This post probably should have been done months ago, but it just wasn't so I'm doing it now. I'm finally getting to the massive pile of artwork from kindergarten and now grade 1, as well as the stuff Jordie has brought home from Busy Bee's since September. I got the idea to make the scrapbooks from Brenda as she asked me to take on the task for James and his classmates for the artwork that she kept and displayed in the classroom. The other stuff she sent home with the kids, and I kept a lot of it, so yesterday I sorted it and put it in the back of the scrapbook I had already done for him back in June with the other kindie kids.
Here are the photos I took of the completed pages!
Funny story about this picture. I couldn't glue it into the book because there is an awesome picture on the back and I couldn't bear to lose it forever, so I also decided to share the story here! See this is our family here, with Jim, me, James and Jordie and I believe the Earth above us.
And this right here...this is the Parkin family! hehehehehe...at first I thought someone was missing, and then he informed me that no Baby Gracie is there...in Jen's arms! hahahahahaha. And you can't forget Ruby the dog in there too! I seriously love this picture so much!
Supposed to be tulips but the picture wasn't finished so it just looks like some weird little blobs!
I love this very simple Canada one!
Mrs. Butula gave this picture to James cause she loved it so much.
Class photo....where else do you keep these kinds of things?!?!
I was in the class helping out this morning but was sad when Mrs. B needed me to help another table of kids and I didn't get to do it with James. Was a bummer, but I was there to help out, so I did!
Very proud moment when he was selected as a Reading Hero. Mrs. Butula said it was because he could read all of his classmates names and was always her helper when it came time to read the names on the Special Helper list.
I get the feeling this was maybe done with his big buddy because that picture looks nothing like anything James has ever drawn (or colored for that matter!)
See this is his leprechaun. The other one had to have been his buddies!
Now here are some photos from his year in Kindergarten! Starting with his first day of school photos, one at our front door and one outside his classroom door too.
And now for a couple more of his first week. His first day in a booster seat in our van!
This was a very sweet gift that Mrs. Butula gave to all of the parents on the first day of school.
Thanksgiving Turkey hat
Jordie had to try it on too of course
A random picture that now almost a year later he told me to get rid of because "that looks nothing like a baseball field!" hahahahaha...his drawing has improved a ton since then!
Walking to school
One of his and Katelyn's many after school play dates
His art project on display
Terry Fox Run warm ups
Random class room snaps
Heading to the Outdoor Learning Centre (which I didn't get to go to either time in the year that they went) These photos were from Danyelle
A VERY wet walk to Mrs. Butula's house near Nana and Papa's to pick up the classes huge pumpkin. Walking with the buddy classes. The walk took so long that N&P walked back with the class while I drove Nana's car to work!
Here is the wet group upon their arrival back to the school
James with the pumpkin
And Jaxon
And of course Jordie had to have a turn too!
Playing outside after school
Scooping the guts out of the pumpkin with Mrs. Agius
The finished pumpkin that we took to Kirk's house for his family to enjoy. Kirk had broken his leg and James really wanted to make sure his little buddy was okay!
Jaxon with a show & tell item
Some Halloween art
James's turn to be Special Helper of the Day
And his Show & Tell day too!
Some random day that Jordie thought he should stay in the classroom with the big kids
Birthday card for Katie
James doing his 3 little bears puppet show for us
Oops...run in with the soccer ball at school today. I would say his glasses got a little bent in the incident. Straight off to Rhonda's we went!
Christmas decorations we made for the craft fair (although I think these ones we just kept for our own tree)
But these ones we did take to sell
Pushing his buddy Kirk back to class
A random awesome family portrait that he did
Kindergarten school photos
Walking home with the Tassells
Christmas buddy skating
Christmas party
Christmas concert
More party photos
Pancake breakfast and PJ day for the last day of school before Christmas break
Afternoon cookie decorating with the big buddy class
Random morning in January
And recess time soccer playing
Nana & MaryLynne came to walk James to school one day when Jordie and Mommy were home sick
Awesome huge Aero bar that Margo bought him cause he had been a great boy at school.
Erin brought in her stand up bass and played for us...and let the kids each take a turn too!
A beautiful sunny January afternoon play date with Katelyn
Recognition assembly where James got his Reading Hero award
Chinese Lunar celebration
Jinga Kids wellness day
Movie night
Making Rice Krispie treats to give his classmates (they didn't turn out so the kids just got the boxes of Smarties instead)
Working hard at putting his name on all of them!
Valentine's Day at school
His stash from his classmates
His vest for the 100 days celebration (which he actually missed cause he woke up sick the next morning)
Another sunny afternoon spent with Katelyn
Random hug for Quynn one morning
Showing us his counting and writing during his Student Led conference
Pro-D day play date with Quynn
Playing before school
Taking a picture for their birthday party invite
A sunny morning walk to school
Being funny
Caught this moment one day when I stopped to say hi at lunch. Just hanging out reading books together
Family reading morning
All randomly matching one afternoon in April
Another family reading morning...this time we got the comfy reading cube!
I loved this family portrait under the rainbow right beside the pot of gold. A favorite photo for sure!
An after school photo of James and the Parkin boys!
Class field trip that Daddy went on while Mommy worked
Random morning at school in June
Making smashed potatoes with Mrs. Agius. They grew these potatoes in the school's garden!
Class field trip that we went on to Willingdon Beach and for a hike in the trails across the road from there. It was fun but a long walk for Jordie boy!
Fun Day highlights - I missed most of it because I was helping in the concession, but it was fun what I did see.
Mrs. Butula's last day of school for the year.
Watching the video that we made for her
And finally...James's last day of Kindergarten!
His portrait of Mrs. Butula for their group present to her.
WHEW...A long post that was months in the making. Now I'm done with the Kindergarten blog label on here until September 2018 when Jordie starts there!
