Back to School

So here is the scoop from the first day of school.  Shane chose a Mario Cart lunchbox and a Lego Ninjago backpack.  His teacher this year is Mrs. Washington and his best friend Camden is in his class again.

 

 

Sarah has Mrs. Jacobs as her homeroom/math/science teacher and Mrs. McAdams for ELA and S.Studies. She wanted peace and camoflauge stuff.

Wish that this had been a better picture. 

We were in a hurry to get to school and I didn't realize that I cut her head off. 

 

This year wasn't fabulous as far as our walk together to school.  Steve was out of town and on Monday, the school called and asked if I would sub.  I was able to walk each of my kids into their classrooms, but it wasn't quite the same as being a parent (only).   I am grateful to their awesome teachers whom them a few minutes early so that I could get back to the door where I was supposed to be greeting students.

Having taught 4th grade for 5 1/2 years, I have always condiered 4th graders as "the big kids."

I cannot believe that my kids are in 4th and 1st.   

Blink

                                                                                  

Where oh where has the time gone?  How can I be old enought o have two school-aged children?  Shane started kindergarten today.  Decked out with a Star Wars backpack and a Perry the platypus shirt (a character from Phineas and Ferb).

Not very excited about heading to school!

            

Sarah, of course, had to wear something PINK!! She chose a backpack and lunch box from Target with a cute little monkey on it.

She was excited to start 3rd grade.  Here she is with her homeroom and LA teacher, Mrs. Austin.

Author's Celebration

Sarah's second grade class hosted an Author's Celebration today.  This followed their party and all parents were invited.  It was funny, yet pleasing to me that Sarah was more excited to share the story she had written than about the Christmas breakfast.  (I was thrilled that the two kids' parties were at two different times so that I could attend both.) 

The teacher had it set up so that they got to sit in a Director's Chair in front of the class and they got to blow "New Year's Eve" type horns to celebrate each student's story.  What fun!  Her story was about her Disney cruise that my parents took them on in Nov.  Hopefully, it will come home soon so Steve, Grandy, and Papa can read it, and I can post.  One thing that was especially cute, was that throughout her writing, she talked about herself and also included details about Shane's experince.  They really do love each other, even though they seem to be going through a "He's looking at me....She has her feet on me" stage.