graduation

Thursday before school ended we had our graduation/closing ceremonies. Each class did a bit of a performance—reciting memory verses, singing songs, “reading” in the little classes, and the third grade even did a skit entitled “No Common Sense” where two book-wise men bring a leopard back to life with their learning and are eaten even when they were warned by their ignorant servant…each student received a certificate for some aspect of their academics or behavior giving time for pictures and parents to come up with little gifts…usually sweets or drinks, sometimes money or a big bag of puffs (tastless cheeto round things the kids love). Kindergarten graduated and then the kids got to go home with all the stuff I could give them out of the classroom—workbooks, papers, report cards, certificates…

Friday was the last day of school and not many came…at assembly there were maybe 20 kids. Granted it was party day but really. I was going to set up the projector and show a movie but of course the computer and the projector wouldn’t talk to each other…so we just watched it on the laptop screen…Berenstein Bears cartoons…and everyone left at 1030…except for teachers who had to empty their room into the office so at the beginning of the year the teachers can get what they want and will use instead of lots of things that should probably be in other classes…there is a lot of stuff in a classroom!