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| Anxiously awaiting the start, checking the GPS watch! |
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| Hanging with the Homecoming King and Queen |
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| Up the final hill |
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| Finished! |
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| With Coach Jake |
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Homecoming 5K
We seem to have a flurry of activity from Spencer's corner of the universe lately! He participated in the Homecoming 5K on the hilly cross-country course and put in a solid effort, finishing strong. Coach Jake was on hand to encourage him.
Spencer's Together We Can Reflections Project
Here is Spencer's submission for the PTA's art contest. He entered the photography category, writing the following:
I created these figures from small discarded components from electronics and computers.
My photos show a group of robots working together to make a community on Mars. The scenes (clockwise from top left) show them: first arriving; taking first steps; building shelter; and meeting to create government. It would take robots with different skills, abilities, and sizes to do the tasks to develop a Martian community.
Our communities also need lots of different people to make them function well. Just like the robots, together we can have strong communities, especially if we understand and value differences.
Figures, staging, and photography by Spencer Martin
Grade 5, Harding Avenue Elementary School
Together We Can
I created these figures from small discarded components from electronics and computers.
My photos show a group of robots working together to make a community on Mars. The scenes (clockwise from top left) show them: first arriving; taking first steps; building shelter; and meeting to create government. It would take robots with different skills, abilities, and sizes to do the tasks to develop a Martian community.
Our communities also need lots of different people to make them function well. Just like the robots, together we can have strong communities, especially if we understand and value differences.
Figures, staging, and photography by Spencer Martin
Grade 5, Harding Avenue Elementary School
Pumpkin Hunting
We tried out a new pumpkin patch this year after the disappointment last year when we discovered the pumpkins had been purchased and scattered in a field, not actually grown there. This year we went to Joe's Trees in Newport who are branching out into Pumpkins. They had a whole little fall festival thing going on with vendors and activities and we enjoyed the beautiful drive out 42!
Blacksburg XC 2.5K
The boys ran in a local 2.5K (about 1.5 miles) for elementary school students on the hilly grassy terrain of the new Blacksburg Cross Country Course. That morning had been an invitational High School meet and so the whole race setup was in place. They got to run with bib numbers, go with the starter's gun, run along flags, and come through the big finish arch and chute.
Grant had a soccer game that morning and Spencer had a pretty tough workout at the gym so both were a bit low on energy reserves, but they did a heck of a job! Grant ran just under 13 minutes, finishing 13th out of 40 and Spencer was around 20 minutes.
One thing's for sure, there is this look of a spent runner coming through the finish that is the same whether you are 8 or 80! I was impressed by the intensity of these kids!
Grant had a soccer game that morning and Spencer had a pretty tough workout at the gym so both were a bit low on energy reserves, but they did a heck of a job! Grant ran just under 13 minutes, finishing 13th out of 40 and Spencer was around 20 minutes.
One thing's for sure, there is this look of a spent runner coming through the finish that is the same whether you are 8 or 80! I was impressed by the intensity of these kids!
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