bye bye elementary school

She did it. I cannot begin to tell you how hard she worked for it. Frankly I hope she doesn't go that mad for it again as the pressure she put on herself was madness. But now she knows she can.

2 awards, one for PE that should come as a shock to no one and the other for Academic Excellence . that is for always working hard and and always doing her best

She is beaming. The teacher behind was Lily's gifted teacher and was slightly surprised to see her.

And just like that, in the blink of an eye, the Pickle has graduated from Elementary school to Middle school. School would be fine in her eyes if she could do math and science all morning and the afternoon were dedicated to art and PE.

This year her teacher was Mrs Jackson. I had never ever encountered her with  Lily and had no idea what to expect. OHMYGOD, possibly the greatest teacher that could ever walk the planet. In the afternoons she had math and science with Mrs Mastrapa also phenomenal. I love this school and 99% of the teachers, this year Mrs Jackson raised the bar.

Every semester Rosie gets Honor Roll, without fail but she has never had an A in reading and the elusive Principals Honor Roll has remained out of her grasp...... until this year.

On Friday they had their promotion ceremony.

Embossed invitations were sent home to the parents, Unhusbands were harshly informed that they HAD to be there and that it didn't matter if they didn't sleep the night before and they lost the use of both legs, somehow they would show up on time!!! And that was Lily telling him, not me. The dress code strongly suggested, Sunday best for the girls or pant suits. We tried that and to say it made her miserable was an understatement. I decided she needed to be comfortable so that she could hold her head up high. I changed the rules and she was able to march onto that stage like a boss. She went to the orthodontist the day before and even had her bands changed to match the colours in her outfit.

I am so proud of her. She worked so hard, her teacher is amazing and I am extremely grateful for everything she did.

 Onwards and upwards little one, only good things lay ahead.