End of School!!!!

Kids started doing a little golf night at the public course. Has been an easy way to introduce a life sport. 

Just need to remember my gorgeous flowers! 

Charlie enjoying treats before the end of school.

Last uniform day for 2018! June 14th - Friday at the Oaks everyone comes in play clothes. The entire school pitches in and cleans all the classrooms. every desk/table/chair is taken outside and sprayed and scrubbed and dried. Every bit in the classrooms gets cleaned and I love the example of the big kids helping get everything washed. The parents pitch in and then we have a large pizza lunch. So this was the last uniform day. 

Claire wasn't the happiest. 

last day of 3rd and 1st grade!!! I can't believe it. So proud of all their hard work this year! 

Oaks Winter 2018

Q3 report cards were awesome for the kids. The stuff the teachers write about the kids is amazing. 

Charlie

Eleanore

Claire

Charlie was assigned Odysseus in The Odyssey - his 3rd grade play.  First off - this is the set for the 3rd grade play! So many moms made things!! It was insane. 

I knew Charlie had a big part, but I didn't realize until I was there how BIG of a part it was. He was in every scene. It was the first time I was completely BLOWN away at his performance. Normally I see his presentations or speech meets many time and we work things so when I see it presented it seems pretty normal. 

This we did a few run through with the lines, but never had the whole thing so just went it and were wowed! Tom and Laura were able to be at the play which was so special for Charlie. 

the girls got to watch him and were so proud! 

Charlie and Brendan

Valentine's Day Bill brought home flowers for all of the girls!

 The kids were recognized for memorizing their next Proverbs. Ellie and Claire have memorized Proverbs 1 and Charlie has completed Proverbs 5 & 6! 

 

Charlie's class

Off to mid - winter break!

Speech Meet

Every Fall the Oaks has a Speech Meet for the Grammer School children. 

I was so impressed how all the kids did! 

Eleanore recited The Swing by Robert Lewis Stevensen

Claire recited The Worm by Ralph Bergrenren

Charlie recited The Lion and the Mouse - a Fable by Aesop. I only have videos of him! But they all did wonderfully and Charlie was selected to go to the Inter school speech meet! I was out of town for that speech, but Nana was there and filled in. He received an Excellent award. 

Charlie with his buddy Stephen who went to another school this year and his classmate Evan. 

Well done kiddos! 

First day of School 2017!!!

September 18th - school started! 

The night before school started!! Love that the girls wanted to wear their uniforms to bed so they could be ready in the morning. Honestly this is the best tip I can give any parent! So helpful -- especially when those dresses don't wrinkle or anything! 

 

Morning!!

Bill was on a work trip for the first 3 days of school so it was just me and the kids. They did an awesome job getting up and ready. Charlie has now started showering before school! Seems like such a big kid thing to do, but it has been great. 

3rd Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Tedrow 

This kid was born to do school. He thrives in school.

Claire

1st Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Holland

Claire is rocking 1st grade! She jumped back into school no problem and is loving the new challenges that come with being in 1st grade. 

trying to get a real smile out of her was hard that morning! 

Ellie!

1st Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Holland

Ellie is doing wonderfully at school! She has loved being back and is thriving with all the new challenges and learning that 1st grade brings. 

These 3! Love having them home for the summer, but we were ALL ready for a little change to our days. So thankful for a school like The Oaks to send our kids where I can feel so comforted they are surrounded by teachers who love them and care about nurturing their hearts and character. 

 Charlie really wanted a picture in front of the house. It was dumping rain out on the first day so we didn't do the pictures outside like we normally would. 

Walking in together! Love this photo and how they share and help each other (most of the time!). We hadn't had rain in Spokane for 80 days!!! A record. So the rain was welcomed!

Claire - ready to learn! 

Ellie - ready to learn! 

With our beloved Mrs. Holland. She is the best 1st grade teacher any student or parent could want. She is nearing retirement (at nearly 70). But is so high energy and just fun with the kids. 

Charlie - that boy loves to do school

with his best buddy - Brendan - they honestly look like twins! ha

Post school on the second day - we got a haircut for charlie. 

and the weather really turned on us and we had hail and snow up at Schweitzer! Thankfully, perfect fall returned after a week of winter and we are back to our Fall days. 

Kids rocked the first 3 weeks of school!