Coloring Class

Today may have been the last day of kindergarten, but the classes didn't end!  Madison and Mommy came by the office to help out a bit in preparing for Summer Xtreme, and by coincidence, it was time for a few of us to take a little break some time later.  Why not have a coloring class?  We had the long table already set up in the office, so Daddy printed out some Disney princesses for Madison, and from that point on, it was time to color.  Two students are shown above, hoisting up their creations.

There's always a bittersweet moment about the end of the school year - at least early on.  Excitement about the summer is here, but the realization has sunk in for Madison that she is saying goodbye to her teachers.  She'll miss them a lot, as both have been very good.

She's wondering if she's a first grader now, but Daddy thinks that isn't official until you actually start first grade, which is just a few months from now.  To back that theory up, when we attend Summer Xtreme in just a few weeks, she'll be classified as a kindergartener.  Though there's no movement there in class level, it is a monumental step up in what it is she'll actually be doing.  No longer is she with Discovery, having fun with the kids down the hall doing karate, puppet shows and gymnastics.  Now, she'll be with the bigger kids, going roller skating, swimming, going on water slides, bowling and watching the movie "Epic."  She'll be on the bus ride off campus to the various locations, and involved in the services that Daddy helps put together.

Kindergarten was a great year for Madison.  We've seen vast improvements with her speech, and of course her math and grammar skills are getting better and better each day.  She'll surprise you from time to time as well:  yesterday she named all seven continents.  This is something I don't remember covering in kindergarten.  Her grammar isn't exactly perfect yet - one example is the word "him" used as an adjective.  "He put on him jacket."  She sounds like Calypso, or some Caribbean sort.  We'll work that out over the summer, of course working out the reading as well.

Artistically, she's been amazing.  She's very creative - and of course she can play the piano as well.  Athletically, she's staying active - she enjoys tennis the most right now, although the swimming pool seems to be calling her name.  She's anxious to get out there and get in the pool.  We're ready for that too, actually.