Logan had a walking field trip with the entire 2nd graders on Tuesday to celebrate the end of the year.  This is a busy work week for me, so I did not volunteer.  According to Logan, it took the kids 45 minutes to walk to the local park.  They had a meal of pizza, cookies and cupcakes there, and they played some group games before walking back.  I saw one of the kids’ mother later who filled me in with more details.  The walk was a bit hard since it was very hot, but the kids had ice cold water and popsicle to cool them off.  The activities at the park were fun and all the kids had a good time.

    Wednesday was Connor’s turn to have his End of Kindergarten celebration which I managed to take the morning off to attend.  It started with a “Memory Book Celebration” early in the morning.  The teacher gave a little speech about how much the kids have grown and changed in a year, and how to keep them ready during the summer for first grade.  Then she recognized each of the volunteers with a gift to show her appreciation.  Next it was time for the kids to show the parents their own special Memory Book.  Connor went through each of the pages with me, and it contained some great writings and drawings he did and some nice pictures from all the fun events throughout the year.  It was a wonderful collection of Connor’s awesome kindergarten year.  Afterward the parents were dismissed.  Before 11:30am, I headed back to school to help out at their celebration picnic in the park next door.  We all enjoyed hotdogs, fruits and chips before the kids went off to play at the structure.  When the kids were about to start group activities, I had to say goodbye to return to work.  Connor later told me that they had fun and enjoyed a cupcake too.

    Today was the last day of school.  Both boys brought home their school supplies and school work they had accumulated through the year.  Stuart and I now have lots of reading materials for awhile.  They also brought home their report cards.  They both did well, and are ready to move on the next grade.  I have been telling Connor that “I can’t believe you are going to be a first grader soon”, and his proud response to me was “Yes, I can believe it”.