End of School Year!

Picking up where I left off, we had Luke’s fifth grade promotion ceremony on May 22. Luke cleaned up! He received a ton of awards for his academic achievements, including being the only kid in 5th grade to receive a perfect score on the ELA FAST (he also had a perfect score in science)! We were very proud of him.

The other kids also had strong finishes to their years. Anna and Kara had straight As for the semester. Jack got his first B; it was in Spanish and he is at peace with the end of his Straight-A Streak.

May 23rd was fifth-grade day for Luke. Thomas and I took the day off to volunteer. The first thing they did was a clap-out, where the fifth graders walk the halls by all their old classrooms and the teachers and kids come out and clap for them. They had the parents in the lobby and there was a ton of us! They handed out noise makers and the parents all cheered, clapped and made noise as the kids came down the stairs into the lobby. They all looked so excited and surprised, it was an amazing moment. Luke gave me a big hug and it was actually a bit emotional. We missed some of Jack and Anna’s 5^th grade events when we moved to Florida and Kara’s were all canceled for Covid, so this was a first for our family.

After the clap-out, they had some bounce houses and two gaming trucks for the kids. Then, they went inside for lunch and a glow dance. It was a pretty great day to be a 5^th grader.

Last walk home as a student at NLPCS. Hard to believe we've been doing it for 6 years and now it is over. Very sad.

After school, Thomas, Jack, Anna and I went to Hollywood Studios. We had a great time, we rode all our favorite rides, including Slinky Dog at night. They had a preview of the new Villains show, which we all liked. And, we got to see Muppet Vision 3D one last time. I am going to miss that show! We didn’t go every visit, but we went multiple times a year and it was one of our favorites. It makes me sad thinking about it!

On Sunday we had a nice visit with my dad and then went to a Flying Tigers game. Luke ended up with 6 foul balls/home runs. And, he actually caught one of the home runs as it came over the wall! It was very cool and the crowd (of about 100) went wild! It is a shame the Flying Tigers can’t get a better turnout, it is such a fun time. The other home run ball that Luke got was the player’s first. So, they sent staff to get the ball and gave Luke a different one that he was able to get signed after the game.

He caught it!

Luke and Stephen Hrustich

The last day of school was May 28th, but most of our kids (all but Jack) didn’t go the last two days. Their teachers told them that grades were final and they didn’t need to show up, so they didn’t. Therefore, our last day of school pictures are kind of weird, but we did them, just not on the last day. 

On the 30th, to celebrate another year in the books, the whole family went to Epcot. We had a great visit and rode Guardians of the Galaxy and got Thomas’ favorite—Disco Inferno.

This is probably getting a little long, so I will pick up with Anna and Kara become camp counselors in my next post. Right after this bonus picture of Luke. Sunrise, sunset.