Last week of Kinder!

hangin with the besties at Leadbetter Beach
last field trip of the year

Pen had an incredible year of kindergarten at Peabody Charter.

There were so many field trips (Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch, Art from Scrap, Hendry's Beach, SB Fair & Expo & more-- and special school functions (Jog-A-Thon, Harvest Festival, Sports Day etc).

She made new friends and learned so much!

The last week of kinder was action packed. 

There were dance parties, field trips and special performances.

Here are some of the highlights- including her first day of summer!

dance party with Mr. Silva!

homemade blueberry jam (with blueberries she helped pick!) for teacher gifts
a little taste of summer!

running into one of her fav teachers Ms Perkins at Padaro Beach Grill
last day of school

latte date with mommy for her first day of summer

nail date for first day of summer!

sushi date for first day of summer!

hanging out with sis at the zoo after her preschool day was over
first day of summer

zoo date with sissy
first day of summer

last field trip- Leadbetter Beach
with buddy Lyla

hilarious kinder dance party

movie party with her fav Chinese takeout
followed by mom sleeping in her room for her last night as a kinder!

mom sleepover!
Not to worry they definitely slept in their own beds ;)

she's star of the week!

In Penelope's school the kindergarten has a really cute tradition of honoring each child by letting them be the "Star of the Week"

Penelope was given a poster to fill out that had questions about her family and favorite things etc.

At the end of the week she gets "interviewed" by the entire class.

What I liked best about this was that at the end the teacher asked the students to offer up compliments to Penelope.

Then her teacher wrote all of them on the back of her poster.

I thought this was so touching, and such a great way to build camaraderie among her peers.

Plus its got to be great for their self confidence right?

sign me up!

We did not have this when I was in school.

Well, at least I don't remember it anyway. ;)

her poster

the compliments ;)

a video snippet of her interview

some of her "compliments" ;)

Have a little.... patience

Pen's school has a fun tradition of honoring particular students each month for something specific.

Each month has a different goal for the kids to work on.

Examples would be kindness, helpfulness, positivity and so on.

Penelope was chosen for patience this month!

She didn't know she was getting this award, but WE did!

Its so cute how the school does it... they bring all the kindergarten classes together in one assembly.

There the teachers each take their turns making an announcement about how they decided to choose each child. Then the kids get to go up, accept their award, be applauded and take pictures.

I love this idea of rewarding good behavior.

What a great incentive to give the kids each month.

Great job Penelope!

We love you

Runnin' for dayz: Pen's Peabody Jog-a-Thon

This past Friday was Penelope's first time participating in a jog-a-thon.

This is her school's largest fundraiser of the year.

One thing that makes Peabody Charter so unique is that although they are a public school, they have managed to maintain many enrichment programs that state funding would have cut otherwise.

Its because of the efforts of friends and family in fundraising like this that makes it all happen.

The kindergarteners went first and they were PUMPED!

They had to run for 30 minutes. 

I was so proud of them!

Penelope ran the entire time- I couldn't believe it!

This is the first time she's ever done anything like that.

Great job Pen!

And thank you for everyone that donated to her school.

Everly and Nana cheering on P!

Cassidy cheering on her big sis MacKenzie!

Violet & Jack cheering on their big sissies

Everly keeping warm

dad cheering her on!

I jumped in at the end and ran with her to help keep her motivated!

This little lady ran 19 laps!
Great Job Penelope!