Kindergarten Lunch

Its a tradition at our school where the Kindergartner's get to have school lunch one day in the cafeteria. By doing this, the kids get to run through what they will do when they reach 1st grade when lunch time rolls around. Having lunch in the BIG CAFETERIA is an event that all the kindergartners look forward to participating in. Since I am the Room mom for Karmindy's class, it comes with some perks and I am able to go and assist her teacher when they have activities like this. I was happy to go and help and it was so fun to watch Karmindy and her classmates get their "taste" of what school lunch will be like as a big 1st Grader. The kids were so excited! I was able to snap this cute picture of Karmindy and her two friends, Avery Wallin and Megan Loeffler. I remember loving lunch time at that age, not only because I like to eat but also because of hanging out and visiting with friends. I truly enjoy watching my kids go through these fun rites of passages!

VIP for a Day!

Every Friday throughout the school year, all the kids in Karmindy's Kindergarten class had their own VIP day. Karmindy had hers today and she was so excited! Ms. Calhoun, Karmindy's teacher, had each child make a poster telling about themselves. The poster included their likes, dislikes, favorite foods, favorite activities and a little bit about their family. Also, instead of bringing treats to share with the class, her teacher, asked the parents to bring a favorite book of the child to share with the class and then come up with a game or craft that coincided with the book for the students to play or make. Karmindy had a hard time deciding which book to share (she loves to read and has several favorite books) but finally settled on the book, "Princess Peepers." Princess Peepers is such a cute book that talks about a princess who wears glasses and gets made fun of by her peers. After trying to prove to her peers that she doesn't need glasses, the princess learns that it is okay to be different and wear glasses because its the only way she can see what's going on around her. She also learns that she cant get ready for an upcoming ball without them. In the end, the Princess meets the amazing Prince in the land and through a series of events finds out he also wears glasses. It was love at first "sight" and they lived happily ever after. It really is a cute story about accepting your differences and learning to love yourself. Instead of a game, we decided to make heart pipe cleaner glasses with the class. The kids loved making the glasses. Also, for Karmindy's spotlight she also wanted to bring Kozette for her show and tell portion. All the kids loved meeting our puppy and Kozette loved meeting all of Karmindy's classmates! It was a fun afternoon and Karmindy loved being the center of attention!

Karmindy our Kindergartener!

 My baby is a Kindergartner! Gasp! When did this happen?! Life keeps pushing on and my sweet babies keep growing up. I am so proud to be Karmindy's mother! I truly admire her stubborn yet free spirit ways! She keep me on my toes and I am thankful for that! I love her "Spirit!" with all things and life! Today was Karmindy's first day of school and she loved it! She loves her teacher, Ms. Calhoun and is lucky to have a few friends in her class. Carter Anderson from our neighborhood is in her class and she also has her friend Avery Wallin in her class. Avery lives several neighborhoods away. 

Here is Karmindy with some of her friends on the first day of School: Ashley, Sienna, and Avery Wallin.

Another highlight of her first day of school was riding the bus home with her big brother and Adilynne Hagen (Kaleb's best gal pal). All Karmindy was focused on that first day was riding the big Yellow Bus. She was so excited! 

Some of Karmindy's interests right now at five years old include:

Movies/TV: Harry Potter, Curious George, Seasame Street, Super Why

Color: Pink, all things Pink! And Purple and Gold. In that order. You have to make sure you get it right too!

Toys: Lalaloopsy Dolls, Paper dolls, Dress Ups: makeup, fancy dresses, and necklaces. Also, Karminy has a huge collection of stuffy's (Stuffed Animals) each with their own names. She hates to lose any of them and when she does she gets very worried. She loves to be a caregiver and has the best little mother, caregiver, bedside manner.

Books: Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Pink-a-licious Series, Little Critter Series, The Berenstien Bears Books.

Interests: Dance, Karate.

Favorite Foods: Peanut Butter Sandwiches, McDonalds Chicken Nuggets, Mac n' Cheese, brownies, cookies, cupcakes and chocolate chip pancakes. She loves all desserts (like her mom.)

Karmindy we are so proud of you and the wonderful little girl that you are turning out to be! We love you sweetie!

Kindergarten Testing

 The day finally came and Karmindy and I headed to Midas Creek Elementary today for her kindergarten testing! Karmindy has been so excited to start school and go to school like her big brother. Karmindy loves school and learning and it was such a big and important day for her. We arrived at the school mid-morning and found her classroom and of course took a few pictures while we were waiting for her teacher to finish up with testing another student. When it was our turn we headed in and Ms. Trish Calhoun, Karmindy's Kindergarten teacher, tested Karmindy. She asked Kamrindy about her letters, numbers, had her count, read words, colors, and did other tests with Karmindy. Ms. Calhoun said Karmindy was certainly ready for Kindergarten and was VERY PREPARED.  I am so glad we made the switch to Small Wonders Preschool last year for our daughter. Mark and I feel that making that switch truly prepared her for this year! Karmindy is so excited to start school and cannot wait to ride the bus and make new friends. We are so proud of you little Miss! Look out World here comes Karmindy!