The Graduate
Who knew that kids graduate from preschool these days? Well, they do. They had a ceremony
at Emma’s school to mark the completion of their program. In September Emma will start kindergarten and she couldn’t be more excited about it.
As I was sitting in the audience at her graduation, I was struck with how quickly time goes by. It seems like just yesterday that we were agonizing over putting Emma in daycare. Hindsight, it’s the best thing we have done yet for her. While we missed her during the day, she has excelled in the environment. Her social skills have come so far and she has experienced so many different things while she’s been there. She has climbed around fire trucks, raised caterpillars in to butterflies, done a TON of art work, celebrated many different cultural holidays, learned how to read and write letters and words, and the list goes on and on.
Katie and I could not have been more proud when the graduation ceremony started. Emma was picked to give the welcome speech to the families. I had wondered whether she’s be petrified with being in front of that many people because she does tend to get shy around people she doesn’t know well. As soon as she spoke I realized that wouldn’t be an issue. Emma used a very loud voice and read the entire speech (it wasn’t very long) without an ounce of fear. When she finished, everyone clapped and were very impressed with her. Katie and I were smiling ear to ear. The highlights of the graduation ceremony were the songs that the kids performed. They had been practicing for awhile and they all did a wonderful job. After the graduation there was a reception with lunch and dessert. The kids all enjoyed it.
Here is a link to the video of Emma giving her welcome speech: