Kindergarten graduation

The day we left for the 3 day weekend trip to Geomundo Island we had kindergarten graduation.  This was a day that the kindergartens had been preparing for since last February.  The ceremony was held nearby our school in a little convention type room.  The room was much smaller than I had pictured it to be.  My school is quite small and we only had about 40 kindergarten students graduation, while Emily's school had about 100.  For the ceremony each student had to prepare a speech.  That seems crazy especially since they are only in kindergarten!  Not one kid messed up or cried.  They all went through like little robots.  They had been practicing the speeches for about one month previous to the ceremony.  Knowing how smart the kids are itOf c didn't surprise me how well they did.  Along with the children all the teachers had to give speeches.  I was a little nervous but the speech went well.  After the kids gave their speeches and got the diplomas they sang a song.  It was titled, "It's a wonderful life."  Of course they had that song memorized too.  It was funny to see how hardcore the parents were about taking pictures.  There were parents running right and left taking pictures from every angle possible.  All the kindergarten students did a great job this year. It was nice for them to be recognized for all the hard work they put in.  Here are some pictures from the graduation.

The Hummingbirds, minus Christine.  She was on vacation instead!

Daniel must have gone to a pre-graduation party

Andrew, Ben, Daniel

Ashley giving her speech.  All the kids stood here in the spotlight.

Andrew