During the last quarter of the year, the 5th grade classes at FPE go all in on a Harry Potter theme. The teachers read the first book out loud, the kids are divided into the 4 Hogwarts houses and they compete with one another for house points, there are Potter-themed writing assignments and art projects. The teachers even post extra credit games online -- scavenger hunts, riddles, puzzles, math games. Liesl was sorted into Ravenclaw (they took an online assessment, but the teacher also helped kids find the right house) and took the whole thing very seriously. She spent hours drawing a banner to hang over Ravenclaw's corner of the classroom -- we were pretty impressed with the eagle she drew.
She also took to wearing blue every day, as blue and bronze are Ravenclaw's house colors. She created a wand with paint and feathers and wire.
And then during this final week of school, her class had a Hogwarts day -- they watched the first Potter movie, they were encouraged to dress in magical/wizard clothes and house colors, they played Potter Jeopardy and other games in class, they had Potter snacks and treats. And at the end of the day, the winner of the Hogwarts cup, the house with the most points, was announced.... which was Ravenclaw. Yay! She was thrilled. She also was the person in her house with the most points, so she was named prefect and got a special sticker and key. She came home extremely happy.
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