First and Last Day of School

The good news about not being great on updating my blog is that I can post these comparison 1st and last day of school posts and catch it up all at once! There was a lot more effort put into the first day of school pictures but man by the end of this year we were all just so ready to be done!! This is definitely one of those unforgettable years for these girls. They learned, especially Bree that they really do love school and would rather be there learning than at home. 

Sadie & Mrs. Markworth & Ms. Larsen

2016-17 Westside is the Best Side (& Ethel Boyes too)

Pirate Night

The girls have one more week of school at Westside and then they get to start up at Sunrise Elementary. I'm so glad they have been able to go to so many activities at the school in the short two months of school so far.

Today was the third pirate night we've been to at Westside. I asked Bree what her favorite part of the night was and she said, "When I ate the six cookies when you weren't watching me!" I asked her three times ..."six cookies" and she'd laughed and said "Yes Mom SIX!!" These were good size cookies too!

She was on a major sugar high tonight. She was saying her prayers while jump roping. Emmy put a stop to that really quick though saying that is wasn't appropriate.

Mr Bryd has been a really great teacher for Bree. She loves going to school. Also Bree won 2nd place in a drawing contest that her bus driving was having. Bree drew a picture of bloody Mary and wanted it to say, "I am going to eat your baby!" I told her she would probably get sent to the school counselor or principle if she wrote that so instead she wrote Happy Halloween Bloody Mary. Now I am thinking she may have won 1st place if I let her write that since high schoolers were judging the contest :)

 Rosie went over to a three year old little blond boy and pushed him really hard to the ground. I went over and told him I was so sorry and that I needed to watch Rosie more closely. He had been holding it together so well and then after about ten seconds he just broke down sobbing and said, "You need to watch your baby and you need to tell her no all day long!" Poor little fella!

 Mrs. Laddel is Mr. Byrd's teaching assistant.

 I am so grateful that Bree's sisters helped her do the treasure map! Holy smokes there was no way I was going to be able to supervise that with Rosie on the loose!

 One of Bree's kindergartner friends I have never heard about or met, but Bree insisted on a picture.

 Rosie loves our old neighbor Emma and just cuddled her all night long.

 Emmy showed off her fun poem and pumpkin! Emmy is student of the week next week and she is super excited about it. She is filling out a poster about herself and gets to bring in something for show-and-tell. She thinks that is going to be her fish. Emmy's teacher is so thoughtful to let Emmy be the student-of-the week on her last week of school!.

Last Day of School

Getting pictures before Sadie rushed out the door to catch the 7:50am bus was tricky, but Sadie was ready with some poses for me. This smart girl made it into the PACE program for next year, where they will bus her to another school once a week for some additional classes. According to the PACE pamphlet this program is for "gifted, talented and exceptionally bright students who due to superior academic or intellectual abilities are recommended to be apart of this program." So I am just going to take some credit and pretend I had something to do with her getting into the program because it is always fun to live vicariously through my children and their accomplishments! Way to go Sadie!

 Sadie, Kina and Mila

 Emmy is in afternoon kindergarten so her and Bree got to see a lot of each other this past year.

 This is what Emmy did when I told her to hug Bree back!!! What a stinker :)

 School has been so good for Emmy! She loves having her place to go each day and she was in the top reading group the entire year. I got to help each Monday and Emmy and her buddy Reagan were such good readers that the teacher would send them to a special spot in the library to pick out harder books to read.

I tried starting this tradition last year of spraying the girls with silly string when they get off of the bus, but it didn't go over too well because Sadie was really upset the last day of school. The girls begged me to do it this year though, so poor Brian had to run to three different stores to find some silly string on his lunch break and bring it home to me to give the girls a fun last day experience. What a trouper!

 Bree had her last day of joyschool with her sweet class and we had a pool party in the backyard since all of their older siblings were doing a field day at school!

 

I didn't make it to field day but luckily one of my friends sent me these fun pictures of Sadie....I wish I had some of Emmy!