Last Day of School

Here is Allison on her last day of kindergarten. Lately I've been thinking about all that she has learned and done this year. She now knows how to read. She is a pretty good reader too. She was in a little play in November, her first ever. She has grown so much that the jumper which is part of her uniform and was so big on her last September, is starting to look a little short. Her shoes have started falling apart and were in the trash about five minutes after we got home from school. I feel she has had a productive and busy first year of school.

She had a awards assembly today. She goes to a private Christian school and every month they have a monthly scripture for them to learn. It is normally a four or five verses, depending on the length. It is voluntary. Allison recited all nine so she was honored at today's assembly. I'm very proud because as a kindergartener it was a big deal. Four other kids from her class did it as well.

After the school assembly she had her small class assembly. She got an award for completing all the Pizza Hut Book-it forms along with a classroom award that her teacher gives to all the students. It is a reward for completing kindergarten. It also has a character trait listed. The teacher selects the character trait that she sees the most in that child. Allison's was joyfulness. On the back she has a definition of joyfulness as this: The spontaneous enthusiasm of my spirit when my soul is in fellowship with the Lord. That is Psalm 16:11.

Here are some pictures during her awards.

The first is of her and her other classmates who said all of their monthly scriptures. Didn't they do great.

This second picture is of her looking intently at the back of her Book-it certificate. The funny thing is there is not anything on the back. This picture is of her getting her classroom award from her teacher. You can even see her hand print and picture on the front.
Allison was so happy that her Uncle Chris and cousin came to see her get her awards. Thank you Chris.
Last, here is a picture of basically the mood for the rest of the day. We were just trying to stay cool and be cool. I can't believe I have a first grader now.