Our family recently celebrated TWO special graduations: (1) our grandson Reed graduated from preschool and will attend kindergarten this fall; and (2) our granddaugher Kyra is advancing from elementary school into middle school. We're so proud of them and their accomplishments. It's fun to see their different personalities as well as to ponder the characteristics and abilities that their teachers and peers identify in them.
In addition to the graduation certificate, each of the graduates in Reed's preschool was given a "special award," chosen for him/her by all of the teachers. Reed received the "Mr. Casanova Award." The teachers had told Gary and Sara that all the little girls are crazy about Reed, and that, thankfully, he's kind to all of them. (When he moves on to the next, they said, he let's the previous one "down easily," and continues to be friends with her.) I got tickled because he pointed out one little girl to us and said, "Isn't her dress beautiful?" Indeed it was. He was speaking of the little girl next to him in the white dress. It's easy to see how much taller and bigger he is than the other children in his class. With an August birthday, he missed the cutoff by just days, so he is older than a lot of them. I think it's a good thing that he's so athletic as he'll likely shine in that area. Of course, he's smart, too! And I'm certainly not a proud grandmother. :)
It's hard to believe that Kyra will be moving on to middle school this fall but 'tis true. In addition to her promotion certificate, she also received two additional awards: (1) she was voted BEST STORY WRITER by her peers; and (2) she was selected by the 4th grade teachers for a Citizenship Award. (Kyra's 4th grade teacher was Mrs. Hamilton.) Kyra has a great imagination coupled with the ability to organize her thoughts well; both skills make for a great story writer/teller.
Although Gingersnap did not "graduate" from anything this year, she did an outstanding job as a high school freshman, and brought home a most noteworthy report card. She's well on her way to earning those coveted scholarships, and we're very proud of her, too! (I need to get her to hold still for a good photograph and will try to include one soon.)
