JSBKT The Imperfectly Perfect Family of 5: Pumpkin Light Night

Last night the school held their annual Pumpkin Light Night. Let me just begin by saying that we had no idea how big of a deal this event was going to be. It was absolutely incredible to see just how far the school goes in order to support its students. The school closed down the parking lot for the evening. The Bossier City Police Department directed traffic. The kids got to dress up in their Halloween costumes. Families spent their time visiting with friends, eating pizza and ice cream and watching their kids perform, run around, and jump in their choice of 12 different bounce houses that were set-up around the parking lot. And just think this year was a low key year because of all of the construction that is going on at the school right now. :-)

There are so many things that I have come to love about Stockwell Place. A few of those things include the parent and teacher involvement that takes place at our school. Every event we have been too has been packed full of parents and sometimes even grandparents. It is amazing to me to see so many active family members. The teachers are just as supportive. Last night teachers lined up in the gym with video cameras in hand to watch their students perform.

The evening included performances by the middle school and the high school dance teams. The Stockwell Place Cheerleaders lead the night with their spectacular performance. Grades first through fifth each had a chance to show off their vocal skills by performing special Halloween songs. It was really neat to watch the kids perform silly songs in front of a gym full of family and friends. Coming from California, music is one of the first extracurricular activities that tends to be lost due to budget cuts. Being able to participate in an actual music class is something that is new for the kids and they are absolutely loving every minute of it (especially Kalyssa)!!

The highlight of the night was being able to walk around the walking trail to look at all of the pumpkins. Due to all of the construction, the school decided to do things a little different this year. Normally, each class would put together a theme. Each child would get to make their own pumpkin to add to the class theme. From what I was told, it is very competitive so it becomes a pretty big deal. This year space was limited so the school decided to have families enter individual pumpkins instead. I have never seen so many creative pumpkins in my life. I am so glad that I wasn’t a pumpkin judge this year! There were too many that I wanted to keep for myself.

All of the funds that were raised during this event will go directly towards the fifth grade graduation fund. I am pretty sure that they have an excellent start for the end of the year activities :-)