Last Day of School

It's been cold forever, but that still didn't make it any easier to go to school after Memorial Day.  And Memorial Day was impossibly early this year!  But after what felt like months (but was close to three full weeks) we all made it to the last day of school!

I sent off my 10th, 9th, and 7th graders first,

then my sixth graders!

While we were waiting, we picked up some flowers and had a flower fight.  Juliet and I both thought Grace was collecting a huge amount to throw up in the picture, but instead she threw them straight at Juliet! = (

I did get one of her throwing them high, after fussing at her for being mean to Juliet.

That afternoon, an 11th, 10th, 8th, and twin 7th graders came home from school!

Emily, Grace, and Juliet came up to the elementary school with me to get one more round of books from Mrs. Curits' room, since she retired this year!!! = (  We then brought them up to the robotics rummage sale on Friday.

We haven't been out quite a week yet, but we've fit a lot into five days, and the last day of school feels like it was much longer ago than it was!  Hoping that summer feels delightfully long this year!

later days

edit 6-15-26: backdated (but not by much) for continuity!

Closing out the School Year

William's class got to take a trip to BizTown a few weeks ago, and he looked awfully sharp in his blazer jacket and bowtie! He had a great time, and continues to wear the hat he received as a souvenir because he was the CEO of one of the BizTown banks!

How are we pushing through all of this end of year excitement?  Sugar and Caffeine mostly.  

The twins' field day was held in the park across the street, and it was held in two waves, because there just wasn't enough space to hold it in the same manner as the old field allowed for.  I was working at the balloon toss station, so only managed pictures of my girls while they were at my station.

I felt like a trash collector each time I subbed at the end of the year, because every time I worked I left with bunches of things heading for the trash!  One such item was a container of butter leftover from their baked potato bar.  I'm happy to report that I've managed to use or assimilate it all at this point!

The instructional support teachers provided a breakfast for the rest of the staff one of the mornings that I was working, and I loved their donut display!  Everything has been themed 'construction' this year, because of the construction, so not only are they living it, but they are also celebrating it!

Speaking of the construction, this is my final picture from the drive through line!

And I didn't get a pre-last-day-of-school picture, so a post-last-day-of-school picture will have to do, but Emily and William are officially off to ninth and seventh grade, respectively!

Alice has four days left, and both of us are d.o.n.e.  But we are almost there!  William starts summer camp tomorrow, so I'll be getting him up and on the bus pretty close to his regular day, but he'll be having way more fun while there, I think!

later days

edit 6-8-25: backdated for continuity.

Last Day of School

The big kids and twins' final day was exactly a week apart, but since it's now been over a month since even the twins finished up, I'm just going to include both last days here.

Alice is off to high school, Emily is headed to 8th grade, and William will be in 6th grade this fall!

 

All 3 of the big kids received award packets filled with commendations, which we've now added to the awards binder!

The twins also had an awards day, but it wasn't on the final day of school.  I can't believe that my babies are all done with fourth grade!

Seeing the senior signs in yards this year with Class of 2024 was eye opening for me, because 2028 is awfully close to 2024! = 0  

No lies when they tell you it goes fast, because my, oh, my, does it ever!  I feel like Alice was just a fourth grader with most of her schooling in front of her, now she just has a few tiny years left.  I know we still have time, but it sure is flying by!

later days

edit 7-20-24: backdated for continuity.