won't be long 'til summer time is through

streeeeeeeeeeeetch…
ahhh…three of the five weeks i have off for summer are almost over…
what a lazy writer i have been!

even though i truly am enjoying my free time, i miss the shorties immensely. i saw one of them last week when i went to the school to pick up some stuff and organize our room.
“ms. kath-a-leeeeeeeeeeeeeen”, she squealed as she ran to me, throwing her arms around my waist.
(that, my friends, is one of the reasons i dowhatido)

and now, allow me to tell you about the pool party AND the end of the year violin recital that the shorties pulled off.

the party was stellar! ms. dudley (an angel who volunteers in my classroom every week) threw the gala at her incredibly spacious digs.
she outfitted the shorties with water wings, spiderman life jackets and rafts for luxurious floating.


they were terrified of the water at first.some could not muster enough bravery to venture from the steps without panicking.

but…by the end of the day (after hours of agonizing coaching and you-can-do-its), they were doing cannonballs and backward jumps from the diving board!

crazy kids.

the violin recital went amazingly well. our violin teacher composed usher’s “yeah” for a violin and taught it to the kids. also part of the program were pieces by beethoven , mozart and some of those other composers with white wigs. The shorties were shining up on that stage! their hard work was evident!
i beamed proudly, snapping away with my camera.



the last day of school was all about the “we’re going to 4th grade” dance in our new classroom.

and now.
summer break.
yeah, baby!