Sock Hop 2011

I started volunteering on Cartwright Elementary's PTA when Kadee started Kindergarten.  Three years later I am now Vice President and have taken on the Sock Hop event the last two years.   I love this event.  All of the kids dress up in their 50's attire and the PTA provides free Rootbeer Floats and Ice Cream Sundaes.  The kids and parents all seem to have a great time!

Our Volunteers from Silvestri Middle School Honor Society

 

Volunteers Dishing Out Ice Cream Sundaes

This year's Sock Hop was crazy to say the least.  I honestly think we had two to three times more people in attendance than last year. 





I literally had to run to the store mid-way to pick up more supplies.  I was so busy from setting up to cleaning up that it was all kind of a blur to me but I am pretty sure everyone had a BLAST!  Charlie helped me out with the kids, well really only Chance, Kadee and Cole were out dancing and playing the entire time! 

Family Game Night

The PTA hosted a "Family Game Night" at school for the students and their families. It was a really cute event. The GATE teacher set up about 20 games in the cafeteria and then about another 12 more challenging games in her classroom. My sister watched the boys so Charlie could come and enjoy the night with Kadence. I of course being the volunteer coordinator had volunteered to help with the games. I was so glad Charlie got to come because Kadence wasn't stuck staying "where I could see her" all night.

This was not a highly attended event like the Soc Hop or Carnival but it was actually nice because everyone got an opportunity to play the games they wanted without having to wait to long for a turn. Upon arrival every student received a raffle ticket and at the end of the evening all of the games were raffled off. I was keeping my fingers crossed for Kadee to win one of the games and sure enough her ticket was the second to the last one picked. She chose the checkers game. It was a fun night and reminded me just how fun it is to sit down and play a good board game once in a while!