Last week finally marked the end of the school year for the kids and the end of elementary school for Brayden for EVER! Is it possible we're old enough to have a middle schooler?? He is excited and totally ready to face life in the bigger leagues. Crazy.
6th grade ended with a bang--Brayden was awarded the Presidential Academic Award, the [nearly as prestigious] class clown award, a fitness award, and a 3-stooges award with his 2 buddies. Somehow he managed to survive (dare I say, enjoy?) the 6th grade dance. He also got to design the art for the dance card cover:
The students have been learning a variety of dances for weeks and were expected to fill 11 slots on their dance card by asking each other to dance. As it turned out, Brayden asked one girl, and 12 girls asked him. Hmm. Mom radar got louder when I stopped by his classroom on the last day in time to see him mobbed by a throng of hugging girls and to watch one particularly um...affectionate girl hug him, run to pout to her friends about having to say goodbye to him, then run back to hug him again and again, and that's when I had to take her down. Brayden assured me that it had been worse earlier that day. Well that's just great. Apparently, we are middle-school aged afterall.
Their school has the funnest tradition after the awards assembly--they pipe nostalgic music over the intercom and the 1st-5th graders line the halls to "clap out" the 6th graders as they walk the halls for the last time. I admit it made my eyes leak a little. My oldest is growing up. The girls better watch it.
Maddie finished the 4th grade this year--she continues to be an excellent student and is maturing so fast! Really 5th grade? Wasn't Brayden just in the 5th grade? She is SO much fun and I laughed at her thank you note to her teacher:
And finally, at the other end of the elementary spectrum, Connor finished kindergarten! I liked his note too:
His teacher did "teach good" and Connor has been begging since then to go visit her. ("Mom, I pinky promised!") He is bright & energetic and oh-so-ready for all-day 1st grade and MOM IS TOO! Hooray for everyone!
Summer vacation here we come--at least for 3 weeks until 5th and 1st grade begin! How WILL we pass the time? :)
7 comments:
Rick much be giving Brayden lessons on how to be a ladies man. I can't beleive he is old enough to go to middle school.
Really, being thronged by adoring girls at the age of 12? And he isn't even a Disney Star!
I cannot believe that Maddie is starting fifth grade. And I am so excited for Connor to go into first.
The Portreys have hit the Big Time!
Love those teacher gifts, Tracy! What's inside the cute jars? And where is Brayden going to middle school?? I keep forgetting to ask you that.
It was so fun to hang out with you for a few days. Let's not let so much time go by. We should go on a double date sometime.
If you ever need help chasing girls and/or boys away from your exceedingly adorable offpsring, I'm always willing. It is your own fault for making them so cute, though.
Mirien, they were supposed to be punny gumballs, but after 3 stores I gave up and bought cherry sours that look like balls instead, figuring our teachers are smart and don't need me to be SO obvious? I loved being with you too this weekend. I'm having family withdrawal!
Tracy, its scary what all those crazy girls are like. And yes unfortunately or fortunately you have a middle schooler.(I am not sure which it is) Mine is wanting to wear his hair longer. OH heavens help me its hard for me to deal with him showing his independence. He looks like a shaggy dog and I can't stand it. I told him fine as long as I can see his eyes and ears but he is really pushing the limit!! YOu should see him.
Great post, Tracy! Love the teacher notes!
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