kids were putting their faces in front of the camera and making faces.  Silly kids.  There was no award ceremony and each student just had a certificate on their desk when they returned.  Cameron got 2nd place in his category.  Mind you, this was out of 3.  But hey, it wasn't last and he enjoyed building and racing his car.

The kids were laughing so hard watching the video of the races.
Notice Cameron is the only one is his desk.

Mr. Singer telling the class what a great job they did building
and racing their cars.

Cameron's certificate.