Today, Amelia had her last day of kindergarten. What a wonderful, wonderful year it has been. I have gotten teary-eyed several times over the last week, thinking about the bond we've forged with her two sweet teachers, the fellow parents and her 18 classmates. We will miss them so much! But what a gift for the start of formal schooling to feel so positive for Amelia and for us. She has learned so much and made some really great new friends, many of whom will be with her through middle school and high school. And Amelia keeps reminding me that she can go visit her old teachers anytime. Thank goodness for that!
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| Amelia and good friend/hair twin Cate at the last-day family picnic |
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| Amelia and the most patient, calm teacher on earth, Ms. Dais |
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| One last view of Amelia's classroom, all cleaned out and ready for next year's class |
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| Tech-savvy classmates videotaping the end-of-year slide show on the Smart Board. Ha! |
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| Teacher assistant Mrs. Gage handing out popsicles as the kids leave the classroom for the very last time |
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| Amelia and Maya, a wonderful new friend |
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| The three musketeers minus their #4, Marian, who was sick on the last day! :( |
And just like that... our daughter, our first baby, our big girl is no longer a kindergartner. Somehow the feelings today are even more keenly felt than when we left her for that first half-day of kindergarten. It's really hitting home that now that she's in the numbered grades, the treadmill of life just keeps rolling. And one morning, we'll wake up and that sweet-faced baby will be in high school. The days sure can be long, but these years are zipping by lightning fast. Kindergarten feels like such a sweet, innocent start to the public school world of rules and testing, and I wish we could hang on to it forever. But on to first grade! Amelia is ready!
4 comments:
I'm tearing up, too! Also very thankful for such a wonderful start to public schooling.
-Grandma
What a beautiful post! Max's last day is on Thursday and I'm already feeling very emotional about it. Amelia and Isaac look like they are just thriving!! I hope that you have a wonderful summer planned.
Our "little" Amelia is growing so fast into such a beautiful girl! Love this blog entry and the other new ones, including our big boy Isaac's 4th birthday! Feeling deeply blessed to have our beautiful, growing family! xoxoxo
Love this post! We're feeling the same way over here. They are growing so fast!
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