Rainbow School 2010-2011

Eleanor had her last day of preschool last week. Her teachers put together a fantastic little video of the kids (the song the video was put to was Somewhere Over The Rainbow...sniff, sniff!!) with pictures taken throughout the year. They also interviewed each child and asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. Eleanor said that she wanted to be a teacher! Go figure...

All of the following pictures were taken by her teacher, Ms. Cat. She gave each parent a CD with pictures she had taken throughout the year of their child. Ours had 67 pictures on it! Including some pictures of the room so that Eleanor can remember what her classroom looked like. What a special gift for the parents! The picture above was taken by Ms. Cat as a Mother's Day present from the kids.

Gym time!

Field trip last fall at the Northwoods Apple Orchard.

Another field trip from last fall - a trip to the Fire Station.

Eleanor with one of her favorite things about Rainbow School - Miss Kristin & Mr. Guitar!

Pajama day!

Playing in the "creative play" area of the classroom.

This is my favorite picture that Ms. Cat took. Don't argue with Eleanor about whether Dandelions are weeds - in her book they are definitely flowers!

Eleanor had a fantastic first year of preschool. She absolutely loves school & her teachers told us that she was definitely a leader in her class. She's already sounding out words & loves to write words. So, we wouldn't be surprised if she's reading before Kindergarten, but we'll see. We're not going to push it too much. She'll be attending Rainbow School again next year Mon/Wed/Fri mornings. No Kindergarten yet for us! I'm fine with that...she's growing up too fast anyway.