L had her fifth-grade send-off ceremony tonight. After three kids and 11 years we're finally done with elementary school. E earned awards for Eagle Extras (for an art class she took after school), chorus, HAWC (an environmental club), Circle of Friends (kids who play and socialize with special ed students), Egg Drop, Academic Fair, Champion of the Indiana Dunes (for their outdoor education trip), Reading Olympics, and the surprise of the evening, perfect band and lesson attendance. Here is her entry in the send-off program:
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L was honored that the special ed teacher asked her to sit with her friend M and help her through the ceremony. I stuck around after the ceremony to get a picture of L with her principal and teacher and L shuts her eyes! Ugh. And I only took one shot.
Because of limited space in the auditorium, only immediate family was asked to be at the send-off. However, B slipped in his friend, IR. They had been playing video games before the ceremony and had planned to continue the session after the send-off. It was raining and lightning when we were ready to leave the school so Andy ran home to get the car. As soon as he stepped into the house IR's dad called looking for him. We took IR home and we went to a local Mexican restaurant for a quick dinner, though L wanted him to come to dinner with us. The lightning show continued all through dinner. Andy and I gave L a pretty silver necklace with three charms on it - "dreamer," a star and a crescent moon.
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