The beginning of the end...of Kindergarten

Tonight was the Kindergarten Music Program. This kicks off the beginning of the end of the school year. There are officially 15 school days left in the year. All 6 of the kinder classes got together and sang songs they have learned throughout the year. It was hot and crowded and full of crazy parents. But most of all it was very, very cute! Vi did a very good job. I took some video on my camera. It was the first time I have used my camera for video and it was very hard to get good shots around all the other parents so you will have to excuse my abilities.

Here they are singing brown bear. They all did a great job with the sign language also.

Now here is where I start my rant...at the end of the program they pulled all the aides on stage to give them flowers and say goodbye. Yes, that is right, they were laid off due to budget cuts. One of the aides had been there since 1995! AHH...it makes me so angry! Why must they cut education?!!? And at the same time I am so grateful...I am grateful that Vi made it in to kindergarten this year. I am grateful that I got pregnant right way because if I would have gotten pregnant just 1 month later she wouldn't have made it in this year. Next year there will be more kids per class and no aides to help the teachers, and you know who suffers, the kids!!

Ok, enough of that, back to the fun stuff...there is a lot of fun stuff packed into the next 15 days with a "Celebration of Learning" to close it off on May 21st.

After that is Summer Camp and then on to First Grade. I can not believe that my baby is completing her first year of school. She has done such an amazing job and has learned so much (how to read, addition, subtraction, counting to 100 by 1s 5s and 10s and that is only the short list). We love you Vi...Mom and Dad are very, very proud of you!!