Award's Day

The last day of school is basically for saying goodbye and giving awards in the elementary school. They start with a school wide assembly and then go to an elementary assembly and finish with classroom awards. Here you can see that Mackenzie was the littlest one out there who memorized all nine monthly scriptures. We were SO proud!
Here she is sitting at her table in her classroom for the very last time. Next year we move up to big desks.
She was awarded for doing Book-It for the six months it was available. This was a reading program sponsored by Pizza Hut. Students who read a certain amount of books each month were awarded with a free personal pan pizza. That was all the incentive Mackenzie needed. She loves pizza!
Her teacher, Mrs. Phillips gave each of her 19 students a certificate of achievement for completing Kindergarten. On each certificate she awarded the students for a character trait she saw in them. The one she picked for Mackenzie was attentiveness. She said that Mackenzie always listened very carefully to her and her fellow students. Included on the certificate was the definition of attentiveness as well as the scripture verse, "So we must listen very carefully to the truths we have heard, or we may drift away from them." (Hebrews 2:1)
I am so grateful that my daughter goes to a school that not only teaches her academically but also spiritually. I am grateful for Mrs. Phillips who loves her almost as much as I do. I am grateful that they rely on the service of parents, which provides me an opportunity to peek into her little world at school. I am grateful for a wonderful experience her first year. And, I am grateful that I get to have her back all summer long.