Elliott the Preschool Graduate

Elliott is a preschool graduate! His graduation ceremony was last week. The kids did a program first where they sang a few songs. They sang “Jesus, You’re My Firm Foundation,” “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High,” and “Special, Special, Special Me.” Elliott was quite the entertainer. He was very silly and at one point shouted out to the audience, “Savannah, don’t you laugh at me!” He must get that from Matt. I was more like the little girl who Mrs. Michelle had to escort down the aisle because she’s so shy. After the kids sang their songs, they went out and put on their caps and gowns, then the director Mrs. Brittany called their names as each one marched in to Pomp and Circumstance and got their medal and diploma. The graduates did one more song (complete with scarves that had been rolled up in their diplomas) and then they got to throw their hats up in the air. Elliott must have missed the directions to go sit with your parents when he was searching for his hat, because he sat back down in his chair on the stage and stayed there by himself while Mrs. Brittany honored the teacher of the year and parent volunteers.

After the ceremony, the families went downstairs for a reception in the gym. The boys had cake and punch, and we picked up Elliott’s scrapbook that his teacher Mrs. Michelle had made for him. It had some pictures from the year with his friends and teachers and some of his special artwork. He also got a little Bible.

When I picked him up at school the day of graduation, Mrs. Michelle said that Elliott told her that he was wearing his tuxedo to graduation. This is the tux that he wore a year and a half ago and is very short on him now. I had to break the news to him that he couldn’t wear it anymore except to play dress-up. He handled it well though.

Elliott really enjoyed preschool. He only went one day a week, but he liked playing his friends there and he had the sweetest teachers.