 An upside of private martial arts lessons during a pandemic is that we get the gym equipment to ourselves.
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 I am going to be an Uncle - or a big cousin - or I am not sure what but I am very excited! My cousin, Hannah and Luke are having a baby! I can’t wait to meet my baby cousin!
  As I said in my speech, I loved Marin Montessori from day one in Kindergarden. In fact I loved it from the first visit and from the time Miss Pam visited our home before I started so that I would feel comfortable with her. She spotted my love of reading very early on and encouraged me to help other kids with their reading. She also used to have me walk the red line in class when she could see that I needed to move my body and calm myself down.
I was so happy to see her at our graduation and she gave me this lovely note. Hi everyone my name is Tom. I was born with a very rare condition called floating harbor syndrome. Doctors told my parents I wouldn’t be able to talk but here I am 12 years later talking to you now. They also said that I would grow differently and learn differently - but I never thought of myself as different, I just thought of myself as me. At MMS I am able to just be me - in fact I am encouraged to be me - we all are. I remember my first day at MMS 7 years ago - it seems like yesterday. It was September 2nd 2014 and I was a shy 5 year old. I still remember being so proud of the cool backpack I had with an orange robot on the back and robot arms on the side. I remember walking into the school on my first day and meeting my teacher, Miss Pam and all the kids in the class. We made a circle on the rug and I don’t remember what else happened the rest of the day but what I do know is that day made me fall in love with MMS. I met some great friends in the Pelican class like Nick and Jens and Aiden. They are still my best friends today. We have had lots of laughs together in the last 7 years and I know we will always be there for each other. I am really grateful for the great teachers I have had, Miss Pam, Anna and Minnie. They have encouraged me and introduced me to lots of interesting things. They made each day fun - I enjoyed coming to school every day. I am also thankful for MB ( my nanny). She helped me with my social skills, my speech and my sense of humor - and now I am wicked cool! Kidding. I want to thank my Mum for finding MMS and for always being there to support me - even though she does worry a bit more than she needs to. And my Dad who introduces me to all sorts of books and films and music and for making me laugh every day. I am excited to go to Junior high with my friends and I am excited to make new friends too. I am also sad to leave this campus. It will be hard to leave after 7 years of fun but I can’t wait to see what the future holds. Thank you Marin Montessori for letting me be myself and thank you all for listening. Today was a big day - 6th grade graduation and my last day at the MMS Junior Campus! Next year I will be in the big leagues in Junior High! I have had so many good times in the Junior campus and made such good friends. I am grateful for my teachers and to my Mum and Dad and Mb for supporting me and sending me to a school that I love.
 I am grateful for the scientists who have developed a vaccine to help us fight Covid - so that we can get back to normal lives and so that people don’t get sick.
 This is our last week as 6th graders before we graduate from MMS lower campus! Next year we will be in Junior High! Our teacher, Minnie took us to Bolinas for surfing lessons to celebrate!
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