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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade students enjoyed a picnic lunch on the lawn during the school’s annual Fourth Grade Picnic on June 2.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.On June 2, two Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade students were all smiles as they celebrated the end of their time at the school with a Fourth Grade Picnic.
By ABBY SLANKER
Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grade students celebrated the end of their time at the school with a Fourth Grade Picnic and day of fun on June 2.
The day was meant as a festive send-off to the fourth-graders as they leave Hilltop and enter Canfield Village Middle School in the fall.
To start their day, students went outside to participate in team-building activities with a focus on STEM, provided by the PTO. The students had to work together and figure out how to complete the games, such as a corn pour, egg pass and how to transfer a golf ball using gutters and pipes.
The students then gathered in the gym to watch a video of themselves, set to music, which consisted of hundreds of photos of the students from their kindergarten year at Hilltop to their fourth-grade year.
Lunch, which consisted of pizza, fresh fruit, chips and water, was provided for the students by the PTO and parents of the fourth-grade students. A special lunch was also provided for the fourth-grade teachers.
The students enjoyed a dance party with a disc jockey in the gym throughout the afternoon. The students also enjoyed dancing with their teachers.
As a treat for their special day, the Kona Ice truck arrived at the school and served Hawaiian ices to all the students.
Also provided for the students as a way to remember this special day was a photo booth where they could have their pictures taken with all their friends, props and all.
At the end of the day, the students were presented with a DVD of the fourth-grade video and a Canfield Cardinals cinch bags, courtesy of the PTO.
Several PTO members helped throughout the day, with Mandy Harris serving as the Fourth Grade Picnic chair.