Ready for Summer

The last days of school. Here comes home back packs full of a years worth of collections. I started going through pencils, keeping the ones that had at least 1/2 of an eraser left. I threw away handfuls before I thought to take a picture.....this picture of little pencils with no erasers represents lots and lots of hard work!!! Each of them have learned so much this year. Lauren had such a difficult line up of classes for her Junior year, a math class that is known as "the hardest math class in high school". Studying and stressing for the ACT test that she did great on. Not to mention keeping up with early morning Seminary. This year has been pretty demanding on her. Olivia has had a teacher with really high expectations for 2nd graders. She will be well prepared for 3rd grade. She came home through the year saying "did you know" all the time. And lots of times I didn't know! Or thought "they are teaching you that in 2nd Grade"??? Josie, finishing 1st grade, is the chapter book monster!!! She can plow through a chapter book. I don't think I read like that until 3rd or 4th grade!!! She says she doesn't like math but I think she "GETS" it really well, she just seems to understand the concepts easily. Max really worked hard at following the rules at school! He also already reads....this is amazing to me!!! His teacher has given him such a head start for Kindergarten.

We have been busy painting rocks while they have been home!!! You can paint as many rocks as you want!!! They are free and we have and unlimited supply!!! We are all looking forward to a fun filled summer!!!