School Update-- Watch out, Obama

Time for a school update:

Tess's class performed a German/English rap yesterday for the parents. "Aus Funf Kontinente Kommen Wir" It was a rap (thankfully, more like a chant) that they wrote to finish their Who Are We unit. It's as much a geography lesson than anything else. Tess was very proud of it, and they did a great job. She's doing well in school, high up in both math and reading. I'm trying to upload the video of their song, but am having technical difficulties. More later.

Maddie is the kindergarten class representative to student council. This could be a spring board to the national stage. If she managers to be a representative next year, she will have clocked more time in office than Palin as governor or Obama as senator. Hers would be quite the administration: a marine life motif in the Oval Office, dancing before cabinet meetings, and everyone in costume for a G8 summit. Here she is with her presumptive running mate, Maddie B. They sing a song together, "We are the crazy Maddies." I could start printing bumper stickers: "Vote the Maddies! It Couldn't get any Crazier."

 

We know that we are Those Parents who think their kids are adorable. Yes, we admit Micah can be a thug, but he is happy and cheerful. He's also the youngest kid at the ISS or its host German elementary school.

But now we have proof. I had Micah's parent/teacher conference this week. All the kids at his school pet/play with/pamper him. But I found out that the headmistress had to send a letter to the teachers at the host school asking them to keep the kids away from Micah while he is playing outside. They like to touch his hair and cheeks and play with him. Apparently they gathered around him a few times too many and he started to cry because he couldn't climb anywhere.