Will's last day of school

Will's last day of school was Friday, May 21st. He has a terrific teacher this year, Mrs. Melinda King. We decided to let him do another year in 3 year old pre-school and it turned out to be a good decision. Mrs. Melinda taught them all the basics - letters, colors, shapes, numbers, etc - but she also focused on one or two Bible stories each month. They also memorized one or two Bible verses each month. They learned the Pledge of Allegience and "My Country Tis of Thee". They had show and tell every week that focused on whatever color or letter they were targeting that week. She taught them lots of songs and stories (like the Thanksgiving story I referred to in an earlier post). She did many units focusing on things like community helpers, countries, transportation, animals, etc. One day Will saw an Australian flag (which he thought was a British flag) and he said "We had crumpets and tea at school. Mrs. Melinda was the queen"! I was amazed at all the "extra" she was able to fit into their schedules. He made many friends which he talked about often. Alex Grace was his "girlfriend"; she called him "Willie Boy" and took care of him. Mrs. Melinda said they were "tight"! I think they hugged a lot. Melinda said he knew all their last names and he had nicknames for many of them: He called Grace "Gracie Poo", Summer was "Summer Sue", Jackson was "Jackson Dison Dison". I went to their class for the last part of their day. They had ice cream with the other 3 year old classes and then went back to their room where Mrs. Melinda let them each pick their favorite song to sing for "Circle Time".


Will chose "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and did his star pose.

Mary Claire Parker

Alex Grace Elia

Grace Williamson

Jackson Dison

Summer Jackson

Will, Braeden, Bella and Jordan

Will, Bella, and Jordan
Jackon, Will, and Ava
group hug

I knew that Mrs. Melinda had a Pandora bracelet, so I took Will to the jewelry store and let him help me pick one out. After looking at several choices, he chose a butterfly. I attached a note tell her how much Will had enjoyed his year and how much we appreciated all she had done for him. She cried as she opened it and gave Will and me big hugs and told us that she loved us! We will miss Mrs. Melinda!!