Preschool Graduation

Grace and Max had preschool graduation last week.  On Tuesday they had a fun outside game day where they both came home laughing, and with all sorts of stories.  Wednesday we met the rest of their class at McDonald's, their teachers had them all kids meals lined up and the kids ate and played. 

Grace came over to me and said "Mom, don't you think Mrs. Palmer is a great teacher?  Did you notice when she called the kids to come and eat they all went and sat down?"  When I asked why she listened to Mrs. Palmer and not me she told me because Mrs. Palmer puts kids in time out when they don't listen.  Apparently Mrs. Palmer's timeouts are more effective than mine!

All the kids who passed off the 4 goals this year got a special treat and certificate.  The four goals were 1- Knowing their phone number including area code & their full name.  2- Knowing their address and parents names.  4 - Tieing their shoes all by themselves.  And for the life of me I can't remember the 3rd thing, I'll ask Grace in the morning.

I was prepared for Grace not to get this certificate because she had until May 16th to pass it off, as of May 15th she couldn't get it, but when she came to the hospital on May 16th to see her new brother she was so proud as she proclaimed she passed off her goal!  It just clicked when she watched one of the other boys tie his shoes.  I was so proud of her, plus she gets this really cute look on her face when she does something really well. 

Grace got her Kindergarten ready certificate, a special prize for completing preschool and her goal certificate. 

Max got his preschool completion prize (the goals were for the older kids heading into Kindergarten).  Max was too busy playing in the play area with some of the other kids to get too many pictures.

Grace with Mrs Palmer and Ms. Tia.  Both of the kids really enjoyed this year, they had fun crafts and learned so much.