Barker your leaving Elementary school in the dust! Even though Remy is not keen to be left there without you!
You were in Mrs Reeds class this year and loved her as a teacher. She is everything a school teacher should be. Kind, firm, engaging, encouraging, fun, spontaneous, and the best part, great with little boys. You loved your final year at Spitzee and had so many of your friends were in your class. I convinced you to change out of your sport shots and T'shirt for this- and boy did you look spiffy!
Grade 5 boys drumming drummed the school pupils into the gym for the assembly and you grinned the whole time. We got front row seats to your big day- as we made Grandpa come so we could sit beside the "important people" in the front :)
The Grade 5 slide show was so fun to watch and your graduation picture along side your adorable Kindergarten picture was just sweet. We know you'r going to love Grade 6 at Senator and you found out even more friends are in your Grade 6 class than your Grade 5 class. We wish your new teacher luck- your not going to need it. Your going to Rock it!
Annaliesse graduated from Senator Riley Middle School this year. Can you believe it? How can she be going into High School already. High School in High River starts at Grade 9- which in my option is WAAAY to young to be in High School but what ya gonna do? 13 years old and becoming a Freshman.
Kalia, Grandma, Aunt Laura, and Aunt Lindsay helped Annaliesse get ready for her big day. I was hanging at the hospital for the morning -forth day in a row getting IV meds for a nasty Kidney infection. As much as I wanted to help her get ready- it was special for her and Kalia- as the aunts and Grandma helped Kalia get ready for the same grad- only I was at work for Kalia's. AND Just so we remember- you LOVED your Grade 8 Grad Dress. I found it at Winners and brought it home for you to try on- alas it was to small and you were devastated. You begged me to make it work, but it was just too small. As a compromise I told you I would look at other Winners to see if we could find a bigger size. A few weeks later I scored big and found the same dress just one size bigger at Winners on Heritage Drive. You were dancing and grinning from ear to ear when I FaceTimed you to confirm you still wanted it. You loved beautiful in the dress Annaliesse- but you could have rocked anything. You are beautiful from the inside out.
Annaliesse was a spokes person at her Grade 8 Grad. She spoke on behalf of her 8M class and announced the Grade 8s who were voted "Most Likely". There were lots of different categories for the "Most likely" that she announced them in 2 batches. Once after her speech from her homeroom and the second batch after all the other home room speeches and a few teacher speakers. Annaliesse's homeroom speech talked about the struggles her graduating class had doing 1/2 of their middle school years doing COVID, funny jokes about learning time, and growing into Grade Nine.
Annaliesse herself was voted Most likely to Become Mayor. Which is SUPER fitting if you know Annaliesse :) Annaliesse we filmed your speech and LOVED sitting second row for parents (front row was taken dang it!) to your first public event. When you become successful in all that you do- we will be there to cheer you on every step of the way!
