School Daze

Last Friday was the girls’ last day of preschool.  It wasn’t an official preschool; they only had about ten classes over a two-month period, and it was taught by high-schoolers as part of their childhood education curriculum.  But for the girls’ first taste of formal schooling, it was a great success!   They looked forward to it every time, and always greeted me afterwards with jubilant smiles and arms stuffed with art projects. 

I usually sent the girls with only a small snack, but on the last day of class, their teachers had requested that we send them with sack lunches to go along with their picnic theme.  So I obliged, getting ready a little early to give myself time in the morning to make them each a brown bag lunch.  Boy, did that bring back memories of watching my mom prepare my lunches growing up!  I even made the girls the same thing my mom would make me – a bagel with cream cheese.  However, I didn’t go the extra mile and enclose a little encouraging note like she always would.  I met my creative limit just writing the girls’ names on the bags!

When Jim, Jimmy and I got to the class for the “graduation” ceremony, the kids and teachers treated us to a taste of what their days had been like.

They gathered in a circle and sang songs:

They showed us how they practiced writing their names with marker:

And in the sand:

Then they lined up to receive their certificates:

I was so proud of my little (squirmy) graduates!

And of course, I had to treat them to some sort of celebratory lunch.  So off we went to McDonald’s!  Nothing says “congratulations” like French Fries and Chocolate Shakes!

Here’s a video of the girls getting their certificates: