Nathan had an official kindergarten graduation on Wednesday. The gymnasium was packed with families supporting the five classes of children who completed their first step of the public school system. I can't help but get teary-eyed as I look at this picture and think of how much Nathan has grown and how far he's come. When he was three years old, I was just hoping he would be able to talk to me spontaneously and communicate easily. Now he is nearly six, and he reads at a first grade level (level 10) and speaks his mind quite freely. I'm so proud of my Nathan boy. When the speaker announced that these children would become the Class of 2021, I gasped, thinking, "That seems so far away." I'm sure it'll come sooner than I think though. Don't grow up too fast, hijo mio.
Nathan celebrates with his best friend at school, Tyler.
Nathan and his other best friend, Sophia.
They even got cupcakes topped with little grad caps.This was on the back of Nathan's program:
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
by Robert Fulghum
Most of what I really need
To know about how to live
And what to do and how to be
I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top
Of the graduate school mountain,
But there in the sand pile at school.
by Robert Fulghum
Most of what I really need
To know about how to live
And what to do and how to be
I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top
Of the graduate school mountain,
But there in the sand pile at school.
These are the things I learned:
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life -
Learn some and think some
And draw and paint and sing and dance
And play and work everyday some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world,
Watch out for traffic,
Hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
