This year is a scary one for Kerry. After 8 years of working at the same school as Callie, it was time for Callie to graduate. Next year she will be in high school. Kerry is the grade seven teacher so she organizes the grade seven dinner every year but rather than just hearing about it, I got to attend as well. The dinner is billed as an opportunity for the parents to see their kids get their year end diploma and have a celebratory dinner. It certainly is that however part of me thinks the kids would be just as happy without the parents there. Much of the evening is spent with the kids wandering around talking among themselves and admiring their dress up clothes. The girls get to wear pretty dresses and the boys are a mix of dress shirts and full on suits. It was exciting to see Callie go and get her diploma as well as an award for completing a specialized math exam. There is also a great slide show that Kerry puts together each year that shows all the kids baby pictures. This year she was able to sub out much of the work to create it to Callie and her friends.
The evening ended with the grade seven band performing a number of tunes. Traditionally the only time I've heard the band has been at Christmas. This is after only about 3 months of practice. By waiting until the end of the year the kids are much more polished. I think they did about a half dozen songs and I was even able to recognize most of them. Callie played flute and her skills and dedication have amazed me. She practices nightly and has even signed up to take band in grade eight. This should allow her to travel. Previous classes have been to New Orleans. Congratulations on graduating Callie!
This year is a scary one for Kerry. After 8 years of working at the same school as Callie, it was time for Callie to graduate. Next year she will be in high school. Kerry is the grade seven teacher so she organizes the grade seven dinner every year but rather than just hearing about it, I got to attend as well. The dinner is billed as an opportunity for the parents to see their kids get their year end diploma and have a celebratory dinner. It certainly is that however part of me thinks the kids would be just as happy without the parents there. Much of the evening is spent with the kids wandering around talking among themselves and admiring their dress up clothes. The girls get to wear pretty dresses and the boys are a mix of dress shirts and full on suits. It was exciting to see Callie go and get her diploma as well as an award for completing a specialized math exam. There is also a great slide show that Kerry puts together each year that shows all the kids baby pictures. This year she was able to sub out much of the work to create it to Callie and her friends. 
The evening ended with the grade seven band performing a number of tunes. Traditionally the only time I've heard the band has been at Christmas. This is after only about 3 months of practice. By waiting until the end of the year the kids are much more polished. I think they did about a half dozen songs and I was even able to recognize most of them. Callie played flute and her skills and dedication have amazed me. She practices nightly and has even signed up to take band in grade eight. This should allow her to travel. Previous classes have been to New Orleans. Congratulations on graduating Callie!
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