Wow! May really screams by there at the end of the school year. Our dear Hadley finished up her elementary school years with a bang! First, there was a big ceremony for 5th grade awards.
It was an interesting year. H started out with a long-term sub who ended up not coming back after winter break. After a few weeks of rotating subs, they finally got Ms. B to finish out the year. Hopefully, there won't be any lasting educational effects from an inconsistency in teachers... Here's the class pic - one of only 5 classes in our small school.
Hadley really cleaned up at the awards, including awards for Presidential Education, Citizenship, and Attendance, in various accolades for her grades, STAAR test, behavior, and presence. She was one of only about 6 kids in her grade with Perfect Attendance this year! And who could forget the Basic Fishing certificate from a field trip.
Here she is on her first day of Kindergarten and her last day of 5th grade. She has been ready to go to Junior High ever since Owen went, maybe even before then. We know she'll do well there, but we enjoyed our years at Hayes. It's a great little school (#1 in Houston if you believe Niche)!
The last time riding her bike to school for a while. She loves her independence in getting herself up, ready, and biking on her own to school. We'll see what she thinks of taking a full bus with her brother next year.
On the last day, the school made a big to-do for the 5th graders. Nothing but a big ol' party for those kids once they rolled up. They took over the gym with music, food, pictures, crafts, games, and dancing for 2 hours before early dismissal.
A friend took this for me, because some of us had to work... Glad she had a genuine smile on her face at the party!
I stole this pic from the school's post - my kids' favorite 5th grade teachers, Mrs. Tritico (she has the best in-class library, according to H) and Mrs. Reese (she's funny, according to O)!
I did make it up to the school for the 5th grade clap-out. It's a fun tradition where the 5th graders go up and down every hall in the school just before the last dismissal, and the kids in the younger grades applaud them and give them high fives as they pass by. It was so sweet; I got a little teary. (Also of note: the graduating 12th graders came back for a clap-out from Hayes in their cap and gown a week earlier.)
One of the moms made a bulletin board with Kinder/5th pictures of the 5th graders too. I sent in school pictures to make it more official.
But the 5th graders weren't done partying quite yet. They rented out our neighborhood pool and had even more candy and laughs. H started out her summer with a sunburn. Woohoo!
Not to be outdone, O also got an Academic Excellence Award. It's just a little more low-key in JH. He got his at lunch one day!
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