Last Day of school May 2012

Last Day

First Day

  The school year went really fast this year. Joel enjoyed his year at preschool at Headstart/ Pretend Kindergarten. His teachers did very well with him. He learned so much. He first started in the young class in the morning, but do to him getting board (because he was ahead and older than most of them, plus it being a very naughty class) we switched him to the afternoon. He really flurished in that class.
  He made some good friends in the class. He even had a couple of "girlfriends." LOL! He would come home everyday and talk about what he learned and what he did with his friends.
  You can see a little bit of the change from the first day to the last day. He got glasses a couple of months into the year after we found out his eye sight was not the greatest. It was amazing to know that Joel was learning very well. Doctors had no idea how he was learning at all. Just part of my son being smart and learning how to compensate for almost 4 yrs. He grew several inches over the school year. Even a whole shoe size. 
 Joel went from being able to just write a few letters and no numbers to writing all his letters and most of his numbers. Not bad for being considering his age, because he is considered a young four due to his birthday. Even though he can do things above kindergarten level. Not bragging or being proudful. Just that it is amazing how much my child loves to learn, and how much he learned when he had poor eyesight for almost 4yr. 
  Joel was sad when he found out it was his last day of school. He told me that he was going to miss his friends and his teachers. It was nice to know he enjoyed school. All year he went with nothing happening to him at school until the last day of school. On the last day of school during the last hour there a child bit Joel on the arm for no reason. I was very proud of my son. He did not bite the kid back. Instead he took the child by the arm and took him to the teacher. I don't want Joel to be a tattle tale, or be considered a sissy. I have taught my son that you don't need to pay evil for evil. He is only allowed to tell a teacher if something bad happened like getting bit, or if there is blood.
  It was a fun year watching Joel grow through his learning journey at preschool this year. I can not wait what his last year of preschool has in store when he goes back this fall.