Grade Six Farewell

Maira's last year at Rio Terrace Elementary has come to an end. She's been with most of the same kids from Kindergarten through Grade Six and has some very close friends. Some of the moms arranged a year-end hot dog roast at the park in June and we all had a great time visiting and playing.

Maira with two of her very best friends. AKA Ursula, Ariel and Scuttle.

The farewell assembly got pretty emotional as all these kids realized their elementary years were over in a blink and they're all heading off in different directions next year.

With their music teacher, Mr. Duiker

With her grade 6 teacher, Mlle. Giles

Maira with her BFFs since kindergarten. Only two of them are going to go to the same junior high as her!

Connor's Grade Nine Farewell

Connor's three years at Parkview have come to an end. We attended his Grade Nine farewell as well as his final spring band concert in June.

Here he is with Ethan and Mark, his two D&D buddies. They've been spending hours at a time every few weeks at Mark's house all through Grade 8 and 9 playing Dungeons & Dragons with Mark's dad as the Dungeon Master. They're also in band together - Connor plays the trumpet and Mark and Ethan play the trombone.

At the farewell ceremony, Connor was recognized for being on the Honour Roll as well as for winning a bronze medal at the city-wide science fair back in April.

It's off to high school at Jasper Place H.S. for him in the fall!

Connor's Grade 6 Farewell

Connor finished his last year of elementary school at the same elementary school Shae went to, Lymburn School. He actually did two years of playschool here as well so he's been going to school at the same building for eight years now. And I've been attending assemblies, Christmas plays, and volunteering for field trips at this school for thirteen years if you include the years Shae went here. It's been a great place to send my kids and we've gotten to know many friends here but the time has come to move on.

Connor had an excellent teacher this year, Ms. Commance, (which was a relief after a couple years with a sub-par teacher) and she organized an afternoon program as a mini graduation for the kids. I told Connor that all the girls would be dressed up in fancy dresses and that he should at least wear a button down shirt and dress pants but he point blank refused. I decided this wasn't a battle worth fighting and that's why he's so underdressed (although I noticed there were a few other boys who also refused to dress up).

There was a slide show where each student told a little bit about themselves. Here are Connor's slides:

And here is Connor with some of his friends:

Grammy and Grandpa were in town for Shae's high school commencement which was the same day:

Connor will be following Shae's footsteps and attending Parkview Junior High next year. He's a sweet, sensitive boy who loves science and sings like an angel. I'm so glad he's my boy.

Shae's High School Graduation - June 2016