St John's

After hearing several recommendations to St John's Pre-K and living so close, last spring we decided to enroll Keldan into their 4 year old class the following Fall. This has been at the top of the best advice we took! They are AMAZING there. What they have done with Keldan is just so awesome. At the beginning of the year he was this quiet, laid back, un-confident little boy and he has emerged way beyond what I thought would happen! He still lacks some confidence which is why he will be doing the 5 year old class instead of kindergarten, but I feel in a year when he does go he will be ready. He actually wants to learn now which I LOVE! I have become so close to the teachers and kids (I will be missing some of the little sweeties!!), they are just so down to earth, caring. They encourage being apart of the class and helping out when you can but at the same time get the kids use to being with others. Siblings were always welcomed (and a few of the kids got to know Lucas and would ask where he was if he wasn't with me ;) ). Keldan is just so curious of the world around him now! Before if we were around other kids he would go up to them (he's not shy) but it was like he didn't know how to talk to them, now he can make a friend in 2 seconds! He would get so excited to go and couldn't wait to tell his teachers and friends about what he did or what he was wearing :) It felt good too to hear from the teachers what a wonderful boy he is! That he was just so sweet and the smile wouldn't leave his face :) Mrs. Siegenthaler told me that every day before he left he always had to give her a high five or fist bump, then he would give her a hug and kiss on the cheek :) He LOVED his teachers!! In the beginning at circle time he never would raise his hand to share anything and starting in January he began to raise his hand every day to tell the class something :) Mrs. Mueller said it would just brighten her day to see him emerging, to raising his hand to share something, interacting with the other kids, asking questions and just curious of everything around him. What all he has learn this year is AMAZING! He now knows numbers 1-10 by looking at them, he can count to 20, knows all the letters and the sounds they make (loves to have us say words then he will say what letter it starts with), he can write his name (can write most of the letters of the alphabet), and I'm sure there's more I'm just forgetting ;) This is huge compared to what he was doing at the beginning of the school year, like I said learning didn't interest him so he never would for me. So I could go on and on about the school and the teachers but I won't bore you ;)

Awesome job Keldan!! You did amazing this year at school, Daddy and I couldn't be more proud of you!! We love you so much!! 

We're Going On A Safari

At St John's Pre-K they have an end of the year graduation. It's pretty cute! They sang several songs then got a certificate for "graduation" :) The theme was safari. They made the most adorable shirts, it's all the kids hand prints and then they made them into monkeys, lions, and elephants then there are snakes on the each side that are the two teachers :)
I took a few videos just off my camera (was enjoying it more this year so we didn't use the video camera) and they turned out really dark. I still tried to upload them but it wouldn't let me :(

Keldan is in the 2nd row from the bottom and 3rd kid in, he's waving :) 

Thanks for coming Meemaw, Grammie, and Gramps. Keldan (and us) really appreciated it!!

Keldan receiving his certificate :)

Eating a yummy cookie afterwards

Grammie and Lucas talking to Keldan

Meemaw giving Keldan a hug.

Just so in LOVE with that smile!!

With one of the boys in his class...I'm becoming friends with his mom :) Who said school is just for the kids ;)

Keldan and his teachers :)

Keldan had a crush on her :) Kind of thinking she liked him too ;)

Proud Mama :)

Holding his certificate.

Preschool: May

Letters: Z, Colors: White & Black, Number: 10, Shape: Review

They had Community Helpers Day, learning some of the jobs in the area. Lucas got to join Keldan for the day too :) He loved it!! They brought in firetruck, police car, garbage truck, street cleaner, fire rescue, and ambulance. The kids learned the different tools that are on the trucks and what they do and then were allowed to crawl in a few of them :) Just one of the MILLION reasons why I LOVE St. Johns, they allow siblings to join in the fun :) 

He was the weatherman again for the week :)

They watched caterpillars turn into butterflies over the past weeks and then freed them outside.

Keldan's in the car and Lucas was getting ready to.

Lucas going in the firetruck

Then it was Keldan's turn

Coming out the other side

Keldan's class with the firefighters

Fire Rescue Truck

Lucas in the street cleaner...he enjoyed beeping the horn ;)

Keldan sitting in it too.

It was hot out, they needed a little rest in the shade

In the ambulance..Lucas is sitting on the seat and Keldan is standing across from him.

Trash truck

Since the weather has been wonderful we've been able to walk to preschool again. We get there a couple minutes early and so they run around in the grass a little...these two little cuties from his class are usually there too :)

Show & Tell: Your choice (Thomas the train)

Show & Tell: Favorite Zoo Animal (Leopard- Ice)

He gave both of his teachers a flower for a thank you gift and drew them a picture :) They both about cried when he handed it to them ;)

Field trip to softies

I helped out in class on the 2nd to last day of school, they were celebrating Keldan's birthday so I kind of wanted to be there to see it ;)

Getting ready to go practice, he's in the middle in the white shirt looking this way.

I should have cropped this...he's in there :)

Practicing to get their certificate.

Singing to him (may 29th) and Micah (may 28th) for their birthdays

I missed the first line of the song...but I got the rest ;)

Black & White Day

Last day in their hand print shirt :)