The Petersen Family: Last Day of School

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Last Day of School

I can't believe the school year is over! We now have a fourth grader and a first grader! Crazy. Hailey had a great year. She learned so much and loved her teacher, Mrs. Ramsey. The only downside to third grade was the girl drama that started. People warned me, but I had no idea it started so young. There was one girl in her class that was the ring leader, pretty much all year. She decided who played with who, and liked to exclude girls one day, and then be their best friend the next. It's difficult to teach your daughter to be kind, when she is dealing with a girl like that. But, I am proud of Hailey for being a good friend, and not letting it get the best of her. She stood up for girls who were excluded, I love that part of her.

Addy had a rough start to the year. She just couldn't handle being away from me...poor thing. I had to walk her in to her desk every day, and she would stall like crazy when I had to leave. Luckily, she had an awesome teacher, Mrs. Molly, and she was very understanding. It took about 75% of the school year, and then it was like a flip was switched, and she stopped crying and being upset when I left. We are hoping first grade starts out a lot smoother!

The second to the last day was a Wednesday. Wednesday is the day I usually went to school to eat lunch with the girls, and it was the day of their party. I stayed for lunch, then each girls party. They were SO excited and ate tons of junk!

The last day of school was only two hours, and it was a water day. They had a couple of water bounce houses out, and lots of P.E. equipment to play with. The girls had fun, but we only stayed an hour and a half, because it was cold. It was a great start to their summer vacation. We are looking forward to no schedules and homework, and lots of swimming and activities!