LAST DAY of 1st and 3rd Grade!

It was a great first year at Decker Prairie Elementary.  The kids adjusted great to a new school and were so excited to ride the bus to school and be with neighborhood friends at school.  Caelin loved Ms. Jessica Kirk and was a model student at school.  She progressed in reading to a level M and learned so much in math.  She was known to be a little shy at times with friends, but worked hard to come out of her shell.  We are so proud of her hard work and positive attitude.  Cade has Mrs. Melissa Moline as his homeroom teacher and boy was she a perfect fit for him.  She understood Cade's wit and encouraged his love of reading.  Cade calls her his "Schmom" for "School Mom".  She knew the right words at all times for Cade!  Cade also had Mrs. Helen Wilt and Mrs. Heniff for switch classes.  I liked that he had a 3 way split and was able to be more active during the day.  Cade says every lesson was fun with his teachers, EXCEPT anything with quizzes and tests.  Ha!  Our other favorite memories of Decker were all the contests for things like recycling/box tops, grade level field trips, family literacy nights, school carnival, birthday book club, and reading ceremonies. The kids had class parties the day before school got out which was great since the last day was only a half day of school.  To celebrate the end of the year, Gamee, Jacob, Mrs. April, and others joined us when they got off the bus on the last day with silly string and sparklers.  The kids also had fun at the end of the year swim party at Malachi's house.  What a great ending to a perfect year.  Thank you God for giving us a GREAT first year of staff and friends at Decker!