Kindergarten Graduation and Field Trips

Now that Emm has been out of school for about 3 weeks, I thought it was time to actually post the pictures of her last week of school. I'm a little slow, but I think we all new that. It was a busy last week of school. On Monday, they had field day, which I helped with, but didn't get any pictures. I actually helped the other group from Emm's class, so I didn't even get to see her play the games. That's alright though, she had a good time.

Wednesday, she had a field trip to the Zoo. She was so excited about it because she got to ride the bus. She has wanted to ride a bus all year and finally got the chance. Andrew, Abbie, and I met them at the Zoo. Once everyone was there, we split into groups and got to do whatever we wanted. I was with Emm and Zach(the boy she has had a little crush on all year). They had a fun time together looking at all the animals.

Friday, the 5th, was Emm's last day of school. She was excited to be finished and to be a 1st grader. Here is a picture of her on the 1st day of school and one on the last day. Apparently this is the official school pose.She has grown up so much this school year. She had a lot of problems last summer that she has been able to work through and we are very proud of her. She has also started reading and can do simple math problems. She loves to be able to write and sound out words on her own. She does a very good job. She had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Atkinson, whom she loved so much. In fact, Andrew loved her too. We found out she will not be at the school next year and Andrew said, "You'll take me to her new school and she will be my teacher." It was pretty cute.

That Friday, her teacher planned a little graduation. It was really cute. They walked into the library with their little graduation hats on. Emm was really excited to wear that. The kids then sang a couple of songs. It was fun to listen to them. I had actually already heard them sing them when they practiced when I was volunteering. They all did a great job. Then, they each got their diploma from Mrs. Atkinson. Once all the kids were done, Mrs. Atkinson showed a video she had prepared of the kids throughout the year. It was a lot of fun to see how much they have grown. I have to say, I was a little emotional during the whole thing. I didn't think it would affect me like it did. I'm too much of a cry baby! Well, I actually didn't cry, but almost. My mom was able to come and surprise Emm. She was very excited when she saw her there.