Pre-K Graduation, Take 2

A second year of pre-k was a great decision for Evie.  6 months makes a big difference in abilities and I am glad that Evie will be on "par" next year in Kindergarten.  She doesn't have an interest in reading still, but I have noticed a large improvement in her artistic abilities.  She sits for a longer period of time, carefully planning out her project with various colors.  Her people look like people now.  If you could see Evie's room, you would notice her love of writing letters on paper and using tape to hang these notes.  

Another area of improvement is her interactions with classmates.  Last year Evie didn't really have a buddy or ask to play with all the kids on the playground after school.  This year Evie quickly had multiple buddies and begged to run around with them after school.  The boys in the class seemed to enjoy chasing Evie since she is so fast.  I loved watching her smile and giggle as she escaped across the monkey bars.  I really enjoyed the moms of the kids in this class too.  Jungle Room was a great experience for all of us and I couldn't be happier with my decision to give Evie another year to gain more confidence and grow in all areas.  She hasn't grown as tall as I hoped, but we still have a few months for that growth spurt :)

T/Th Jungle Room
Lots of boys!

Graduation was the same adorable ceremony as last year.

Cap and Gown Photo, Signature Dog,
and a collection of pictures and artwork from the year

Processing In

Class photo on the cake

Singing a bunch of songs.

Evie sang all the songs on stage without the hand motions.  She practiced those motions and songs at full volume many nights in front of her mirror.  I enjoyed the concert she did for us at home.

Unfortantely Evie was still too shy to stand up to receive her diploma.  I had warned her teacher about last year, so she quickly took her hand and didn't make a big scene out of it.  

All smiles back with Mommy

Getting any kind of pictures was near impossible with a sugared up group of preschoolers.

Her best friend Tyler.
This picture captures their friendship
perfectly.  Tyler making Evie laugh :)

Next year Braylen will be graduating!

Evie will be back in the Jungle Room this summer for MDOW's summer session, 2 days a weeks.  I look forward to how she will grow in Kindergarten next year.