Pre Reception Graduation

I can NOT believe Gavin's first school year is coming to a close.  He finished pre-reception (our preschool) and he LOVED it.  He enjoyed school, being with friends, his teachers, and doing fun projects.  For some reason all the pictures in this post are out of order so just go with it.  =)

On Wednesday, his class held a certificate ceremony and all the parents were invited to attend and watch a performance the kids had been practicing.  Guess who walked in first?  Gavin.  He was an elephant.  

At the end of the program the classroom aides brought around these huge books and were handing them out to the parents.  There were two huge booklets filled with Gavin's work from the school year.  It was AMAZING to see it all.  What's funny is I kept all of his work from the year just so I could see how much he learned and progressed.  I just went through the stack last week and thought to myself how it all seemed like coloring sheets and worksheets and nothing that was project style or using tangible materials... boy-- was I wrong.  One book was the alphabet theme and had objects and projects the kids made that started with each letter, then there was a book filled with activities from each theme throughout the year.  Again, this book was AMAZING and something that has his work compiled together that we will be able to keep from for years to come.

After the ceremony, the dads had to go back to work so two other moms and I took our boys to Applebees to celebrate and enjoy some time together!  The boys loved hanging out and us moms got to catch up.

Gavin with his French girl- friends, Flavie and Margone.

Finally, a good picture of mommy and Gavin!  Who knew it could happen?!?

We were so proud of our little man!

Best Buddies!!

Here's Gavin getting his certificate from the principal.

Brooks had to explain to Gavin what he just got and what it was for and what it meant.  

Okay, so back to the program the kids put on..... all the kid came out in animal masks and sang songs about being in the jungle and going on a safari and showing off all the various sounds animals make.  Too cute!

 

The kids were doing a great job and the program was moving along so nicely.  And then it happened... do you remember his last parent program at the beginning of the year?  

  

Yep-- he did it again.  In the middle of the kids songs and complete silence... Gavin started crying, no wailing!  His teachers tried calming him down, I tried calming him down, Brooks tried calming him down, I tried again.  Finally I thought to give him a piece of gum and told him he needed to go finish singing and dancing with his friends and he did.  After that, he was fine.  At first he gave me a few pathetic looks and like, mom, do I really have to be doing this?  and then he was over it.  He played his music instrument and went along like nothing was wrong!  

Regardless of his little show during the performance, he did great!

We're so proud of our little man and can not believe he's going to pre-K next year!  WOW!