I can’t believe that Benji is done with preschool. The year went by so fast, but I feel like he learned a whole lot. Thank You Miss Melva!

First the class entertained us with several songs and poems that they have learned throughout the year…

Do your Ears Hang Low?...

Animal Parade?

The Dog song that Benji has been telling me about for the past week!

Who let the short kid on the back row?

For the graduation ceremony they put on their hats and came out doing the graduation march. Benji was concentrating so hard to do ‘step, together, step, together’. Very cute.

the march

The last song - does he look sentimental here? or is that just his mom feeling sentimental 🙂

Benji, Miss Melva, Julia

A year ago Benji wouldn’t let me out of his sight and when he would get the courage to go play at a cousins house by himself he would tell me goodbye at least 6 times and give lots of hugs and I’d promise to be back soon and… well, I warned his teacher that he was very shy and that I was a little worried about him socially and let me know if he is crying and needs to come home.  That little guy is gone. Benji loved going to school. He only missed one day and that was because we went out of town for Thanksgiving. He thrived in the classroom. He quickly was ok with me leaving and now he begs to be a big boy and be on his own. What a difference a year makes. He’s getting so big. I will miss him being in preschool.

He learned his alphabet and is wanting to read really bad right now. He is constantly trying to figure out what words say. I love that when asked what he wants to be when he grows up he told his teacher he wants to be a computer worker – just like his Dad 🙂 He brought home a cute little yearbook and before going to bed tonight he asked, “Mom, was today a special day for me?” Yep, Benj – today was a special day!