Last Day of School!

Today was Sebastian's very last day of school.  Next year he'll be starting SK and I'm pretty sure he'll have the same teacher as well as the same schedule.  Considering he had such a rough start to the school year it was bittersweet when he started talking about how much he was going to miss going to school and  seeing his friends as the end of the school year approached.

It was actually quite comical seeing Sebastian with his friends.  There was four of them that hung out together all school year.   At the start of the day whoever was already in the kindergarten area would see Sebastian approach and run to the fence yelling his name.  As I drove Seb to school, most days we would sit in the car until the bell rang as he didn't want to get out to play (and of course this changed the second last week of school!) so when we approached the fence the kids were already in line.  As soon as Seb entered the "gang" would all say his name emphatically and run to give him hugs.  It was too cute for words!  And of course, if another member of the group entered into the area after Seb the same thing would happen to them.  I wish I had a video of it, it was priceless to see how these boys went on hugging each other and being so excited to see one another!  No wonder the teacher had to separate them during actual class time as they would never get any work done!

Overall, Sebastian had a great school year.  He started bringing home books to read and he also began to do math.  His ability to sound out words and spell them phonetically also improved greatly.  I was also lucky enough to participate in some of the school's activities with his class, such as the Terry Fox Walk, the Scientists in School program (in which I showed and taught his class about bugs) and the end of school trip to Spring Ridge Farms.

I would love to post a pic of Seb with his friends, but unfortunately, I don't have their parent's permission to do so.  I may edit this to include their picture as we will be seeing everyone again on the 24th of July.

Hoping Seb enjoys senior kindergarten as much as he enjoyed junior!
 

Sebastian with his teacher Mrs. Yo

On this day in history.....

Sebastian scored his first goal in soccer!!!

Our Virgo Child

For fun this evening, I checked out Sebastian's zodiac forecast and this is what came up:

Sebastian has come to this earth with a mission to carry out. He is here to change the world around him, to help others rethink their priorities - and to make a lasting impression on all who ever meet him. 

He is not here, though, to make a fuss or demand attention. Sebastian has a much subtler way of working. Sebastian likes to interact with people one at a time, quietly and calmly. He likes to befriend them, ask them questions, absorb their point of view... and then discreetly suggest smart little ideas that stop them in their tracks! 

He's not going to wait till he's grown up before he begins this process. He's not even, necessarily going to wait until he can talk. Or walk. He's going to listen carefully and watch intently from the moment he draws his first breath... and he's going to reflect back a kind of quizzical attitude that causes his parents to put aside their ideas about how to bring up children, his teachers to reconsider all they learned at college... and his friends to be very glad that they have found the company of such an interesting and different character. 

Sebastian is rarely going to be antagonistic or confrontational. He works through reason, through trust, through communication and through 'play'. But Sebastian is never going to accept that things are as they are because there's no other way they can be. Gently but firmly, he's going to keep on pushing the envelope, stretching the boundary and coaxing the chaotic world around him to recognise its own shortcomings... and start exploring more sensible alternative policies.

Life Cycle

Tonight during dinner Sebastian mentioned, "Mrs. Richardson's life cycle centre is closed."  I asked him what the life centre was about and he mentioned that they are growing beans and oak trees in her life centre.  Jamie then said, "What is a life cycle?", to which Sebastian replied, "It's what happens first, then there's a middle and a last." Sebastian then stated, "First you get a piece of yarn, then you knit with the yarn and in the end, you will have a scarf.  That is a life cycle."

So there you have it, a life cycle according to a 4 year old.

Thank you

Dear Sebastian,

Yesterday I ran my first ever 5km race and it was the most absolutely, awesome-est thing in the whole wide world running down the road towards the finish line and being totally surprised by seeing a man wearing a bright orange jacket (Daddy) and a little boy with his bright little yellow rainboots (you of course!) standing along the side of the road cheering me on.  

And I just wanted to write this to say thank you to you and Daddy for being there for me in the pouring rain and cold to cheer me on.  It was worth every step of the race.

Love,
Mommy xoxoxox....

Mother's Day

Silly Snake Sticks