Oral Surgery for Skylar

Skylar is recovering from some minor oral surgery and doing well. She would not agree to a photograph, but Quinn and Mary Clare were happy to stand in.

Making Some Christmas Cookies

Mary Clare and Quinn making Oreo balls.

Hiking With Mary Clare's First Grade Class

Mary Clare's first grade class spent part of their final day before the vacation taking a hike into the woods behind the school to decorate trees with some strings and ornaments made of food items for the animals  enjoy.

The GUS Winter Solstice Celebration

Glen Urquhart held it's annual Winter Solstice Celebration today and all of the Roach children were on stage during the show. In fact Skylar and Quinn both had solos during the program. Check out the highlights below!

Skylar performs The Horn Dance, a contemporary dance (below).




Ellis performs with the fourth and fifth grade chorus (below).



Quinn and the third grade chorus perform a number from The Sound of Music. Pay attention at the 1:04 mark for Quinn's big solo (below)!




Quinn and his classmates not only play their recorders...They are ready for a parade (below)!

EHS Freshman Team Rolls Past Bedford

The team played their best game yet, topping Bedford by more than 20 points. Tim had another solid game with 12 points and an overall strong all-around game. Check #25's highlights below.

 

Tim Hits Game-Winner As EHS Freshman Team Gets First Win

Tim's team took on their rivals from Winnacunnet tonight and Tim came away as the star of the game as he made a shot in the final seconds with his team trailing 37-39. Tim drove to the hoop and got fouled and made the free throw, putting his team ahead 40-39. Check out the clips below which also includes Tim's three-pointer which tied the game at 30-30 earlier in the fourth quarter.

Bryn's Team Gets First Win

Bryn's 7th Grade team got their first win of the season today, topping Portsmouth 21-13. Bryn was agressive on defense, getting a number of jump balls and also getting on the floor after a loose ball. She also maintained her free throw streak hitting two more free throws.

Highlights From Tim's First Freshman Game

Tim had his first Freshman Basketball game of the season against Manchester High School. The team came up short in the game and Tim was feeling under the weather, but he still had a number of nice highlights.


He is looking forward to game two on Thursday night against Winnacunnet, Exeter's rivals.

Picking The Christmas Tree

Wendy took Ellis, Mary Clare and Quinn to pick the Christmas tree on Sunday. The rain did not deter Mary Clare and Quinn who did their due diligence "kicking the tires" on a number of trees before settling on the one that they wanted o bring home.

"Kicking the tires"

We think this is the one!

Skylar's First Dance Performance With Joppa Dance Company

Skylar had her first performance with the Joppa Dance Company this weekend with shows on Friday and Saturday night and then a matinee on Sunday. The entire family was able to attend on Saturday night and Wendy scored us a great seats in the second row. The critics in our bunch gave Skylar's routine the highest marks out of all of the groups that performed. For the Holiday-themed show, Skylar's group was a mix of bakers and gingerbread men.

Bryn's First Middle School Basketball Game

Bryn had her first middle school basketball game today as the Cooperative Middle School team traveled to Dover. Despite the fact that the game ended up as a loss, Bryn had a strong game. The clip below shows her highlight where she dribbled in from mid-court and was fouled as she attempted a layup.

Watch the clip to see how she did on her free throws...

Mary Clare's First Grade Christmas Production

Mary Clare's first grade class participated in a December Celebration of Music tonight along with the fifth grade chorus. Mary Clare's class did a little production called This Old Gingerbread House. Mary Clare played a little mouse and she had a main singing part in the clip below.

Happy 14th Birthday Skylar!

From Mary Clare's Teacher's Blog

The pictures below are from Mrs. Mastin's Seal Class Blog - Mary Clare's class is preparing for tonight's winter play! We so excited about it! Also, check out her   gingerbread man cut-out that she had to decorate in holiday outfit indicating her heritage.

We had our dress rehearsal today for the school and the class was fantastic!  We are so proud of them!

We loved seeing all of the family dolls and learning about the countries that they represent.  What talented families we have in the Seal class!

Check out MC waiting patiently

Still waiting...

Ireland

Lighting The Christmas Lights on Rowley's Town Common

Tonight was the annual lighting of the Christmas lights on Rowley's Town Common and all of the Girl Scouts in town led the singing of Christmas songs.  Wendy did a great job organizing the evening and made sure there were plenty of candy canes to go around!  Of course, Sklyar was there front and center with the other cadets.