Tag: school

Last day of Grade 2!

So bitter sweet the passing of time especially when you mark it with your kids growing like weeds! I cannot believe Claire & Rhys are now finished grade 2. They were in a split class this year and they did so awesome both socially and academically.  There were some hiccups along the way and they both handled themselves so well. We are so proud of these twinadoes 🙂

Our annual last day of school tradition is to go out for dinner somewhere fun. They love these ice cream volcanoes at Milestones!

Jimmy got an award!

Jimmy was nominated by his Camosun college professors for the Andrea Van Rheenan award:

To honour graduates who show dedication and leadership in supporting people who have significant challenges, and through his/her actions, inspires others to see the “person within.” The successful recipients will demonstrate creativity, compassion and a sense of humour with people with significant challenges. If possible, these recipients will have the ability to ‘sign’ (sign language).

Jimmy suspects that it is the sense of humor part that tipped the scales as he was the consummate class clown in addition to spearheading lively conversations in class,

We attended the awards ceremony in October and it was a very special day. We are super proud of Jimmy & all his accomplishments!

 

End of Grade 1 – beach day!

The kids recently had a beach day for their class end of school year party. Jimmy & I were able to take time off to chaperone this fun event.

It was a hot sunny day full of sand digging, watermelon eating, jellyfish hunting and chaotic fun with a bunch of 6/ 7 year olds!

I cannot believe Claire & Rhys are done Grade 1!

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Jimmy’s graduation!

I am super proud to announce that Jimmy recently graduated from Camosun College! Between academic study and practicum-based work, balancing the demands of life was very challenging.

We are very pleased that he (we) persevered and he got on the Dean’s Honour Roll as a result! He now has his Community Support/ Education Assistant diploma and he is ready to attack the job market.

 

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Last day of Kindergarten!

The kids had an amazing year in Kindergarten! They met loads of new friends and learned so much. Amazing that the school year is wrapping up. We are all looking forward to a great summer break 🙂

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Kindergarten!

Hard to believe we are at this stage but we are and it is going awesome.

Even though all good now, the start of school was delayed for everyone in BC due to a province-wide teachers strike. While we believed in the teachers’ stance, it was a source for frustration for all involved. In the end it actually worked in our favor though…
 
Being out of catchment due to living in a different area, our hope to attend a school where Claire & Rhys’ preschool friends were was low. Due to the time it took to dissolve, said strike pressured some families to delay enrollment, start home school or attend private school. Fortunately for us, this opened up spots for us to claim and we did so with fervor!
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Our family’s transition into full-day kindergarten has gone well. The kids have adapted decently although they are pretty tired by day’s end. Jimmy’s time with the kids lent itself to spontaneity and flexibility both in mood and scheduling. Our new “9 to 5” life is still a work in progress but we all enjoy the fresh independence, growth, change and early start to the day -well maybe not Deanna (not a morning person).
 

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