This evening, my son became the second child in our household to graduate......from Pre-school! Yep, he's moving on to bigger things in life, like Kindergarten, of course. Hey, it's not every day that your son graduates from pre-school! And, his daycare really makes a big deal out of the event, too. All of the parents and family members gathered into one of the tiny classrooms, then the kids came in, all lined up in order, with their caps atop their little heads. The kids performed the Pledge of Allegiance, then several songs including one in which they used the sign language they had learned throughout the "school year". They wrapped up the performances for the night with a cute number that talked about the time they have spent at the daycare. My son's teacher, Ms. Donna, who also had a tremendous impact on my daughter's learning during her time there, is a wonderful person and when she addressed the parents about how special our children were to her, my eyes got a little watery but I managed to keep a grip (probably because she almost lost it while giving her speech). But, the best part of the evening was watching my son hang out with all of his buddies. I'd seen the gang all together at birthday parties and such, but until tonight I never realized just how much the other guys are enamored with my son. So much that some parents described to us how much their kids talk about him at home. I'm not one of those parents who wants so desperately for his children to be popular, I'm just so proud of my son's ability to make friends with so many different kids. He has the gift of looking beyond race, sex and any other differences between people and extending his friendship to everyone. Of all the things he's learned in preschool that he's going to take with him into Kindergarten and beyond, I hope that's the one that always stays with him.
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