Yesterday, little man attended his last day of Kindergarten.
It seems like only yesterday we were attending the open house, meeting his teacher and sending him off to his first day of school.
He had the most wonderful year: wonderful teacher, great friends, and amazing experiences. We could not be more thrilled with how the school year went.
I had the privilege of being in the classroom for most of the day, helping organize and clean up. I loved watching the kids interact with each other and the teacher, and while I’m excited for the adventure that first grade will bring, I’m going to miss all the great things about Kindergarten, too.
We picked him up at the bus stop today. Miss M pulled the bus to a halt, horns blaring. She pulled a huge cooler out from under the bus and unloaded the kids, gathering them in front of her. Imagine our surprise when she thanked them all for a great year and started a huge water balloon fight. It was so awesome. I have never seen or heard of anything like it, but I loved that after a year of safely transporting the kids, they were all able to let loose like that.
And now, it’s summer. This is the first year that little man won’t be in summer camp for the duration. He will have a week here and there of structured activities, but for the most part, it’s just going to be us. We have been putting together an “in summer” jar for the days ahead.
I’m excited to see how many fun things we’ll get to do, and I’m excited about all the time we’ll get to spend together.
How are you planning to spend the summer?
Have you ever seen a bus driver instigate a water balloon fight on the last day of school?
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Congrats to Little Man on finishing his Kindergarten year! It’s such a special and fun time 🙂
I LOVE your summer jar! What a creative idea…
Have a great weekend!
Karen @karenlovestorun
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Love the water balloon fight! We used to have tape ball fights on the bus… but they were not condoned by the bus driver…
I love that jar for summer activities. What a great idea!
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Love the sign your little guy is with–great idea! Kindergarten is such a fun year and it’s bittersweet when it’s over. After K, school seems so SERIOUS. Glad you were able to have such a fun last day!
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I love the summer jar idea. I will need you to remind me of this when I have kids.
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I love your in summer jar! Such a cute idea. We are off to Virginia Beach in a few weeks. I am trying to figure out ideas of what to do with the kids while we are there.
I would love to visit Virginia Beach! Have a great time!
Oh my gosh! You’re bring back memories of open house! I was probably more nervous and anxious to find out who my elementary shool teacher was each year an getting Into colleges haha! How wonderful that you had sub a great year! It sounds like a super fun summer too!
There is just nothing better than summer when you’re in grade school!
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LOL! School was a big deal when we were in those younger grades!
I hope we have an awesome summer! I have so many plans and it’s wearing me out!