Last Day of Kindergarten

First day of school, way back in August.

Our little boy got so big in one short school year!

Waiting for the bus

Last day of school photo with his teacher, Mrs. H.

Bulletin board that the kids in Andrew's class decorated.

Last Thursday, Andrew had his last day of Kindergarten. This school year went by crazy fast and he has grown up so much! The last week of school, his teacher sent home this sweet memory book with pictures and highlights from the year. I scanned in a couple of pages to show here. So glad Andrew had such a great first year of school and such an amazing teacher!

Bus Party

Friend Day

Fall Party

Fall Leaves hand prints

Valentine's Party

Music/PE program

Field Day in Kansas shirts

First day of school project

Andrew's Kindergarten program

The theme was Furry Friends (Andrew is in an orange T-shirt under the pink dancing bear.)

 

In the song, "Copy Cat," Andrew was a group leader.

They all brought a friend from home to help them sing "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear."

"Safety Song" using rhythm sticks

"Bunny Boogie"

Enjoying a snack in his classroom after a great performance!

Hannah wanted to pretend she was in Kindergarten too!

All the kids in his class

 

On April 19, Andrew's Kindergarten class, along with a couple other classes gave a great music/PE program for us to enjoy. They sang 10 songs complete with choreography. Andrew did such a great job and we were so proud of him!

First Day of School

Waiting, rather impatiently, for the bus to come. Daddy is trying to help pass the time by reading a book. Notice Andrew is looking toward the door to make sure he doesn't miss the bus!

Running to the bus

In his classroom with about half his class

Running off the bus - see a theme?!

Andrew the Kindergartner!

First art project from his first day at school

Andrew's first day of Kindergarten was yesterday. He was so excited and had such a great first day! I asked him when he got home what his favorite part of the day was. His answer - "The Bus!" Not what I was expecting, but I'll take it!

To be honest, we were a little worried how his first day would go based on his first day of preschool last year. But it is amazing the difference a year makes and he was so ready for school. Or as Andrew says, "It's not school! School is over. This is Kindergarten!" Apparently school only refers to preschool in his mind, and we are working on helping him understand that kindergarten is a part of school.

We met his teacher last week, Mrs. H, and she seems very calm and easy going. This is her 18th year of teaching, and she has grandchildren age 5 and under. She seems well equipped to handle anything that might come her way.

We are excited that he is excited, but it was a little sad and surreal to watch my baby get on that school bus with barely a backwards glance. They grow up so fast!