That's a wrap

And just like that, the school year has ended.  Gosh, it flew by.  It feels like last month I was sending Olivia off to her new class and introducing Ashton to school for the first time.  The both had terrific years with wonderful teachers, friends, learning and of course, fun!

Olivia's Reception teacher was Mrs. Peacock whom she thrived under.  Mrs. Peacock really pushed Olivia in her reading and challenged her in many areas but while still ensuring that Olivia was having lots fun.  Olivia's favorite part of school was the "workshop" where she could build stuff out of recycled boxes and plastics.  It was fun to see her creativity when explaining to us what all of her structures were.  Hmmm...we might have a future engineer like her daddy on our hands.

Ashton had several teachers in her class, but her favorite was Miss Sorkin whom she gave a big hug to every morning when she arrived.  We often got reports from her teachers that Ashton was always so proper, sitting still and raising her hand.  The rule follower.  She often took initiative to help tidy up activities and loved to help out around the classroom whenever she could.  I asked her what her favorite part was of being in the nursery was and she said playing with her friends.  Good answer. 

The last several weeks leading up to the last day were filled with all sorts of school activities.  First up was sports day where Olivia's class participated in various fun field events.

 Olivia with her two best friends from school, Nea and Nusiikka.  They are three peas in a pod. 

Next was Olivia's summer concert.  Her class told the story of how Eddie the Penguin saved the world.  Each child had a line in the story to say and they sang several songs.  The children worked so part and they all did terrific with their lines.

Post performance with Nusiikka. 

Ashton's class had a teddy bear picnic that all the parents were invited to.  Unfortunately, the weather the day of the picnic was rainy so it had to the cancelled for the parents as the indoor space wasn't large enough to accommodate the parents.  However, I heard a report that the event was still a big success for the children.

Lastly, Olivia takes ballet lessons each week as part of her school day.  On the last lesson of the term, the parents are invited in to watch the lesson.  It was fun to see Olivia show off some of moves she's learned throughout the school year.

And with that, we are now enjoying the summer holiday!  Or at least the holiday part.  We're still waiting on summer to arrive in London...