No more homework...

...no more books...

Oh my, what big changes we have had the last year!

First day of school, 2007:
Last day of school, 2008:
At the awards assembly at school, they gave AR (accelerated reader tests) awards. They gave a certificate and a $10 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble to the top 4 points earners in each grade. Tyler got the 4th spot! His friends Drew, Clark and Klein were the other three. They talked all year with each other about the books they were reading and gave each other ideas of new stuff to read.
And Parker was awarded a Soaring Eagle award for "Sound Judgement."

The end of the school year is so bittersweet for me. I love to see the success of my kids and the amazing strides they each have made. I feel so much gratitude for the teachers who have spent 7 hours a day every weekday for 9 months and who have helped me mold them and shape them and love them. We have been blessed by each of them.

I absolutely love my kids' teachers.

Aliza was blessed with a teacher who is a smart cool girl who has an amazing gift for communicating with 2nd graders. I have watched in amazement as she has made Aliza feel good about herself and love learning. Aliza has grown and matured so much. So much has to do with Ms. Wenger. She has this ability to explain things in a way that the kids just get it and want to do it. I absolutely love Ms. Wenger and am going to miss her so much. She is moving to Fort Worth and preparing to get married. Those lucky little Forth Worth kids.

Parker had Ms. Phillips who has the perfect personality to deal with the wild boys in their class. She is so patient and allows them to express themselves, but knows when and how to reign it in. She was so good for Parker. Things come pretty easily to him he gets done and could have the tendency to be disruptive...she provided him with the challenges he needed and loved his little (big) personality and helped him grow so much.

Tyler had 4 teachers as they split into periods for 6th grade, just as they would have in the middle school. Ms. Patton taught Science and was homeroom. She is the sweetest woman and is so energetic. She loves teaching and she loves Tyler. And if she doesn't, she sure is a good faker! Ms. Pritchard taught pre-AP math. She sings and dances and expects a lot and is hard on the kids but is because she knows they could do it. Tyler loves Math. Ms. Pittman was awesome. She teaches pre-AP english. T had her for 2 periods, Language arts and Reading. She also expected a lot and made them work for their grades. Tyler totally loves reading! And Ms. Jones taught Social Studies. He was able to learn tons from her, too.

We are excited for summer and it's many adventures!