Canon's Last Day of School

I can't say enough about this past year of school for Canon. He was in Ms. Gaby's class with 15 other kids and was the 2nd to youngest.

I tell this story to perspective parents at my job all the time about when he started. I had a quick conversation with Ms. Gaby about the "academic" things I wanted him to learn by the end of the year, especially writing his name. She stopped and looked at me and said "give me 6 months to work on some other things, and then in the spring we can check back in". Okay, I trusted her.

Turns out, she of course, was so right. Over the course of this year Canon has learned to write his name and lots of letters. But, more importantly, he learned about being a good friend, playing with others, communicating his feelings, using his words instead of his hands, and so much more. He learned about architecture and insects and community helpers and his vocabulary expanded a ton! We do High/Scope curriculum and much to my pleasure, he always wants to know the plan! We played t-ball with kids from his class and had many birthday parties/playdates, etc to build those friendships.

Wednesday before Labor Day was Canon's last day in Ms. Gaby's class. The importance of the day didn't really affect him (since it as all the students last day in her class, but Canon was the only student not returning the following week), but I wanted to snap a few photos and remember. We'll always appreciate Ms. Gaby and all she taught him!

First Day 9.8.15

Last Day 8.30.16

We miss you Ms. Gaby!

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