First Grade Ice Cream Social

Another year has come and gone, and I am coming to terms with the idea of having a second grader.  To celebrate the last full day of school, all of the first grade classrooms at Sope Creek have an ice cream social.  So some of the moms pulled together to help Ms. King celebrate the hard work of her fantastic fish.

Ok ok, this is a picture from Malick and Railey the week prior that I had snapped on my Iphone, but I didn't get any pictures of him on party day so just had to include this cute one!

A little break after ice cream to do the Happy dance.

After ice cream, all of the kids patiently waited to get their awards.

Railey accepting the Spree award for always finishing work in a timely fashion and keeping others on track.  At least I think that is what it was for.  The certificate has already been hidden from her sister in the world's messiest desk.

The kids were BEYOND excited to give Ms. King her present.  Since they are called the Fantastic Fish, we got her One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss and each of them wrote a personal message.  Some of my favorites were:

"You fill my bucket"

"You are the best teacher" (there were a bunch of these)

"Roses are red, violets are blue" (yep, that was it…nothing else)

Saying these kids were amped is an understatement.  In addition to the ice cream social, they had TWO birthdays to celebrate.  They were on a sugar high…I almost felt guilty to leave.

One last picture with Railey and her teachers, Ms. Debbie and Ms. King!