School is back in session [it has been back for almost 3 weeks now]...back to a routine, homework & extra-curricular activities [I just can't seem to get totally back into the swing].
The Thursday before school started on the 15th, Banks and Mary Reese had Meet Your Teacher at their schools. First we headed to Ben Davis to "Meet Mrs. Propst" with Mary Reese. Except she knew exactly where she was going because Mrs. Propst was Banks's teacher two years ago...
She found her room and quickly found her desk with Eliza, Ella and Anna....
She was thrilled to see Mrs. Propst...
...and Mary Bibb...
She already knew over half of her class from either First Baptist days, gymnastics, the baseball fields or church. There are even 2 other girls whose brothers were in Banks's First Grade Class. She was in hog heaven!
We dropped Mary Reese & Owen off with Debbie, then we headed to Leon Sheffield to meet Banks's new teacher [at their school 1st-2nd is on one campus and 3rd-5th is on another...so they won't be at the same building until 3rd & 5th].
All the 3rd Graders met with Mrs. Poovey [the Principal] while the parents met with the teachers. After his meeting with Mrs. Poovey, Banks joined us in the classroom...
We loved meeting our new teachers and seeing all our friends. Both could not wait until Monday for the first day of school!
[We headed to
Atlanta for 1 last summer vacay trip.]
Monday morning we hit the ground running and have not stopped since! It was back to quick breakfasts [that we can eat on the go if needed] and packed lunches...
One last picture before heading to our classrooms...
[One day they might thank me for always taking the time to get their picture on the first day of school...
2010,
2009,
2008 &
2008, &
2007.] Owen is back at First Baptist Preschool where we have had at least 1 child enrolled since 2003. He was still asleep on the first day of school, so he missed all the hoop-la!
Ben Davis was the first stop on our route that morning. Mary Reese was so excited she could hardly stand it...
She has only been waiting for 2 years to be in Mrs. Propst's 1st Grade Class...
She was excited to share some special Fruity Pebbles Treats on the first day of First Grade for snack...
[We also had some cheese staws bagged up for the teachers to snack on their first day back with their kids.]
I grabbed one last picture with Mrs. Propst, her former student & her new student before heading onto Leon Sheffield...
Banks walking into Leon Sheffield on his first day of 3rd Grade...
If you can't tell, he is REAL thrilled that I made him stop, turn around and take a picture. I am such an embarrassment if you couldn't tell! Isn't that what parents are for?
We run into Mrs. Morris in the hall...
He let me snap a quick pic before heading to find all his friends in the little theater.
We survived the first week...it was mainly a week for everyone to get adjusted and acclimated to their new teachers, schools and schedules. The second week...the reality started!
Banks had homework every night except Wednesdays. We get it all on Monday, so we know what to expect for the week. We have a reading requirement for each nine weeks. Test days are on Fridays...we have Spelling [unless you make a 100 on the Pretest on Thursday], Vocabulary, Daily Oral Language and Math. Spanish grades & Vocabulary are new for us this year. This is how we have been studying...
I write the word on one post-it note and the definition on another. All he has to do is match them up.
Mrs. Propst believes kids need to just be kids! She never gives much homework...just reading each night. Mary Reese is my reader...so it is easy, peasy with her.
But I have loved finding special things in her backpack...
Her with her old & new friends...Mary Reese, Mia Kate, Mary Bibb & Abby. [And technically it is not her real backpack...she got that out of the closet this summer and we still can't find it along with the matching lunchbox!]
She has started her first "Fabulous Fridays" and is thrilled with her painting classes. Girl loves her some arts & crafts!
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