Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Preschool Graduation

Dear Brady and Brody,

We had a great time celebrating the end of preschool with you guys, your great school and our friends who we will miss dearly.  This school year has been so wonderful. Rewinding to when we decided to move closer to the city last labor day... we made the decision to stay with your preschool in the South Bay because we love it so much.  You guys had five kind, caring and energetic teachers that taught small lessons on math, reading, science, social studies, and movement.  You also had access to an art studio and two outside play areas.  You were so happy at school and sad on the weekends when school was not in session.  You made great friends whose families we enjoyed spending time with.  Even though it was a very long drive to and from school, I am happy we made the decision to stay.  I think it laid the foundation for a life-long love of school, or at least one can hope that is what we invested in!

On our drives, you and I and listened to a large number of audio books.  I started a list but lost track around April when we were up to 68 stories.  Since the list is so long I still wanted to preserve it.  Audiobooks were a great way for us to let our brains wander and share some great stories together.  You guys especially loved mysteries and magic stories.

Part of the end of the school year activities was a hoe down, a penny carnival and a graduation celebration.  You took so much pride in the dances learned and the songs performed.  You especially liked having cotton candy for the first time (though you ended up not really liking it at all!) It was a perfect way to end a very special year and I feel like you are truly prepared to head off to kindergarten!

Love,
Mom




























Our audiobook reading list for the 2016-2017 school year:

The Boxcar Children
The Legend of the Irish Castle
The Celebrity Cat Caper
Haunted Cabin Mystery
Deserted Library Mystery
The Bicycle Mystery
The Pizza Mystery
The Amusement Park Mystery
The Dinosaur Mystery

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth



Ralph S Mouse Audio Collection
Henry and Ribsy
Henry and the Paper Route
Ribsy
Socks


The Magic Treehouse:
Danger in the Darkest Hour (incomplete, too scary)
Good Night for Ghosts
25-32
Carnival at Candlelight
Seasons of the Sandstorm
The Night of New Magicians
17-24

Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers


A to Z Mysteries

The Absent Author

The Bald Bandit

The Canary Caper

The Empty Envelope

The Falcon's Feathers

The Goose's Gold
The Haunted Hotel
The Invisible Island
The Jaguar's Jewel
The Kidnapped King
The Lucky Lottery
The Missing Mummy
The Ninth Nugget
The Orange Outlaw
The Panda Puzzle
The Quicksand Question
The Runaway Racehorse
The School Skeleton
The Talking T-Rex
The Unwilling Umpire
The Vampire's Vacation
The White Wolf
The X'ed-Out X-Ray
The Yellow Yacht
The Zombie Zone


Geronimo Stilton
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid
Cat and Mouse in the Haunted House


Upside-Down Magic
Showing Off
Sticks and Stones


Disney Full length books
Cars 2
The Toy Story Collection
Big Hero 6
Finding Nemo
The Monsters Inc Collection
Brave


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