Last day of school

Thursday, June 16th was the last day of school… but the kids were only in school for two hours… just enough time to say goodbye to their teachers, clean off their empty desks and and get so excited for summer!   At 10:30 I picked the girls up from school.    I grabbed Megan from Kindergarten and met the other girls with their friends at the flagpole. 

This is Emily’s best friend, Makenzie, with Emily and Megan.  We took Makenzie home with us and they played all day long!   Emily had a great year.   She and Makenzie LOVED their teacher, Ms. Brown and left the school grounds pretending to cry because they already missed her.  Emily’s report card was filled with CD’s.  No, not C’s and D’s…  CD means that 2nd grade academic levels were “Consistently Displayed”.  Sounds kind of crazy to me… but she and I are both pretending it means all A’s.    Megan – all CD’s as well.  So proud of you, Em and Megan!  What a great year!

Katie was headed over to Kai’s house for an all day ‘school’s out’ party but I told her to grab her friends and have them wait at the flag pole so I could take a picture first.  These girls were all in Katie’s class and they’re such good friends.   They are all really good girls and smart too. 

Top: Rebecca, Lala, Mercedes, Emily, Madison  Bottom: Katie, Kai, Alexis.    (Her best buddies: Rebecca & Emily (twins) Mercedes and Kai)

** At the final award’s ceremony, Katie was given the ‘Gold’ Presidential Award – presented in recognition of Outstanding Academic Excellence.  To receive this award she had to be on the Principal’s Honor List every quarter (straight A’s), nominated by her teacher AND another staff member at the school.   You should have heard all of her friends screaming for her when her name was called.  She had a really wonderful 5th grade year.  We’re so proud of you, Katie!

After the group shot Katie and her her friends left screaming “We’re 6th graders!" and giggling.   No more elementary school now.  Katie’s off to middle school.

Ryan came home on the bus.  Too big to be picked up, I suppose. 

Ryan had a fabulous year as well.  Really impressed with his team of teachers.  He got the Principals Honor Roll for the last quarter as well.  And he was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society at the end of the year.    So proud of you, Ryan!