We had a lot of "last days" this past week. Larkyn had her last dance class. Colton had his last soccer shots class and also his last soccer game. Summer had her last day of first grade! Here are some pictures to go with each "last".
Larkyn: Last Dance Class
Larkyn LOVED dance with Ms. Daria this year. As mentioned previously, Ms. Daria lives nearby and teaches dance from her basement. Larkyn loved being a part of the 2-3 year old class. Her recital is on Saturday of this week, but we will be out of town, so I took a few videos and pictures of her last class. Because Larkyn's dance was to a song from the new Trolls movie, the kids got to wear "troll hair" headbands :). Here are a few pictures and a video of their "practice" performance.
With teacher Ms. Daria
Video:
Colton - Wrapping Up Soccer
Colton LOVES soccer. Like REALLY loves it. It's pretty cute! He has truly grown so much this year in his understanding of the game and ability to do what he wants to do with the ball. He has a passion and an excitement that makes it really fun to watch him play. It has also been fun to watch him grow! I am most proud of his growth in his good sportsmanship. I saw him grow from thinking of himself and being very focused on how many goals he could score, to truly thinking of others, passing the ball so others could score, being humble when he scored, and truly congratulating others when they scored. He followed directions well, and I am proud of the TEAMMATE he became more so than even the improvement in his skills.
Colton with Coach Jeremy.
DQ celebration
DQ celebration :)
Aside from his Monday/ Wednesday night community soccer league, he really liked his Tuesday morning community ed soccer skills class through Soccer Shots. Coach Scott was AMAZING and so patient and fun with his creative games that had the kids practicing and learning both soccer skills and good sportsmanship. That class ended on Tuesday, however we have him signed up for the next session this summer.
Each kid got a medal and a certificate at the end of their last soccer shots class
Pictured is 3 out of 4 kids from his class.
Coach Scott was fantastic.
Summer - Done with 1st Grade!
Summer had her last day of first grade on Tuesday. She had a fabulous year with an amazing teacher, Mrs. Gile. Mrs. Gile was intentional with each student, built a strong community among the students, was excellent at parent contact, and truly cared for each student. Her tagline on her email was: "Teaching; I'm in it for the outcome not the income" and this was SO true and SO evident. We all loved her! On Summer's last day, they got to walk to a local park for a picnic and games. Here is a class picture:
Summer is in the middle with her arms up :)
Summer with friend Laney
Mrs. Gile gave each of her student's an award with a title that embodied something she liked about then. She gave Summer "best classmate"
On Summer's report card, Mrs. Gile wrote the sweetest note about Summer's first grade year:
"Summer's name says it all. She is truly an absolute ray of sunshine and give me joy each day. All year long Summer has shown maturity beyond her years. She is caring, thoughtful, cooperative, intuitive, and intelligent. She uses her goodness to help those around her to feel better about themselves. There were many days where her kind words or her hugs helped me make it through a tough day. I hope that she never loses her sense of curiosity for learning. I cannot wait to see what this world has in store for her. Thank you for sharing her with me." ~ Mrs. Gile
Summer's favorite unit of study was Penguins and she taught us all so much about them when we had family movie night this winter watching both Happy Feet 1 and Happy Feet 2. I loves seeing how much she learns and retains, and then how she teaches it to us and to her siblings!
She also loved doing some special projects with another student from her class and an amazing teacher, Mrs. Madson, including coding a sphero (computerized ball) to tell world history from part of a timeline and also doing some research on magnets through both art, and experiments including separating the iron from cereal. It is fascinating how much she learned this year! Below I will include some of my favorite/characteristic writing/art from Summer's first grade year.
This is my favorite piece Summer wrote this year. It is a non-fiction book about birds she wrote within her writing journal. She said she got her information from her head, her classmates, and her teacher. I just love her "lingo" and especially her definitions in her glossary!
Here are a few drawings/art she brought home from her first grade year.
Summer was characteristically known for her pink light up sparkle cowgirl boots, so her classmates all got a kick out of her representation for herself on "all about me" week when she printed out pink books for "herself" to wear.
Summer grew and matured so much this year, and I am so proud of the person she is and who she is becoming - most importantly in her love for the Lord, passion for learning about him and telling others of his work on the cross, and genuine care and empathy for others including classmates, adults, and the poor. I am so grateful for God's hand in her life and work in her heart. God is SO good.
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