Goodbye Summer

School started *super* early for the kids this year.....they went back on August 2nd!!

They were excited to see their friends and truth be told, I was excited to get back on a regular routine. (No surprise there!)

Class lists and teachers were emailed out late on July 31st, and BOTH kids got the teacher they wanted plus they were paired with a great group of friends. (This is one of the many things I love about our school …. since there are only 2 classes per grade, the kids will always have 2-3 of their close friends in their class!)

We headed to Open House on August 1st to meet the teachers....

Abby got Mrs. McNamara ("Mrs. Mac") for 3rd grade. Mrs. Mac was a new (to our school) teacher last year, and Abby seemed infatuated with her from the start. She said she saw her dancing down the hallway once, sitting on the window sill to teach, and she always seemed happy. So, she is a good fit for Abby and I'm thrilled for the year ahead.

More brownie points for Mrs. Mac: she let the kids pick their own seats at Open House! Abby snagged one next to her bestie, Cate. I assured her it probably wouldn't last long, so to enjoy it while she could! (Update: 3 weeks in and seats have been changed for the whole class. Ha!)

Nate got Mrs. Collins for 5th grade, who is also a 20 year seasoned teacher. I have heard great things about her and have worked with her on a few PTO events, so I'm looking forward to Nate's year. He got placed with his best bud, Mason. So this is destined to be a good year! And there are only 16 kids in his class so I was pleased with that!

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On Wednesday morning, the kids jumped right out of bed at 6:20 am, excited for their first day. I *know* this won't continue, but it was nice to have at least one easy morning :)

They have both become pretty picky about their uniforms.....Nate only wants to wear the red dri-fit shirts, and Abby only wants to wear skirts with white shirts. Makes picking out clothes easy though! :)

This might be the last year Nate lets me take this picture in front of the school!

 Their first day was a 1:00 dismissal  - and just happened to coincide with National Ice Cream Day - so we headed to Baked Bear for treats and to catch up on their day...

Abby told me about 100 times that she LOVED SCHOOL! (Like, seriously, she screamed it. Over and over!) She loved Mrs. Mac, she loved sitting with Cate, she loved the reading center with cozy chairs, and she got to be the line leader!

Nate was excited to tell me about the 2 binders that they put together in class (with color-coded dividers for each subject)! And he thought it was cool that his class got to sit with the other 5th grade class at lunch. (In years past, they have to sit with their assigned class.)

So, 3rd and 5th grade are off to a great start!!