Baby Day!

By: Arlyn Birkholz

Last Friday, January 6th, 2023, Regis Highschool celebrated Baby Day. It was super fun! Baby Day is when students from either Mrs. Miotke’s Psychology Class or Ms. B’s Home-Ec class bring babies to school for the day. Our little Rams ranged anywhere from young babies to 5-year-olds. Some came for the whole day, and some only came for half. They were all supplied with lots of fun, attention, and a T-shirt with the words “Future Ram” on it. These young kids were friends, relatives, or siblings of students at school. In all, it was great seeing their little faces, and it was entertaining to celebrate with them. 

When the little buddies arrived at school, it was a party. It was enjoyable, though, even for people without buddies! The youngsters made our days so much more delightful.

They “helped” us during class, which meant that they interrupted class and made it go slower, but they thought they were helping. They also helped us to have less homework, so it was a win-win for them and us. The school was filled with constant noise, chaos, and little people throughout the day. It was so fun to watch them because they did not have a care in the world, but some of the babysitters thought differently.

As much fun as the buddies were, they were hard to manage; as I stated, they came to all our classes with us. Mary Hernandez, who brought her little cousin Dalila, says, “it was very hard to keep her occupied during class.” Jake Laube stated, “My buddy would not talk because he was shy of all the big people,” and that was a problem. To satisfy these problems, lots of people brought toys, had hall breaks, and had shows ready to watch on their phones. The most popular show I saw kids watching was Cocomelon. After all this chaos, we ended the day with playtime, with a handful of stations where the kids could do “jobs.” While the children played, Mrs. Miotke’s Psychology Class studied the children and their behavior.

Mrs. Mitokes’s class was studying child development and how they learn. They watched the children do tasks like recognizing colors, doing memory games, and finding hidden balls under cups. Another thing the children did was identify water volume. The little Ram’s guardians would start with two even amounts of water in two identical cups, then pour one cup into a graduated cylinder and ask the children which had more. Most children thought the graduated cylinder had more water because of its size, even though it was still the same amount. Makenzie Schacher concluded that “she was impressed by the children’s attention span while being talked to, they used critical thinking at some points, but sometimes it would take a little time to decide on a decision.” In the end, it turned out these kids were very smart.

In conclusion, it was a great day, and we all had a lot of fun! We also learned a lot about the young children and how smart they were. It will be very cool to watch these young kids grow and become Rams themselves. I cannot wait until we celebrate with them again next year!