Last Day of 7th & 9th Grade

 Another school year in the books!

    7th grade definitely had its ups and downs for Madden. He made a great group of new friends and we even got a few sweet notes from teachers saying he was a pleasure to have in class — though they also mentioned he might be just a little too chatty. 😅 Academically, it wasn’t quite the year we had hoped for. We tried to help him build better study habits, but let’s just say... that often led to more battles than breakthroughs. We're really hoping 8th grade brings a bit more focus and fewer struggles in that department.

    On the upside, he had a major growth spurt this year — it feels like he’s grown inches overnight — and we’re curious to see if that continues into next year!

Skylar’s first year of high school was a major success! She did an amazing job with her grades and study habits — we never had to remind her to prepare for a quiz or test. All her hard work paid off with straight A’s! She was also a total social butterfly, always out and about with friends. There were weekends where we’d drop her off at school on Friday and barely see her again until Sunday!

She loved being part of the school dance team and is excited for another year representing her school in that way. Next year will definitely come with more challenges, but we have no doubt Skylar is ready to take them on.

FNL 🏈 UC Davis Aggies (Spring 2025)

Madden had another incredible FNL season. It’s hard to believe he’s been playing twice a year since kindergarten—and still absolutely loves it. This season was especially meaningful because we managed to build a strong team made up entirely of boys from Madden's Pop Warner squad. Jake claimed he was going to step back from coaching, but we all knew that wasn’t really going to happen.

The boys had a great regular season, finishing 8-1 and taking second place in their division. Honestly, they could have gone 9-0—they just had one off game. For most teams, it wouldn’t have even been considered a bad performance, but for them, it was below their usual standard.

When playoffs started, they locked in. Keep in mind, this is the 7th/8th grade division, so to reach the finals, we had to go through several tough 8th grade teams. The boys played some of the best football we’ve ever seen from them—every single player stepped up.

We made it to the championship game against a huge 8th grade team. And when I say huge, I mean the other team looked twice the size of our boys. But it didn’t matter—our team simply out-skilled them. It was one of the most intense games I’ve ever watched. The game went into overtime, tied at 32-32. Our defense held strong, and then Madden scored the winning touchdown to bring home the championship. It was an unforgettable night.

This marks Madden’s fourth FNL Championship win—with just one more season to go.

First Day of 9th & 7th Grade

 Well we are finally here...High School! It's hard to believe that Skylar is a 9th grader in High School but she is.  She is at Carlsbad High with all her great friends. I know she said the first day was a bit overwhelming which is to be expected but she is so far loving it.  She is doing yearbook and dance team and seems to enjoy the rest of her classes as well.  We are so excited for her and for these next four years as we know its going to be such a blast. 

Madden is back to AOMS and is no longer the babies on campus.  He sadly left ASB this year and decided to take his talents to art, so we will see how that goes.  I think we got a bit lucky with his schedule as he doesn't have many close friends in his classes because he is known to be a bit chatty when surrounded by friends.  We are very much looking forward to what his 7th grade year has in store for him. 

Here are a couple pictures from high school registration.  Skylar was so nervous to get her schedule.

Last Day of 5th/7th Grade - June 2023

Skylar had a great 7th year.  If you ask her, she didn't love it. Didn't like having lunch with the 6th graders and hated her english class, but she survived and got straight A (well almost...for some reason got a B in Dance PE).  Hard to believe she only had one more year of middle school.

End of era.  After 8 years at Poinsettia we no longer have a child in elementary school.  Excited for the start of Madden's next journey.

Walking to the last day of elementary school.

How it started.........................How it ended

 

First Day of 7th & 5th Grade

 Pretty much at a lost for words on this one.  No clue how we have a 7th grader and 5th grader.  Can't believe we are on our last year of elementary school.  Kids seemed really happy with their classes and teachers.  Madden got Mr. Castro, which is the teacher he really wanted and he has his best buddies, Ian and Cooper in class with him.  Skylar wasn't thrilled with her english teacher but was happy with the rest.  She is doing ASB as her elective again this year which we were happy about.  Here's to another year of school for our two lovies.

Ruling the school this year!!