Year 6 done and dusted

The school year is well and truly over. Abi has graduated from the junior school and moves into year 3 next year and Ella starts high school!! 

So this year's Year 6 graduation was a pretty big deal for Ella and her group of friends, many of whom had been together (in the same class group even) since 2012.

 At Year 6 Graduation last week Ella won the "Excellence in Science Award" for 2019 - with a wonderful commendation from Mrs Elliott, her Science teacher.

 And gave her last Assembly address as School Captain (Prime Minister) ......... Who will run the school next year?

 She and her friends look so happy and excited about the future!

 Closer inspection of the Excellence in Science Trophy shows Ella is the first female recipient in the last 6 years (so proud!).....

 We're all so proud!!

 Joshy was here for all the excitement too of course - but had to leave before the photos were taken (good timing Joshy!)

Ella's Year 6 Graduation Party was held the same night as the assembly. It had a Hawaiian theme so the kids all dressed up in their best beach party gear to suit. Jody had spent weeks working with other parents to transform the school hall into a colourful Hawaiian beach club scene complete with palm trees, lots of flowers and a Tiki Bar (serving soft drinks of course).

We arrived just in time to see Ella in her party gear. (She seemed to be most pleased with her new Nike slides as the key element in her outfit.)

They really haven't changed much have they? (Pics below taken when Ella started Year 1 way back in 2013!).

 Ella has just acquired her own phone!!!! so there was a lot of excited texting going on at this stage of the night. I suspect Ella striking this pose will be a pretty common sight over the school holidays.

 Congratulations Ella on your stunning success at school and life in general over the last 12 and a half years!