Friday, May 28, 2010

Max's Preschool "Graduation"

I simply cannot believe that Max has finished a year of preschool. One more year and then he's off to kindergarten. After that he'll be bringing home girls, borrowing the car and leaving for college. ACK!!!

I feel so fortunate to live in Alameda where we have an amazing preschool program offered through the Park and Recreation Department. Max has learned so much this year -- both academically and socially. I am so grateful to his patient, creative teachers, especially the head teacher, Ms. Vee.

Today's culminating "ceremony" and luau potluck was a typical Ms. Vee production -- creative, fun, organized, and age-appropriate. I will never understand how that woman manages to produce so much with a group of three and four-year-olds. People sometimes marvel that I used to teach middle schoolers, but I'll tell you -- those twelve and thirteen-year-olds have nothing on a rowdy group of crying, hyper, overly-enthusiastic, toy-flinging, bathroom-flooding preschool boys and girls.

Thank you, Ms. Vee, and thank you Park and Rec. for a wonderful year! We can't wait to see what is in store for Max over the summer and next year.

Max and two of his classmates


Ms. Vee addresses the group


Max sings a song about a shark


Whoops! Max falls off the stool while accepting his "diploma"


No harm done! A picture with Ms. Vee and Ms. Katie


Max grows bored with the proceedings


Finally! Released from his chair


Having lunch with buddies Ori and Mick

3 comments:

Rhona said...

Congrats Max. I'm glad you had such a good time this year.

Dianne said...

Max, congratulations on the first of many graduations! You are such a big boy now, even one who can ride a two-wheeler without training wheels. It must be all that good produce you eat from your garden.

Nicolle Brooks said...

Way to go, Max, you first graduation!! I love the fun luau theme.