Again, I cannot say enough about these amazing women who have taken Raquel under their wings and allowed her to grow. At one point over the last couple weeks, I asked them if she really was ready to move on - because I was perfectly fine with her staying behind a year since we finally found an awesome class. I was told that it wouldn't be fair to her to keep her, that they've been working on transition skills, and that she's ready and will do fine. I guess I'm the one that isn't ready. Shocking, I know...
Here she is with her teacher, Ms. Sara at the Beach Party last week.
Getting hugs from Ms. Heather, who Raquel grew very fond of. We even had to prepare Raquel for days when Ms. Heather wouldn't be there so she would continue to be, umm, "cooperative" with the others.
Today they had a graduation party that was a lot of fun. Ms. Sara played a slideshow of pictures from the year, which was very touching. Of course I cried. Again, shocking. They also made memory books for us to take home. That is something I will treasure always and it provides a glimpse of how she spent her days while at school - from being taught in a classroom, playing on the playground with "friends", to wearing a chocolate covered face during cooking.
After giving the graduates their diplomas and flowered leis, we had some snacks before going outside to play with the parachute one last time.
It was during this time that I was able to talk to some parents who also have kids transitioning to kindergarten at the same school Raquel is going to be attending. We exchanged phone numbers/email addresses and plan on getting our kids together over summer break so they will stay familiar to each other.
Great job, Raquel! I'm so proud of my little Rock Star! :)
One side note: Raquel has been off of the Prednisolone (as her neurologist instructed), and has remained seizure free since the day she went into the hospital on May 16th. She is happy, playful, and very engaged in activities. Such a nice way to start the summer months!!
