Another school year has gone down in the books. So proud of these kids for all they've accomplished this year. Every year has it's good and it's bad. It was a hard year for me but I have a feeling it's not going to get any easier so I've just got to embrace it. I'm hoping to make some changes next year by not volunteering and babysitting so much. If only I'm able to say no.
I asked the kids if I needed to make a banner this year, hoping to get off the hook but they were almost in tears at the thought of not being able to run through one. So funny. Traditions bring a lot of peace and unity to a family. You just have to be careful when starting traditions to make sure you're willing to keep it up over the next 20+ years.
After Conner's 6th grade program, I checked him out and we went to Habit for lunch to celebrate. Habit's probably my favorite hamburger place and their onion rings are awesome too.
Ms. Appleby. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher to send my son off to junior high. She's a big part of the reason these kids believe in themselves. She talked and treated them like adults. She always wore high heels and is just so positive.
Now What?
Conner's in the front middle.
Conner reading his essay. He did such a great job. We had him practice at home several times to help him add some emotion and look up at the audience.
Lucy with her kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Kunzler. I always told her Lucy looked more like her daughter than mine. It was her first year teaching and she really appreciated the little helper that Lucy was. Lucy always finished her work quickly and then would help the other students, especially the ESL speakers.
Lucy during her kindergarten program, back row middle. I thought they should dress up and encouraged Lucy to wear a dress and let me curl her hair but she refused. Little Miss Independent and Stubborn, it's her way or the highway (just like her mom). Well she was the only girl not in a dress. Afterwards she told me next time she'll let me help her get ready.
Sam in his 4th grade program, all about Utah. This is probably my favortie program of all the grades. Sam was a Chinese man.
Sam had a rough year as far as academic accountability goes. He rarely turned an assignment in on time and had several missing. For this reason, his teacher Mrs. Braegger, wasn't too fond of him I think. I don't know what was going on with him because up until 4th grade he was a stellar student. Funny story I'll share. He had to make up a spelling test and as I looked over it, I noticed that the only ones he missed were the last four because they were blank. I asked him why he didn't even guess on those words and he said he didn't hear what the words were because he was reading a book. I know the kid loves to read but there is a time and place for everything.
Mikey also had a great year. He found his voice this year and has become quite the little author. His greatest accomplishment was writing a 103 page story, called Casdik. He worked for months on it to finish it before his teacher, Mrs. Brand left on maternity leave. As he finished a chapter, Mrs. Brand would let him read them to the class. Several of his classmates wanted to buy a copy of his book. It was pretty awesome.
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