And Just Like That...

L-R: 8/21/2019; 3/13/2020; 5/11/2020

On Monday, I took Zoe's last homework packet back to the school, and I think that effectively ended her Second Grade Year. 

What a whimper-ending to a school year that started with a bang. 

For the last two years, the last day of school was Something.  Zoe would leave in the morning on the bus and return home after a half-day of celebrating with her friends and teachers.  She'd come home with her things she accumulated at school over the last 180 weekdays.  We'd be in a mindset of Ready for Summer.

Well, this year, we didn't know the end was the End.  Take a gander at the accompanying photos.  The first one on the left was the First Day of School.  Zoe was going through a phase where she was absolutely fascinated with all things Hogwarts, and she wanted to wear a uniform like Hermione Granger would wear on the first day of school.

That second picture, the one in the middle- that was taken on the last Normal Day- hilariously Friday the 13th of March, just before we went to the bus stop.  Fridays in Second Grade were Farm Fridays, and the kids were encouraged to dress for the farm.  We didn't know that was going to be the Last Day she and her friends stepped foot inside that school. 

Maybe if we had, I would have strewn glitter around in that second picture.

That last picture, I took on Monday, after I'd taken the packet of homework to the school and left it.  I saw a classmate of mine, who was also at school.  We were both behind masks.  There were no teachers, no excited students.  The school should be abuzz this time of year, because it's almost summer vacation!

So I guess that Monday, May 11 was Zoe's last day of being a second grader.

Just like that.