End of 6th and 4th Grades!

The last couple weeks of school are always hectic; here's a few pictures from those two weeks of May.

Mia entered an art contest that focused on pets.  She drew this adorable picture of Decker at the park with details of a bench, cloud, sidewalk and sun.  The exhibition was at Rev Coffee in Smyrna.  She was disappointed she didn't win, but I was very proud of her for a beautiful drawing and the courage of entering.

Mia's class went to the Botanical Gardens on a field trip the last week of school.  I didn't get to chaperone, but a friend sent me this picture of her with Eliana, Layne, and Yabsera.  She has some very sweet friends!

The whole class around one of the exhibits.  We are so thankful for these kids!

 Lily's class party was at the Eberhard family's house which sits right on a beautiful lake.  Ryan being on this trip with these great 6th graders; we love this group!

Lily and Avery had fun playing with the Eberhard's dogs.

Ms. Keesee snapped this picture on field day of a few of her kids who "blossomed" this year with their reading.  After each book, the child would fill out a flower with the name of the book and author, decorate it, and hang it on the classroom wall.  These kids read quite a bit and were proud of it.  I love that both of my girls are voracious readers! 

 Unfortunately, Mia took quite a tumble near the end of school.  She was playing on the playground and while running full speed, tripped over a tree root which caused her to fall and slide down a hill.  She was rewarded with a busted up lip, scratched and bruised left cheek, and a huge scratch/cut from her right knee all the way down her shin.  It was a painful few days of healing for her.

 Lily's class went on a field trip to the Renaissance Festival too which they loved.  Lily and Avery got these matching henna tattoos which were really cool!

On the last day of school, it was time to say good-bye to Ms. Keesee!  She has been such an amazing teacher this year.  When asked, Mia said she was most thankful for "her forgiving spirit."  She is a great role model for these young ladies, and we appreciate all that she pours in to them.  While we had to tell Carson good-bye that afternoon, we should see him soon since they live down the street from us.

I think we can easily say this has been the best school year for both girls.  Academically, they did fantastic.  Both received only 1 B for the entire school year; otherwise, they made all A's.  They worked hard throughout the year.  They grew in knowledge and responsibility.  They read a lot of great books; I love how important good literature is here!  They deepened their friendships and welcomed new kids into their classes.  Almost every time a visiting child came to shadow their classes, Lily and Mia were asked by their teacher to be "the buddy" who helped them throughout the day.  Certainly, academic efforts are very important to us, but their character is even more important.  We want our girls to grow up serving Christ and letting His love fill them up and then pour over into others.  We are so thankful for Stonehaven, its administration, and its teachers who point these kids towards Christ at every opportunity!