Monday evening, June 7, we had our Jensen Homeschool Graduation and Recital. The kids have been preparing for weeks and were excited to perform for the night. We started the evening off with music. Clara sang All Praise to Thee My God This Night while Becca accompanied her on the piano. Ezra sang Christ is Mine Forevermore, while Isaiah accompanied him on the piano. Anna, Isaiah, and Becca all performed piano pieces. During Anna’s pieces we were inundated with flying termites and had to turn off the lights for about 20 minutes before we could resume.
After the music recital reach child gave a recitation: Clara recited A. A. Milne’s Nursery Chairs, Ezra recited Once I Caught a Fish, Anna recited Robert Louis Stevenson’s Foreign Lands, Isaiah recited Edgar Allen Poe’s The Bells, and Becca recited the entire Book of Ruth.
After the recital we handed out graduation diplomas/awards: Ezra – Potty Training, Clara – 1st Grade, Anna – 1st Grade, Isaiah – 3rd Grade, and Becca – 5th Grade. Clara and Anna received their first Bibles. Isaiah received a nicer copy of the Bible. Ezra and Becca both received books.
It was a lovely night and we all enjoyed it. Thankfully, Micah slept through the entire program, so I didn’t have to take care of him. We had the girls made new dresses with fabric each had bought in Phnom Penh when Micah was born. And I curled the girls hair with rags the morning of, so they had curly hair. After the program we had ice cream to celebrate!
I’m thankful for the good school year the Lord gave us and that we didn’t get too behind with the birth of Micah in November. Looking forward to starting next year with all our precious students!
Below is a video of our program. I recorded all the recitations the morning before, so I could enjoy the live program. At the end there are a few clips of the poems from the live performance.
Your kids are making me feel academically and intellectually inadequate. Those recitations are impressive. I can barely read Poe’s Bells let alone recite. Kudos!