Officially first graders!

Well, as of last Friday we have completed Kindergarten and are officially moving on to first grade!  It was a busy last couple of weeks, so just wanted to post about some of the end of year happenings!

The school had a fun Art Gala, where we were pleasantly surprised to find out Lilly had a piece of her artwork framed and hanging up by itself in the hall!  We are so proud of her.  She loves art and pays so much attention to detail.  I don't know where she gets this talent, but it certainly is not from her momma!  Nate even mentioned that someone in his class saw her art on the wall and said "Wow!  That's your sister's!  She's a great artist!"  It was sweet to see that her was so proud of her, too  She was beaming with pride that night, which is a pretty awesome thing to see.  She had mentioned before that the art teacher never picks her art to hang up on the walls, so I was really glad she was recognized like this.  I think she deserves it, as hard as she works! 

 

"Prickly Pear Cactus" By Lilly Pierson!

 

Some fun caricatures the kids had done at the art gala.  Nate's really made us laugh!! 

 Here they are ready for the Kindergarten awards ceremony!  They sang some cute songs with all their classmates and then they did a slideshow with pictures of all the kids having fun throughout the year.  They did the awards a little differently to save time I guess.  They just had a slideshow showing the pictures of the kids who won the different awards.  That was sine with me, since we were trying to keep Benny calm and he was ready to get moving and starting to get fussy!!

Side note about this award (Academic Excellence)- this is the BIG one, apparently!  Only one boy and one girl from each class chosen for this one.  For overall best grades in all subjects.  So proud!

Lilly is pretty much on the same reading level as I am after this year!  She amazes me, how fast she has just picked up on reading and writing.

 

Nate also got a certificate for being a "Bronco Buddy" which is someone helpful and outgoing who the teacher choses at the beginning of the year to help new students as well as current students who need help finding their way around the building, or just need a buddy.  Good job,  sweet boy!

 

End of the Year Kinder party (just playing games and eating pizza outside).  The other cute little boy in this picture went to the same in home daycare as Nate and Lilly when they were not even two years old, and this year he and Nate were in the same class!  Small world!!

 

 

 

A few pictures I took of Field Day before they started making parents with younger siblings there leave!  :(

 

Nate's class won the coveted Tug-of-War trophy for beating all the other Kindergarten classes!

 

First and last day of Kindergarten.  They've grown in so many ways..

Mrs. Stinson and Lilly

Mrs. Kelley and Nate

 

Here's to a fun summer of sleeping in, watching cartoons and snuggling, swimming, sprinklers, snow cones, playing with friends and NO RESPONSIBLITIES!  Woo hoo!