Two upcoming 6th graders and one upcoming 4th grader! I blinked and here we are! All three girls had a good year in school. While they still wore masks and had Covid restrictions and precautions in place, we are ending on what seems like a “normal” year. The girls benefited from in person teaching and caught up on some years prior topics as well as learned new material. Emerson wrote quite a few amazing stories and an essay that placed in the OES Reflections Contest. Harper learned multiplication, which she found to be easy. Avery dabbled in a little bit of everything and learned how to demonstrate her negotiating and legal skills on paper. Emerson played clarinet. Harper always had a story to tell about the kids in her class. Avery eagerly participated in chorus.
They each found likings to different things in school and in extracurriculars. Outside the school hours, Justin and I shuffled kids to and from constantly.
They are growing up for sure. While I am always on top of the First Day of School signs, the Last Day signs are something I know I should do, but never materializes. Thankful their personalities shine through to fill in. Emerson had prepared in advance a sign for the last day in Art class symbolizing freedom. She anticipated all three of them would share the sign.
The sign was a little too formal for Harper, so she brought in her love of art to represent the last day with a graduating dog.
While Emerson suggested that Avery hold her well thought out manicured sign, Avery chose to march to the beat of her own drum. Could we really have expected anything less?
I am so proud of these girls. School is for learning and growing both academically and socially and sometimes the social piece can be harder than the academics. I am so proud of my girls for persevering. While I am not in a rush, I can’t wait to continue to watch them expand their wings!