Our life and stuff

Time to Celebrate!

 

Yesterday Luke's class spent their last day together here...

 

 

They went swimming, zip lining, had lunch together and watched their Class DVD. 

Before everyone went their separate ways, each student received one more award...

 

 

 

Luke was awarded...  'Best Dressed'

 

 

 

After a quick change of clothes in the car - Luke was dropped at baseball practice. 

And the girls headed over to another party ~

 

 

 
 
...Syd didn't want to leave.

It's been an exhausted few weeks. 

Thank goodness Summer has officially started.  

     

Promotion (again)

 

The very next morning we were back off to school for another Promotion. 

 

 

 

This time is was Syd's turn...

We found our seats and they processioned in one at a time to the risers.

 

 

It was like Groundhog's Day -

  

 

 

 

 

She is just soooo excited to be in FIRST grade

because they have a BIG playground!

 

Our baby is growing up - ugh.

 

Promotion

 

 
{ A quick pic before heading to his last day of Elementary School }

 

 

Luke's 6th grade class was lined up - patiently waiting for the promotion ceremony to start.

We found our seats and pulled Syd out of class to join us....

 

 
 

 

Their class paraded in and one by one they were called up to receive their certificate...

 
 

 

 

The class isn't that big so they ran thru all of the kids pretty quickly.

As soon as they were done we took pics with Luke and some with his friends...

 

 

Such an exciting time for Luke. 

He will start 7th grade at Middle School in about 8 weeks. 

 

We are thrilled to see him take the next step.

Congrats LUKE!!

 

Awarded

 

My boy has been working extra hard the last few months and it really paid off!

 

 

Luke is a bright boy and has always done well in school. 

He decided this quarter to challenge himself.

 

Today was the 3rd quarter Awards Assembly:

 

 

Not only did he get a citizenship award but he also made his goal of 4.0

Principal's Honor Roll:

 

  

  Congratulations Luke ~ we knew you could do it!  

  

Student of the Month

 

I was invited to the awards assembly this morning.

That means 'someone'  I know will get an award from Ms. Rosselli's class.

 

They don't tell the kids before hand who will be getting the awards.

But when  I told her to dress nice today ...  she figured it out.

 

 

 

It was damp and rainy so the assembly was moved into the classroom.

Thank goodness for my little purse camera because I forgot the big daddy at home. 

 

  
                                                                                                    Feb 2011 - Student of the Month

  

Got Talent?

 

This years talent show was moved WAY up in the year from May to Feb. 

It was weird getting to the theatre (before Daylight Savings) so it was dark at 5pm.  

 

Sydney's group - waiting out front before the doors opened

 

Luke's group - they posed indoors

 

 

 

Our kinder classes go on first because they have no patience to sleep sit thru the 42 acts.  Our class group was The Little Greasers and they were so cute! 

 

 
 
 

 (I was snapping away and switched over to video so it kind of picks up in the middle of the dance...) 

 

 

HOURS later (no, I'm not exaggerating) it was time for the final act #42 of the night to go on: 

 

 

 

They were dancing to the Pee Wee Herman Classic TEQUILA oops I mean "TAQUITOS" 

(this is elementary school after all).  They were funny.

 

* * My little STARS of the night * *

 

 

Kind of like HSM

 

February 2011 is our school talent show.

Our KINDER class is planning an act ALL TOGETHER.

 

We got together tonight in our pajamas and showed the DVD.

'Now kids, this movie was like the High School Musical when we were little.'

 

 

Can you guess the movie?

They are gonna be sooooo cute!

 

  

Kinder Art Book

 

[ Sydney's 'turkey-hand' came home today ]

 

I save all this stuff.

I've started to scan all her Kinder crafts and save them in an ART file.

I PLAN on making a book for her at the end of the school year.

I have good intentions I swear...

 

He's home...

 

 
She couldn't help but run ahead of me and hug her brother...

 

Today I had Sydney's parent-teacher conference at 12pm. 

She mentioned how she'd doing in class.

She also mentioned how Sydney has told her at least 5 times TODAY that her brother is coming home. 

 

We all felt that way.

The house just wasn't the same.

 

 

Once we got the call that the bus had arrived we hurried over.

He was home and safe and smiling ear-to-ear...

 

 

*He did- shower daily and wore clean clothes (phew!)

**He didn't - lose anything (thank goodness)

***He didn't - take a single picture but has great memories.

 

He's gone...

 

This morning my baby boarded a bus for the mountains.

6th grade = OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL

 

I can't believe my kid is at Outdoor Ed - time is just going by soooo fast!  I'm excited for him, it really is an awesome trip and something he will remember forever.

We packed frantically last night, everything is labeled and packaged per day.  I strongly encouraged him to shower this time (unlike his Catalina trip) and wear clean clothes each day.  We'll see how that works out...

 

 

There were tons of us there to bid them farewell:

 

 
 

 
 

 

So the bus is pulling away and I'm still taking pics...

 
 

 

There is no contact with them all week.

That'll be weird...

 

The bus returns Friday - it will be a quiet week.