Tay just graduated from Kindergarten on June 7 and starts 1st Grade in August! She is so super smart, and a very, very good reader! Not to brag, but her teacher told us that Taylor is reading at a 4th Grade level, and not only can she read the words, but she has great comprehension as well. Taylor's teacher, Mrs. Jones, and aide, Mrs. Davis, were wonderful! Before Kindergarten graduation, I took Mrs. Jones a stack of construction paper and asked her to draw each child's handprints and return them to me. Taylor and I spent a couple hours that evening making both the teacher and the aide vases of flowers - lilies made from the handprints of the kids in the class! They turned out super cute, and will make nice center pieces for their tables all summer long!
Taylor played t-ball again this year, and it was a great season! Coaches Brandi, Matt, and Chrissy did a great job with the kids! Tay had fun, but she is giong to have to learn not to hug her friends when they get on base or she gets them out! Next year, Trace will play t-ball and Taylor will move up to C-ball (they use a pitching machine)!
Taylor also started back to riding lessons! She is taking lessons at Ivy Stone Arabians, and Paula is wonderful with her. Taylor is doing lots of direction changes and starting and stopping, as well as starting to learn how to post and two-point! If she continues to do well, we are going to take her horse, Oreo, over to the barn so she can take her lessons on him!
Happy Graduation Day Tay!! The hand-print bouquets are a great idea and super cute!! I love the pictures of her playing t-ball and her riding lessons. Looking forward to seeing pictures of her with Oreo!
ReplyDeleteHappy Graduation! Miss Tay is a lot like Ash. Ash is significantly advanced in reading like Taylor. The pitching machine is wonderful(although not always consistant in accuracy)in helping the kids focus on their batting skills. Next season Ash is going to have her skills assessed and if she does well, she moves up to where minor AA where the girls pitch underhand softball! Amazing how quickly their skills develop. Great job with riding...Ash is jealous!
ReplyDeleteTaylor you are AWESOME! Sounds like 1st grade is going to be a real breeze! sounds a bit like my Zoe really advanced in reading! I guess you are constantly stocking up on books like me! :) Glad she is really enjoying her T-ball and horse back riding! Very cool that she will be able to take Oreo for lessons! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a busy little girl and so talented! I love the flowers and she looks like she was made to ride horses! I also love her pageant pictures, she's so adorable!
ReplyDeleteTaylor, you are a super awesome girl! Those handprint bouquets are SO CUTE! Wish I had thought of a great idea like that for Seamus' class! The kids loved seeing the t-ball pictures!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on graduating!!! Sam just graduated Kindergarten too. Isn't it crazy how grown up they are now? Kind of sad too.
ReplyDeleteTaylor - you are awesome!! Congrats on kindergarten graduation! You should brag, Destini - you have amazing kids! :) The handprint bouquets are so cute! Adorable t-ball and riding lesson pictures! She looks like a natural on the horse!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Taylor! Kylie is waaaaaaay jealous of your horseback riding! And those handprint bouquets were absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeletehard to believe how big she is! I can't believe she is going tobe in 1st grade! She's so talented...just like her mommy! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteHappy Graduation to Miss Taylor. That is fantastic how well she reads. Not to brag myself but when I was in first grade I was reading way ahead of the other kids-and to this day I love to read and I didn't struggle through law school with the reading because I was a fast reader too! She is so cute that she hugs all her friends that get on base. And great job with the riding lessons. She has a fantastic resume for a first grader! Go Taylor!
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