Tanner was a fifth grader this year. He had a great teacher, Mrs. Barakat. Halfway through the year, the school district decided that the fifth graders would move up to middle school next year. Middle school will now be for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. One of the special things 5th graders got to do because they would not get another year in elementary school was to have an overnighter at OMSI. Other things Tanner did this year were several reports, a field trip to the Clean Water Festival, BizTown (his favorite), and learning Taiko (Japanese drumming).
With Tanner leaving elementary school, that also marked my departure from volunteering and PTO. Fifteen years has gone by since I was first recruited to help in the school. I'm both sad/happy to be done.
