School's Out!

It's official: this weird year of school is over. All of our kids made so much progress this year and Jason and I are so proud of them. The last quarter of the school year was spent distance learning and I didn't have to nag any of them once about getting their work done. They would get to it without being told and work hard to get it done.

Ali got straight As both semesters (actually all A+s second semester!), learned to play clarinet, and volunteered with the Student Counsel. One of the last assignments her math teacher gave was a survey where the kids voted on the hardest working student in their class and the kindest--and Ali was voted kindest. I am not surprised (she wrote an email to each of her teachers thanking them on the last day of school), but that she is known to be kind is the accomplishment I am most proud of from her year.

Logan got straight As both semesters, learned to play the alto sax and then (because he was doing so well on that) got invited to advance to playing the tenor sax. He also had two art pieces selected to be in the multi-school fine art's fair. It was fun to see him be so confident in a totally new environment and do so well.

Eli loved school this year and really enjoyed the friends he made in class. He loved playing football and basketball at recess and would come home with reports of his first touchdown, first game winning point, and lots of fun. Because of his hard work in class, great scores on standardized tests and teacher recommendations, he will be in advanced English next year--the thought of which makes him both proud and nervous. We know he'll do great! 

Jake spent his year in preschool and had fun meeting new friends, eating yummy snacks, and going to the library every day after school. He has always loved books and started learning the sounds of letters years ago. I decided around the new year to go ahead and teach him to read. He has taken easily to it and loves it. He is growing up so fast and it's fun to watch.

This summer will probably be quite different than most, but with these four around it will certainly not be dull. So proud of them all!