We're Graduating!

The final act of the follies last night was a song by the 6th graders, sung to the tune of Get Me to the Church on Time. Because it's so indicative of our wonderful school, I thought I'd post the words. (Non-grandparents, feel free to skip this post.)

We're graduating in a few weeks
Oh my our mothers all will cry
We've gotten smarter
Learned to try harder
Thank you W____ School
Good bye

Since we've been here we've learned cool things
Our imaginations all have grown
Sap to maple syrup
Claire's pizza makes us cheer up
Thank you W____ School
Good Bye

We've learned math facts and long division
Spelling, reading, oh my yes, revision

We've slept in lean-to's and museums
Hiked tall mountains in the snow
Danced, juggled, painted
From the heat we've nearly fainted*
Fed unsuspecting mice
Fed unsuspecting mice
Fed unsuspecting mice
To eager snakes

We've dressed like immigrants and Greek gods
Eaten food from Athens and beyond
Skied every Friday
Cooked for Harvest Dinners
And learned to say "bon jour"
In French

The teachers all have taught us to be patient
To think a problem through to the very end
When we don't get it
We don't shout "Forget it!"
We patiently go back and try again

From our first writings to our last reports
From counting numbers to graphing sports

We're graduating in a few weeks
Oh my our mothers all will cry

We've gotten smarter
Learned to try harder
Thank you W_____ School
Thank you W_____ School
From deep down, thank you W____ School
Good bye!

* No, they're not complaining about the outside temp. I have yet to see a school that didn't have wacky heating and cooling issues, and our building is no exception. The second story rooms are sweltering.