Back to school!

Okay so I'm a month behind with this, but oh well!

I think both kids were excited to head back to school, despite Reed's protests to the contrary. I think by the end of summer, they've had more than enough of camps and field trips and want to use their brains a little more.

First day!

Amy's teacher, Mrs. Maynard, seems to be a good fit for her so far. Amy's pal Guiliana is in her class, along with a couple of other pals from previous years. She has fallen into a pretty good routine with her homework, doing it at CASA many days, and finishing at home others. The dreaded Word Searches that caused Reed so much consternation are still part of the spelling homework, much to my chagrin. She's handled them much better than he did (thus far, anyway) and hasn't complained a whole lot.

Reed's homeroom teacher is Ms. Coughlin and she is new to the school. Everything seems to be going well so far, his grades are good and he gets a lot of positive feedback. He also has Mrs. Sgroi for Virginia Studies and math, and I think this might be his first real connection with a teacher. He's been really into learning about Virginia, and I think it's due in part to Mrs. Sgroi (perhaps it has something to do with the fact that she's beautiful? maybe!). He's even done EXTRA homework for Virginia studies, which is unheard of. He also decided to join the chorus, which meets weekly after school. I'm looking forward to their first appearance of the year, which is next week.

By now we've mostly settled into our routines and things are going well. The rhythm of the school year is comforting for all of us, I think. It's hard to believe that Reed has only one more year of elementary school!