Today is June 8th, 2017 and it is the last day that my kids will attend Turtle Lake Elementary. Bittersweet to say the least. It feels like yesterday that Paige started kindergarten, and today she has completed 5th grade and will be moving on to middle school in the Fall. If that isn't a big enough of a transition on its own, we are also moving to Ham Lake this Summer so a new school district all together. There are so many emotions, at least for me. I think Paige feels them too.
Quinn has attended Turtle Lake for only one year since his kindergarten was at the Snail Lake Kindergarten Center...his roots don't run quite as deep. I asked him if he was excited for today or sad. He said he was sad because he wished school was already done for the Summer. Well then.
I volunteered today at the school to help in the 5th grade fun day and final send off. In fact I have to leave again in just a few minutes so I can see the entire school clap them out. I guess that all of the children and staff from all of the grades and departments step into the hall and applaud the 5th graders as they parade the school for the final time as 5th graders. I honestly am not sure I can handle it but I am going to go. It is good to feel all of this, its just so important.
I am quite emotional about today, it really caught me off guard. I just came across this little photo in my Facebook feed of Paige's last day of Kindergarten. She is still the same kid, yet so very different.
