End of School Year Activities

Frank arrived in Sydney safely on Monday, December 9^th and we were thrilled to see him.  We decorated the house in our Christmas décor, but no Christmas tree for us this year:( 

The last week of school was filled with activities.  Cade’s last day was December 5th, and he had his prize giving concert.  Each class performed a skit/song to the theme, “It’s a Small World”.  We especially enjoyed the Born in the USA performance.  At the end of the performances, the school Headmaster presented each boy with a book and certification of completion as their prize.  After that it was summer break.  All of the boys are so excited to be in Year 1.  Cade seems to understand that he will return to Kindergarten in Kansas City and is ok with it.   Paige also had her Christmas concert where they performed a number of traditional carols.  She practiced for weeks and was so excited.  I even caught her singing in her sleep one night.   The very last song of the performance was Jingle Bells, and then we heard a big Ho, Ho, Ho from across the room where a summer dressed Santa greeted the kids and presented each with their own book.  Cade attended a few camp days and a week-long tennis camp with his mates from school as well as about forty other K-6 kids.   On the last day of camp there is an awards ceremony where trophies are presented to the singles and doubles winners from different age categories.  The final trophy of the ceremony goes to the most improved player of the camp, and we were thrilled and all surprised when Cade’s name was announced.  It is his first real earned trophy.