Chess Champions!

Bruce had his district chess tournament this morning and his school won!
Bruce tied for most wins on his team.
Two wins, two schools. Coincidence? I think not. :)


He had a lot of fun. It was fun to be able to be there to watch this year. His cousin, Karis, was there  playing for another school.

**Bruce had a play off with the girl that tied him for first in the school and he won! So, he is officially the best chess player at Palmquist. He got a trophy and movie tickets.

Student of the Month - May

Linda received the student of the month award this morning at school. Her teacher said that she really deserved it. I agree. Linda is a kind, thoughtful person. She has such a good heart and is just a lovely person in every way. I'm telling you the girl is going to grow up to be Mary Poppins. :) She told her teacher that she wants to be a babysitter when she grows up. Her teacher told Linda to consider being a teacher. She'd be a great teacher! She holds classes for her little sisters all of the time.
Here is the poster she made. What I love about it are the 3 wishes she made. The typical answers would be to wish for money or toys. All three of Linda's wishes had to do with the happiness of others.

Wish 1. That everyone in the world could have a family and a home.
Wish 2. There is no more crime!
Wish 3. That everyone could have everything they need. 

She is going to miss her teacher, Mrs. Cox, very much next year.

Hooray For Contacts

Bruce got his contacts today. Here he is putting them in by himself for the first time. The lady was not very patient or nice to him. Luckily, he was a pro right away.

He's looking forward to being able to see at soccer practice tonight. :)
 

Talent Show

We went to the Palmquist Talent Show tonight.
 Linda and her friend, Luke, were the hosts for the night.
They did great!

Jane told a joke between acts.

"What does a cheetah eat for lunch?"

"FAST food!"

They were both so brave and I'm very proud of them.
Here they are taking their final bow.

AR

Claire finally got her AR shirt today! She was excited. She did it with a month to spare. :) The big kids got there's very early in the year. It's reading and then being asked questions on what you read. I'm glad I was there to see her get her shirt. I was putting her lunch in her backpack this morning and saw a small note telling me about it.

It's extra fun when your sister is vice president and gets to be up there with you when you get your award.

Kindergarten Summary

I know school isn't out for another month or so, but I thought I'd do a little review of the school year for each kid.

Claire loves, loves, loves school! We started the year off with an older, Hispanic teacher. I was concerned for two reasons. One, this teacher had a strong accent and Claire is working on her articulation. I wasn't sure how that was going to work. Second, although she was a very nice teacher, I wasn't sure she'd have the energy needed to keep up with Claire. Also, Claire was afternoon which I was hating because of how difficult drop off and pick up were turning out to be.
A few days in to school they were asking certain children to move in to a new morning class they were creating. I was quick to volunteer! It turned out perfectly. Claire's new teacher, Mrs. Shrom, has been so full of energy and can keep Claire's attention. We love that she got to  start in the mornings because Linda can walk her to class.
Claire has learned so much. She does really well at reading and her teacher is impressed with her math. Her favorite thing is recess.
Claire is really social so it's no wonder that she has a lot of friends that she looks forward to seeing everyday. She has had a great year and I'm a little sad she has to move up to 1st grade next year.
These kids just keep growing up.
Here's Claire with one of her friend.