Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 4 Summer 2013 | Page 8

Huff Happenings by Heather Martens A Gift for Mom With Mother’s Day approaching, the elementary and middle school dorm students wanted to make gifts for their mothers. Since the weather was nice, dorm staff decided to take the girls outside armed with sidewalk chalk. Each student created a drawing with the color of their choice and then had their picture taken with what they had just drawn. After the staff had each drawing printed, the student then made a card and inserted the photo to give to their mothers as a gift. Burning a Hole in my Pockets! In the dorm, each of the elementary and middle school girls were given a wood block and had to get crafts in order to decorate it. Low craft supplies warranted a visit to the Hobby Lobby store in Janesville Wisconsin. Each girl had some spending money given by their own parents to get some items of their choice to decorate their own block with their own style and air. They spent several hours on decorating their own block to represent their own vision. Completed blocks were admired by peers and this initiated some interesting conversations among the girls! A Walk through the Park On a beautiful spring afternoon, the energetic elementary and middle school dorm students decided to take a walk to Veteran’s Park. The girls observed several different kinds of rocks and owers there and had a discussion about them. The staff nally rounded up the girls and told several scary stories which caused the girls to scream or giggle before returning to the dorm to wash up in time for supper. Chasing the Laughter High School students nally had their quarterly adventure after a long wait due to the snowstorms that we have had during the early spring. Students traveled to Milwaukee to Lightspeed Entertainment, where they chased each other in the Laser Tag arena and laughed while racing the indoor go-karts. For those who only chose one of the main activities, they had the option to chill in the arcade. Students expressed that they really had fun there and would like to go back another time. Summer 2013 - 8