10 years, 1 months.
Dear Holly,
Your 4th grade year is already over? And this is your first week of summer vacation?
Well, as quickly as your school year seemed to go by, it definitely ended on a high note.
Mommy and I were able to visit your school to see you be awarded not only with “All A’s”, which is already impressive, then you were also voted by your class to receive the “Role Model Award” as well!
What an accomplishment as well as a compliment!
I am so proud of you!
Love,
Daddy
9 years, 3 months.
Dear Holly,
After a short summer of hanging out with your cousin Darla, the two of you now begin 4th grade together. But this time, you will be in separate classrooms, unlike last year when you were still a new student here.
But you are smart, confident, and friendly; so I know when you will easily make friends in your 4th grade class. Perhaps there will be new students who you help welcome to the school, now that you are settled in.
Though you won’t have your cousin right next to you the whole time this year, she’ll still be in the same hall; the classroom next to yours, actually.
I loved 4th grade! I think you will too.
Love,
Daddy
10 and a half years!
This week as you turn 10 and a half years old, it coincides with your final week of the 4th grade. Hopefully, this will be the last time you have to spend an entire school year wearing a mask!
All the parents were invited to spend time with our 4th graders at a graduation picnic at your school’s playground.
I brought the football I keep in the Jeep and we played catch out in the field. Mommy and I staggered it to where she showed up right about the time I was leaving.
Next year is your final year of elementary school! It will be the only year you and your sister are at the same school; as she will starting Kindergarten.
You are growing up!
Love,
Daddy
9 years, 9 months.
Dear Jack,
Despite 4th grade having had started a couple of weeks ago, it wasn’t until this week that you actually got to start going to your physical classroom at your school and meet your classmates, as well as your teacher, face to face.
Granted, when I say “face to face”, I of course mean “face mask to face mask”.
You explained to me that you are allowed to take your masks off during recess, “unless we get to close to each other”.
I then envisioned what the game of Tag would look like:
You keep the mask off until you’re close enough to tag the person, then you hurry to reach in your pocket to put your mask back on before you tag them.
Yeah… ’cause that oughtta stop the spread of Covid alright!
Love,
Daddy
9 years, 8 months.
Dear Jack,
You got to start your first full week of 4th grade with a totally unique pair of Chuck Taylor schools.
The only thing is, you haven’t actually got to wear them to school yet, since your’re starting out with “remote learning” from the guest bedroom of our house.
Leave it to you to find a pair with colorful lizards.
This is of course relevant to your life, as you have now owned your pet pine lizard for about a month now.
I think by the time you finally get settled into this “remote learning” thing, you’ll get to go to class in an actual classroom at your school- and show off your one-of-a-kind shoes!
Love,
Daddy
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