Norah's Last Day of Preschool

It's hard to believe that Norah's year at the Early Childhood Education Centre has to come to an end, it's gone by so fast. Today I handed in my parking card and collected her indoor shoes and extra clothes and we said our good byes.

I could hardly get her to stand to take a picture at the beginning of the year!

 There was a little "ceremony" with her small group and her beloved Teacher Joyce to mark the last day of school. All children got their portfolio of work and those moving on got a book and a certificate. Teacher Joyce wrote a nice message of her view of each child and read it out loud to the group.

Norah listening to the kind words about her.

 Here are the words that Joyce came up with for Norah.

"Enthusiasm must be Norah's middle name! It isn't uncommon to see Norah hopping with excitement or jumping up and down with joy. Over the course of each day, Norah's expressive face would repeatedly move from a wide, toothy grin to a serious furrowed brow as she shared her many thoughts, theories and ideas with others. Norah with her positive attitude, was always ready for any experience and loved to the lead the rest of us off and away. She loves to chat and she has shared many stories of her life's experience with us. Norah is cuddly and affectionate...and her hugs are huge. She has a love of life and vibrant spark that brought joy to every day."

A big hug for Teacher Joyce.

These two really have a special bond.

All made final with a handshake!

We then had the opportunity to explore the different rooms holding different activities.

Getting ready to jump!

With her friend Hunter.

In another room we played "Don't Wake Daddy!"

Some finger painting.

And some fun in a photo booth!

What a blessing it has been for our family for Norah to have this opportunity at preschool. The people we have met have made such an impact on her life and memories have been made for a lifetime (for me anyways!) Off to JK in September!