Bye-Bye Elementary School

Kinder-5th grade: That's a wrap!

The beginning of the school year was a rough one, but we fought and won some big battles and Isaac ended the 5th grade having jumped nearly THREE grade levels in reading, conquering fractions and becoming one of the lead basketball players on campus!   (Growing another couple extra inches this year likely helped with that!). He proudly strutted around the track for the 5th grade promotion with his muscles flexed!

His sweet para joined Isaac at the start of the holidays and has been a real gift to us. We will miss her next year. <3

As we are graduating from our elementary years, I find myself remembering those first days of kinder so many years ago... He was so little, I had to carry him out of class every day so he wouldn't get trampled!

First day of kinder:

Last day of 5th:

Still a stud <3 

He has physically grown, learned much and matured into a delightful, compassionate and fun adolescent. I am proud of the hard work he has put in, often while unknowingly carrying the burden of being the first with special needs in a particlar situlation. I am sad that so many teachers and students before him had never had the joy of a child with Down syndrome in their midst, but I am thankful that there are now many who have foundational (hopefully life changing), normalizing experience with a really cool child like mine. 

Isaac will be moving across town to an International Baccalaureate middle school next year which will offer him the creative learning that his brain functions so well on.  

Middle school...here we come!