Last Day and Awards!

The last day of school came so quickly and so slowly at the same time.  We are enjoying summer so far, except for Joey who is teaching summer school for the first time ever.  He has 3 weeks and then his break will start.  But his Master's degree is all done and he won't be going away or working on his thesis this year.  It's the first time in 5 years, so it feels a little strange but also a huge relief.

Sammie and Abby had such great teachers this year and they had made some great friends too.  I think Olivia is happy to see 7th grade come to an end.  She did well and got wonderful grades, but the junior high atmosphere isn't her thing.

I'm looking forward to a sort of quiet June mostly here in town at home.  Sammie and Abby started swim team and are getting lots of exhausting exercise.  They've been writing lots of stories, reading, and playing together, and not to mention some summer boredom as well.

The last week of school meant two long awards assemblies for me.  Olivia received an award for having a 4.0 every quarter and a special award from her History teacher for "Student of the Year."  Olivia loves history and she loved her history teacher, so it was a very fitting award for her.

Sammie first received a sportsmanship award from the PE teacher for the last quarter of school.  We laughed about that because Sammie is not a good sport at home.  She can be, but not usually.

Then for the final awards assembly, she received her school letter for participating in school sports, having good grades, and getting good citizenship.  It was a lot of hard work, but she did it!  She also received a medal for being on the Principal's list all 4 quarters.

Abby got her 50 point AR tag which she was so thrilled about and from her teacher received the"Writing Wizard" award.  

I'm so glad that my girls do well in school.  It makes my life easier.