I am so proud of the girls! They took third place at the project fair! Projects that were made by students in k-4th grade were not judged for the project fair. Since Meg is in 5th grade the girls were allowed to compete as a group project. It was really exciting for them to get this award.
I was very impressed with the projects that I saw. I'm glad that I didn't have to judge. The winning project was on Castles. The student had built a landscape on a 3 foot x 5 foot wooden board. There were mountains and valleys as well as the Castle itself. The wall that surrounded the castle was made from individually carved sticks of wood. It was impressive!
The students were orally interviewed by the judges as well. (Although I don't know that they realized it.) The judges did a great job of engaging each student and asking questions abut their project. Jo was so cute. When she was done she asked the judge if she had earned an A. The judge told her that she thought she deserved one. Then Jo asked if she won $1000 for her project. That sure caught me off guard. I don't know where she got THAT idea. The judge very kindly told her that no one was going to win that much money. Jo's project was not included in the projects for judging because of her age and since she did her project independently she didn't get to piggy back on Meg. She was a little disappointed.
Meg's favorite fact to report on sharks was their ability to actually turn their stomach inside out to get rid of food they didn't like. This was a big hit with the male participants especially those between the ages of seven and thirteen! One of the judges commented that she wasn't likely to forget that anytime soon either!
Once the judging was finished we got to enjoy a pizza dinner. Hmmm....I wonder what were gonna do next year?
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