Every year the third grade takes a field trip to City Hall, they let the kids perform a mock council meeting to see what goes on there. So way before the field trip they send home a letter telling the kids that they can run for one of the positions. Each third grade class will pick one representative (there are about six classes), and then they have to pick one mayor to represent the entire third grade.
Well Baylee came home telling me that she wanted to run for Mayor. I tried to talk her into running for as council member because there is more of a chance to get picked, she wouldn't have it. She sat down and wrote out her own speech and a month later had to deliver it with about 12 other kids who were also running in front of the whole third grade. She said she was very nervous but tried not to let it show. Well long story short she won and she got to be Mayor for the day and conduct the council meeting. She was so excited and she did a great job!
One of the real council members handed her a certificate after the meeting.
Baylee with one of her best friends who was a council member for the photo-op afterwards.
The Mayor and all the councilors
