Last Day of School

Library time with Crosby

Last day of Joy School

Character Award for Optimism 

Mrs. Steele and Kaj

We made it through to the last day of school. Josh- in Joy School and Kaj in Kindergarten. It was touch and go there...not really. But, Kaj did struggle a bit at times. But, he ended on a high note. Kaj had a time nearing the end where his behavior was not the best. It turned out he was quite disruptive and it was really important to him that his peers think he was funny. The theme we go back to with Kaj is that he is an amazing kid when he is himself, and reminding him he doesn't need to act any different. There was a plan put in place about the last month and half of the year to try and fix his behavior that Kaj's teacher would tell me every day at pick up if he "stayed on green" for the day. Needless to say, he was staying on green. I found out the last week of school that Kaj's teacher-  Mrs. Steele was retiring. I was actually very bummed to find that out because I was hopeful that Josh would have her also. She was a very good teacher. She was not super sweet or fluffy like I had thought Kindergarten teachers were quite the opposite. She was obviously passionate about teaching, she expected a lot from the kids, and she really wanted to push them to be their best. Kaj learned a lot about the desert, the arctic, and the ocean. He would come home and tell me all about the ocean animals and things that I didn't even know. I was just happy to know he was listening and retaining all that he was learning. He started learning math, and his reading has improved so much. It is something that we will have to continue during summer break so that he can feel confident going in to 1st grade. What?! That's crazy to think about. 

Josh this school year we did a co op group of moms so he participated in Joy School. There were 7 kids, and each mom taught 4 times throughout the year. Not bad at all. We had a good group of kids, and great group of moms. He was excited about learning and he got along with the kids very well. It was very fun to pick him up and to see him so happy. He will start Shining Stars Preschool in September with Miss Mindy. I am still holding on to even the slightest hope that he will end up in the Pre K class. He is set to go into the 3-4 year old younger class. (I have lots of feelings about this circumstance that I will not go into...you are welcome.) He is smart and it will be fun to see him in more of school setting to prepare him for Kindergarten. 

Proud of boys.