ken's kinder graduation

uhhhh. another milestone that's come way too quickly! miss ken finshed kindergarten and is now officially a first grader! for the week preceding the event work from the year was coming home . . . her collection of art work (quite impressive for first grade . . . especially when she went into the techniques used in some of them!), her science journal (holy crow, beyond impressive!), her journal (wow . . . what amazing growth!), and her shared writing where we wrote something together each month (a wonderful keepsake!).

it really was crazy to see how she entered kinder as this shy little girl and came through the year with lots of friends, reading like crazy, and LOVING school! i could not have asked for a better year for her! she was so lucky to have an amazing teacher . . . AMAZING! (ken's first grade teacher has a lot to live up to!!!) ken really loves learning . . . LOVES IT! she was actually sad it was time for summer . . . because she thought she should stay and "learn more at school"! (we call her our little nerd . . . don't know where she gets the nerdiness from!?!?!?)

cooper elementary had a great morning planned for the graduation! we watched ken walk up on stage and shake both the principal's hand and her teacher's and receive her diploma . . . while the announcer told everyone that ken wants to be a teacher when she grows up! we had cake, gathered her belongings, gave a last hug to her teacher, and headed out the doors of cooper for the last time . . .