Bobcat Brief

October 3, 2017

Playground Fundraiser “Breaks” new record

Monday October 2^nd we broke a record for the number of black and gold balloons popped by students between the time of 2:53 and 2:55. To be exact, students broke/popped 247 balloons in less than two minutes. Guinness has been called. This activity was the culmination of a Playground Equipment Fundraiser activity.

• The activity: My Suburban was filled with black and gold balloons. The challenge was to estimate/guess the capacity of a Chevy Suburban. All students were given one free guess but could also pay $1.00 for the opportunity to purchase additional guesses. Money gathered from this fundraiser will be placed in the LBVE coffers to be used for new playground equipment.

• The results: Beckham from first grade was closest with a guess of 250 balloons. There were actually 247. He received from the LBVE a $25.00 certificate to be used at our concession stand.

• More results: Closest in each class also received certificates for the concession stand. They were;
  • PK: Jasper     K: Cooper      2^nd: Tate         3^rd:Sydney      4^th: Lane            5^th: Nate  6^th:Raph
  • We raised $268.00 for our playground

• Reflections on this fundraiser:
  • I note that the Chevy Suburban’s payload of 247 balloons leaves both the Dodge Ram and Ford F150 in the dust.
  • I note that young students have not yet developed a sense of numbers and space. The smallest number of balloons that were in my Suburban was 4 and the largest number was 2,590.
  • I wonder if a person might get lightheaded when inflating 247 balloons. Should they then work with numbers?
  • Thank you to all who estimated and raised money for our new playground equipment.
  • A special thank you to Mrs. Jenny Nordmeyer for blowing up 247 balloons and to the LBVE for donating the gift certificates.

Have a record breaking Tuesday!

Dale