Open House

Tonight we all went to Open House at Arran's school. He was excited to show us how hard he has been working and the girls are always excited to visit school. I think that has turned up a notch for Bryttain now that she knows that in a couple of months it will be her turn. We started in The Lodge with some music time, then headed over to his classroom.

Recently they have been studying the rainforest and the classroom looked great with so much of their work on display. It amazes me how much they get through, there are projects coming home on a daily basis and yet there we were at the school with a boatload of stuff we had not yet seen. It really was quite impressive.

We started at his seat where he pulled out pieces of paper with various activities on them, to guide us through our time. First port of call was a family activity, drawing a picture of our favorite animal and placing it on a chart for it's corresponding habitat. Asia was so cute and focused, she drew a phenomenal (for a three year old) cat and wrote CAT. Daddy and Bryttain chose a horse and Arran a cheetah...I took photos!

 He showed us his completed animal report and recited many of the facts that he had learned in the process.

He donned his owl costume and gave the official tour of the room. He took his responsibility very seriously. I love that in the background you can see the principal (headmistress) hugging another child. The kids really do know and love this woman and she is the main reason I first became interested in this wonderful school.

The girls joined in the fun. Arran showed us terrariums they had made and we recorded some of our observations. He explained the different levels of the rainforest to Bryttain.

There was so much to see.

Arran with Ms. Lewis, his kindergarten and 1st grade teacher.

What a great first two years of school and I find it hard to believe it is coming to an end. The reticent little boy, so nervous on that first day has blossomed into this confident boy, so full of life. Ms. Lewis told him, in front of us, that he is smart and nice and that she just loves to spend time with him. I could not have been more proud and I think he felt pretty good hearing that too.