Phin's last day of preschool was the Friday before Memorial Day. Here is a little comparison of his first day of preschool photo back in August...
...and his last day of preschool photo. I have to say that I didn't even pose him.
I have been so happy with his preschool this year. The last week of school they sent home this cute little book filled with photos and information about Phin. When I opened it up and started looking through I got a little teary eyed.
This is a photo of his beginning of year stats. He was 40 inches tall and weighed 36.2 pounds.
At the end of the school year he was 42 inches tall and weighed 41.2 pounds.
At the beginning of the school year he couldn't write or recognize any letters, numbers, etc. He could recognize a square, circle and heart.
At the end of the school year he recognized the letters H, P and X. He can write the first letter of his name. He can rote count to 11. He recognizes the colors pink, red, yellow and green. He is starting to draw some of his shapes as well.
Painting which became one of his favorite activities. He ended up wiping his hands all over his shirt after painting this plate. This shirt was his favorite Captain America shirt...the one shirt he wanted to wear everyday. I did some laundry magic and got the stains out.
Phin loved the bikes at recess.
He dressed up as Spiderman for Halloween. They went to every classroom and he came home with a huge load of candy.
He also met Santa at school. He told me many times through the year that Santa came to the school and held the babies.
His hat for the Thanksgiving feast.
Thanksgiving Feast. Phin ate breakfast and lunch at school but could never really tell me what he ate...besides chocolate milk and cookies. It makes sense after seeing this picture...he is digging right into the cookie dessert first. When I picked him up at the end of the day he was always ready for a snack.
He managed to take a nap almost everyday at school. I think that with all of the play he needed a nap. I could tell the days that he skipped a nap because he would fall asleep in the car.
The school did parties for every holiday. Here he is enjoying the Valentine's Party.
He also loved the St. Patrick's Day party.
He came home with a whole basket of Easter Eggs from the Easter Egg hunt.
One Friday near the end of April, Seth was invited to a Dad's and Lunch. Phin was so excited to have Seth at his school. At the end of September, Millie and I joined Phin for a Mom's and ice cream date.
Phin talked constantly about his school friends. There were definately some he liked...and some he liked less. This was one of his favorite friends Brennan. The last week they had a water day. When Phin was getting into his swimsuit in the morning Millie was already dressed but quickly ran over to the drawer we keep the swimsuits in...she didn't want to be left out.
One of Phin's teachers sent me this picture in a text. It was taken on his last day. They went and played at the local park.
School also means that there was quite a bit more paper coming home. This is Phin's lunch mat that his teacher sent home at the end of school.
His self-portrait.
A cute little watermelon that he painted.
A series of paintings...
Phin also has some AMAZING teachers at church. They have sent home the cutest activites for him. He is constantly singing songs from church and teaches us everything he has learned.
This Word of Wisdom page came home with a couple of ziplock bags on the back. Phin had a whole bunch of items and he would tell us if they were something that was good for his body...or something that should go in the garbage. This activity kept him busy for a long time.
How grateful I am for everything that Phin has learned this year. I am grateful for teachers that have loved him and helped him feel safe. It makes my Momma heart so happy to see my little boy growing up, learning and connecting with others.
