Well, almost. My daughter graduated from preschool last week and my son only has two days left. We have had some discussions about homeschool versus public but both seem to want to go public at this time. My daughter insists she that must learn to read this summer, before she starts Kindergarten, so she wants a homeschooling summer. ;)
During her graduation ceremony all the students were called up to receive their completion certificates and my daughter was one of only 2 that got the certificate along with a long speech from the teacher about how amazing they were. The teacher raved about how she was beyond her years and that her vocabulary was better than many adults. All her classmates love her and apparently several of the boys in her class share her as a “girlfriend”. Oh boy…
But I was most proud of how she has really gone out of her way to befriend the only disadvantaged child in their immersion school. Right as we walked in she ran of up to this little girl, who has down’s syndrome, and hugged her several times. Know I see why the school was pairing them together on field trips so much… they get along like peas in a pod and I am sad that they won’t be together next year.
My son has really enjoyed this year at his new school. If you recall, he homeschooled until just before the holidays. Unlike his last school, which was VERY bad for his self esteem and self worth, this school has been wonderful. The teacher makes all the difference and he had a great one this year. Today for instance she has asked my son to teach the kids how to do hand sewing. He brought in all his supplies so he can teach them today before field day kicks off. She has really helped to try and make him confident in his abilities and has asked for his assistance in several school projects.
He has also turned into quite the little athlete. He won some prizes yesterday in field and track and he is blowing me away with how good he is getting at baseball and basketball. I am not very big on team sports so this is going to be an adjustment for me.
I hope, hope, hope that the school in our new city will be as good as this one. It has really helped me see that what communities consider good schools to be, is a load of crap. Last year my son attended the school in our own district which is the most affluent area and school system in the county. It is also the highest rated and people get put on waiting lists to atttend. Well, I think their school sucks.
This year he attended a low rated, city school in a the poorest area of the county and we love it. It is full of really good people and they go out of their way to organize fun stuff for the kids. My son went on a half dozen field trips and several organized fun nights… like Skate Night and Bowling Night. They also had waaay less homework than his other school. I despise schools that send 4-5 pages of homework home each night…grrr.
In the fall it will just be me and the toddler. I am not sure if we will continue the speech therapy after we move. I think I am helping him talk more than the therapist is. Taking him to therapy feels like a monumental waste of time and he doesn’t enjoy it. It has even prompted him to learn to say “Let’s go home”. ;)
And talking about all this kinda has me sad that my babies are growing up. There won’t be any more… it is no longer physically possible. BUT in a few days all my babies will be home full time for summer. I think I am more exicted about it then they are…. a new city, a new home, a new adventure. Three months to spend together and worry about nothing but having fun. I will pretend they aren’t growing up faster than the blink of an eye. :(
Great dimples!