Nathan had a piano recital. He hated the piano in the recital hall where it was held. Actually, hated might be too weak a work. Abhorred. That’s better. The touch on the piano was so hard that he practically had to pound to get the notes to sound which meant his dynamics and lighter touch sections were not up to his usual level of performance. He came away not overly pleased, but honestly, it was fine. He’s just his own worst critic, but aren’t we all?
Matthew had an end of year program entitled “Music from the U.S.” In fifth grade they learn U.S. history and geography so they shared tidbits of information and sang songs about all the different regions of the country. He had a speaking part as well.
Malia also had an end of year program. They sang songs about friendship. She has made a few good friends in the past couple of years. That’s one of the perks of year-round school. Those of us who like B track have a tendency to stay on B track so about half the children in all the kids’ classes just stay together from year to year. Thus far that has been true for Malia as well.
Daniel had an end of year concert for symphonic band as well as the jazz band Speakeasy, which was their final performance of the year. One of the crowd pleasers was a jazz rendition of “Careless Whisper” played by the Boios. Daniel had the beginning sax solo for that one. The speakeasy has been a super fun performance for them. It is more relaxed, with dancing and refreshments. It has been fun for us too!
Nathan’s end of year choir concert was one of those bittersweet ones. It was his last concert of middle school. He has absolutely loved choir and had loved his choir director. It has become one of his happy places and while he is looking forward to the new opportunities high school will bring, it is a bit hard to leave a place he has come to love. As is tradition, the ninth-graders gave their director a poster and some flowers to show their appreciation.
Daniel and Nathan both got to go to Lagoon. Nathan’s was the yearly 9th grade Lagoon day. Daniel got to go for Lagoon “Physics Day.” He took AP Physics this year and part of the adventure was applying what he learned to the amusement park rides. For instance, how can you go upside down in a roller coaster and not fall out of the car? Physics!
Daniel’s last performance of the school year was playing at graduation. It was Daniel’s first time sitting through a graduation and as is common, it was long…so long. He was texting us while they were reading the names, commenting on how bored he was. Unfortunately for us, the high school is getting a new principal next year and he has a reputation for being longwinded at graduation. Great. It’s not like we can skip out next year. Daniel will be a senior and I have a feeling he’s going to expect us to attend his graduation.😜
I guess I should be glad we’ve spent the past month running around and around. It means my kids are involved in school, doing their best, choosing extracurricular activities that make them happy. It’s a good thing.
