Monday, March 14, 2011

Up in the Air

On Friday, a very cool tradition here at Holly Tree took place.  The big balloon release!  Right now we are studying "Up in the Air" as our curriculum theme for March and what better way to bring together education, faith, and fun, than with our balloon release!  You see, this isn't just any old balloon, it's a special balloon. It's a balloon with a special prayer attached.

Each child dictates a prayer that they would like to send and their teacher will write it down for them.  Then, the child decorates their prayer and they tie it to a balloon.  Anticipation is palpable as each student goes outside with their prayers.  Then in one big swoop the balloon is swept away, off to the sky! 

It is so much fun and each year we look forward to this special event.  This year was no exception, and we can't wait to do it again!