Is summer over already!? Actually, I think my kids are starting later than most of yours, but still, the summer went by fast!
I wanted to make their first day, extra special, so Chelsea got her favorite for breakfast: crepes and suausages!
THIRD grade already! She is super excited about her teacher, Mrs. Calvin. She wishes her good friend Cloe was in her class, but I'm sure she'll make more friends quickly.
The kindergarteners have a slower start. On the first day of school, they come in for a 15 minute "assessment". Here is Michael cramming for the exam. :) Last year, we started the "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons" that my sister uses in her preschool. We still have 3 lessons left (that we should finish up this week), but he has become a pretty good reader!
After the kids are assessed, they are evenly distributed among the classes, to have well balanced classes.
The next day, Wed., they called to tell us who his teacher would be. This year, he will have Mrs. Scherer, who actually lives down the street from us!
On Thursday, I went in with him to find his classroom, meet his teacher, and have a brief orientation.
His "locker".
The school!
On Friday, was the real deal. It was his turn for his special breakfast: blueberry muffins.
This was his first experience on a bus, and he was soo excited. He gets picked up at our driveway, and then dropped off at the regular bus stop, which is our backyard.
After those doors closed, I started to cry. I really did not think I would. But watching that bus drive off with my little guy, made me realize how much he has grown up! I'm excited for him and for everything he will experience and am also looking forward to some down time with just Brinly and I (and just me when she naps....yay!).
