World Cup Races :)

My class got to walk to the slopes today as a school field trip and watch the women's downhill skiing portion of the World Cup races that are being held in Garmisch. It was so much fun! We were all sporting our red, white, and blue and posters that we made in class yesterday. This has to be the most beautiful place to student teach. Watching the skiers fly down the hill made me wish I was up on the slopes rather than in the classroom :)It was amazing seeing how strong the skiers
were as they walked through the crowds and talked with the kids who were starstruck.

All the American women skiers were so kind to let the entire school population mob them and take pictures and autogaphs. Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn was the prized autograph giver today, all my students proudly displayed her signature somewhere on themselves, mostly on ski jackets and gloves.

As a group I would say we had a fantastic time, the weather was freezing though... about 14 degrees. I thought I was going to be a popsicle by the time I got back to the classroom around one.

The student's got a lot of the skiers signatures and made some memories that I hope will last them a lifetime.