Last day of school..

Today was the kids' last day of school til the 7th of Jan (because of some planning days the teachers have).
In the morning they cleaned their classrooms & had a movie & sweets (they're not allowed to have soda drinks, candy or sweets at school, except for certain days).. cozy time, as they say in Norwegian.

Then in the later afternoon there was the official "avslutning".. finishing. Singing, bells chour playing, cakes & snacks.. The 3rd grader's parents were in charge of setting up the snacks & cleaning after. It turned out to be OK, even though there were just 4 families there helping (there are only six 3rd graders in the school). Fun, as one of the fathers if really goofy & foolish.. acts like an overgrown teenager. The kids also behaved amazingly well.. We prepared gifts for all the teachers the kids have, this time I did it in advance so it wouldn't be a last minute rush.. wrapped them all up 2. The teachers all came & thanked us 4 them.

Now I'm looking forward to some slower days with the kids, Christmas, the performances we still have, and New Year's.