Abby's Kindergarten Graduation

Abby had her kindergarten graduation last week.  It was a very cute little ceremony.  Each of the classes performed a song.  Abby was so cute.  It is amazing how much she has come out of her shell in the last few years.  She was singing, dancing and smiling the entire time.  The whole kindergarten sang a few songs together.  Then the principal presented each of the students  their kindergarten diploma.  The ceremony ended with a slide show of the entire kindergarten showing their baby pictures and a kindergarten picture. It was so sweet.  We had a little reception afterwards in her classroom.  We got her scrapbook for the year which was so cute.  Her teacher also compiled the entire year's journal entries into a large notebook.  It was amazing to see her progress this year in writing.  She started off with just pictures, then added the title and date and finished the year off by writing 5-8 sentences a day.  

I can't believe how far Abby has come in one year at school.  She learned to write sentences, read, add and subtract and tell time.  I am most proud of her progress socially.  She started a school where she knew no one.  I was soooooo nervous about that.  She made friends quickly.  She has a "best" friend and several other close little girl friends.  She loved her teacher and her entire class.  She volunteers to answer questions in class.  With a lot of encouragement from her teacher she began sharing during the Writers workshop block.  By the end of the year it seemed like she was sharing a story each week.  It is awesome watching her come out of her shell and sharing that silly, cute personality with her classmates.

I can't believe I have a 1st grader now!!!

Waving to her "fans"

Singing and dancing

Performing

Receiving her diploma





Abby's slide





the whole class

We don't like to think about this!

The Graduate

Best buddies

Graduating kindergartners from our neighborhood

Abby with Mrs. Allen