Duck Ballroom Observation

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Jamie Taylor arrived at Terrence Frelgy Community Center with a bright smile on her face. She has no difficult saying goodbye to her father as she softly wave goodbye. Jamie put her belongings on the hook and rans into the activity room with her peers. In the activity room she designed her princesses tiara with assistance from the teacher. After participating in the activity room, she headed outside the for physical activities such as a game of freeze tag, duck duck goose, hide and go seek. While participating in these activities with her friends, Jamie still has that bright smile on her

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