100 Million End of School Events

I do not think our old elementary had so many activities all crammed into the month of May! 

Or perhaps they did. 

And I just didn't go because ... too many babies. 

I know I did cart toddlers and babies to many things. (I remember ... because it was always so darned tricky.) 

And it's also true there were many things I did not go to simply because it would have caused too much disruption. 

But I do not recall there being something I was invited to ... multiple times a week the last month of school! 

In any case, I present you with a billion events from the last of school. 

(I forgot to take pictures of Summer and Mette's spring recital. And we are missing the Civil War Reenactment. [It got cancelled due to rain. Which was a great sorrow to Mette as she was the one who was going to get to recite The Gettysburg Address.] And even with everything pictured below, I still missed going to some things. [I did not volunteer to help at Field Day for example.])

Summer's fieldtrip to the Loveland Aquarium. I didn't actually attend this. Some of her friends' parents just texted me pictures.

For Mette's final SEM event (I can never recall what SEM stands for) they did a debate tournament against other schools. She was paired with her good friend Annabelle. It was fun to watch (as I'd never actually attended a debate event in my life believe it or not). 

All the SEM kids from her school.

Her two best friends.

Hans had the third-grade science fair. I love that they do it in third rather than in sixth at this elementary. The expectations were just much higher and far more demanding when I did it with my older five kids as sixth graders.

Mette received one of the Great American Awards. (I wrote about this in the fall. The fifth graders had the entire year to memorize all sorts of things--The Gettysburg Address, the Preamble, all the presidents, the state capitals, etc. to earn this award. There were about 10 things. And Mette earned it within about two months.)

Also, the 40-book challenge award where they had to read all sorts of genres. (Mette loves a good challenge.)

Summer and her friend Mary Jane at the World Fair.

This dear "All About Me" page from Starling. I love "reselling" (wrestling) and "free" years old.

Summer's orchestra concert with all the other schools.

We spotted her! In purple with a blonde bun.

Daisy was had a little over a month between graduating and starting her official job, so she was around to support her siblings at so many of these things. 

The Wellsville Mile. It's such a fun event. I talked to one woman there who had been seen her children all run it and was now watching her grandchildren run it. 

At the end-of-year assembly when Mette got the award for the AR reading points in the whole school. (Hans in a Harry Potter scarf. The third grade breaks into Harry Potter houses the last several weeks of school for science experiments, quidditch tournaments, etc.)

6th grade is moving up to the middle school next year. I love elementary school and feel sad Mette won't get another year there. On the other hand, she and Summer will get to start middle school together now. 

We came on the last day to "clap out" the graduating 5th and 6th graders. It was cute. Everyone lining the halls to give them high-fives and clap and cheer as they all paraded past us and out the doors.

Two little girls all ready for middle school? (Ridiculous.)

All four of my elementary kids on the last day.

Some of the clap out. (I was filming. And Summer went by so quickly I didn't catch a picture!)

Whew! And that was a lot of events. We are ready for summer and a slower pace for a while!