Community Helper Day
pamelamyers | November 18, 2016
Today was the first grade Community Helper Day at school. Every kid in Sam’s class was assigned a job that is considered a “community helper” to research and give a presentation about at school. Sam was assigned nurse (she really wanted to be vet, but what can you do). The kids researched the job at school and wrote a report that they then presented in class. All week they practiced reading their reports. They were supposed to wear a costume and bring the appropriate tools to school, and since Sam didn’t really have anything to wear, I ordered her some scrubs. She looks adorable!! The parents were invited to come and watch and it was so much fun.
First, the kids were paired up to read a short statement about what they were going to be doing. Sam’s partner was Brianna.
Each child read their report and then took three questions from the audience. The parents were allowed to ask questions, but the kids had so many, it was more fun to just let them do their own thing. Mark and I were happy to see Sam raise her hand quite a few times and participate. You never know how much she speaks up in class, so it was good to see.
When it was time for Sam to present, she did a fantastic job! She read her entire report perfectly, she was nice and loud so everyone could hear and she answered her questions from the audience. She must have gotten her Daddy’s speaker gene, since she didn’t seem nervous at all.
She showed everyone her tools and acted like a real pro. Public speaking can be hard, but she was amazing. Of course, I videotaped the entire thing.
Here is the report she presented. Great job, Samantha! We are so proud of you!
