Last Thursday Matt and I had the privilege of accompanying Kaelyn to school for the day. Each kid gets to have a special day on their birthday. They get to bring in a special snack, do all the jobs for the day - lead the “Pledge of Allegiance,” ring the bell, be line leader, etc - and bring a special item from home for “Show and Tell.” Parents are invited to come in and observe for the day too. Since Kaelyn’s birthday is during Summer break, she got to celebrate her half birthday at school on Thursday. Needless to say, we were all very excited for this day. Kaelyn had been asking since the first day of school back in September when we were going to get to come to school with her. And Matt and I have been very curious to see her in action in a setting away from home. Of course I’d be even more interested to be a fly on the wall and watch her when she didn’t know we were there. But it was a joy none the less. Here she is in action.
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| Morning Circle |
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| Holding the flag high while leading The Pledge. |
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| Calendar job |
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| Enjoying the special snack she brought in. Brownies with cream cheese icing. Her request. Yum! |
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| Working with Lily during free work time. |
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| Art Project. |
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| Up in the castle. Where else should a princess play? |
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| Working on a Valentine sorting game with the teacher and some friends. |
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| Good practice using the tongs and sorting colors. |
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| She brought her magic princess wand for Show and Tell. The other girls were very interested. |
She choose to work with the other girls a lot. She was a little quiet and timid when the teacher asked her questions, even when I thought she knew the answers. But other times I could tell she was excited and she'd talk with a little bit of a shrill and giggle. She needed to be reminded a few times of what she was supposed to be doing or to put a toy away when she was done, but overall she was a very good listener and seemed like she was having fun and learning a little something at the same time. And in case you were wondering, yes, she has worn her birthday crown every day since. Even today. When it was another little boy's birthday.
Happy Half Birthday Sweetheart! Daddy and I had so much fun at school with you!
Sounds like a very fun day. She's growing up too fast. I can't wait to to hang out with her and of course Brennan! Thanks for sharing your blog with me. I continue to look forward to that little star in the corner that tells me there's a new story to read. Oh the wonders of technology!
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