Kindergarten graduation

Paige is an official Kindergarten Graduate! Each class had a small ceremony in their classrooms where the kids sang a few songs and then the teacher presented them with a certificate.  It definitely did feel a little sad as I really liked her teacher, as did Paige, and she is moving onto a new school next year. 

Paige, Keianna, Mrs. Thompson, and Rebekah

After the classroom presentation everyone headed out for picnic snacks with their families, and a splash party.  Paige had mentioned way back that she wanted a water gun for the party this year unlike last year when she wanted to play but was getting sprayed.

Rose had a suit too, but didn't really want to go in the splash area.  She spent a lot of time playing in the sand.

Mike was able to take the time off to be there, and Henry was very well behaved.  A super hot day too which was great for the kids with their water play time.

So that is it! She's officially a grade 1 student.  Unbelievable.  I feel really positive about her kindergarten experience this year.  She did well on her report card again.  Everything was positive, and the things she has to "work on", are basically just continuing to read more challenging books, and challenging herself mathematically.  Essentially she was doing really well.  I see a big difference in her this year at the end of the year.  Her friendships are stronger and she is way more confident.  Sometimes she can be a tiny bit shy but at the school she's calling out to friends and even teachers.  After school the other day she popped her head back in the school and yelled, "Hi Mr. Connely!".  I never would have done that.  I always thought the grade 1's looked so much older than the kindergartens, and I can now see that she's there.  She may be small, but she has definitely grown up so much over the year.

Congrats Paige!!