5.24.2011

Jillian's Graduation





They all received the ABC books they had worked on all year as well as a "paper plate award." The paper plate awards had three descriptive adjectives on them that started with the same letter as the child's name. Jillian's said "Jubilant, jovial and (a) joy."


Miss Jane B and Miss Jane H


Miss Kim G

Miss Kim Patterson gave the sweetest speech at the "graduation ceremony" for the four-year-olds. She said that even though "we know it isn't a real graduation, it is the end of these children's formal early childhood education and that is bittersweet for us. We are glad they are going to kindergarten and wouldn't have it any other way but we will miss them here." She is such a dear person and has such a way of saying at the beginning of the year just how I am feeling! I remember her describing how we as parents set the tone for our children loving to learn. She said how very much she has loved school ever since her very first year and that her parents grew that sentiment in their home. She also said it is our "divine mission" to educate these souls. Does she sound inspired? She is! I also think she was born to be a parent and a director of a preschool!

1 comment:

newsinaminute said...

yeah for graduations. our little grand daughter mayley is just that same age and so its easy for me to imagine the fun of the graduation as we went to one similar for her recently. thanks for sharing that post. hope all is well with you
ps nancy's stephen finished his residency and is preparing for boards again and then he has started his fellowship--(last year of the 4) so we are all estatic...love aunt Lynda