first day of school 2015

All three girls started school on a different day (not ideal for me but we tried to make it their own “special week”).  We did pictures just before we left, including the “when I grow up…” picture.  L said she wants to be a policewoman.  A said she wants to be a doctor and E said a teacher.

L came bounding off the bus, so happy and near giddy, proclaiming that second grade was way better than first grade and her whole day was awesome!  She has several good friends from last year in her class which has been a good confidence boost compared to last year.  At her six week parent teacher conference, all of her test scores are well above the target, mostly at the top of the scoring range.

A was more than ready with not a hint of nervousness.  L and A walked to the bus stop together and boarded with no hesitation or even a glance back at me.  She also reported having had a great day.  We had a brief hiccup when they sent her home of the wrong bus route but it was easily resolved.  So far she loves school—riding the bus, spending a few minutes with L in the library before the bell, playing with friends on the playground, learning Spanish, etc.  Her biggest struggle is containing her excitement and behavior (not talking when the teacher is talking and staying focused).

I got to go with E for the first hour of her first day.  Mostly she was very concerned that her best friend from the previous year was not there yet.  She saved him the seat next to her and announced every two minutes that he would come.  (fortunately he did and she was ecstatic.)  She showed no shyness and jumped right in to playing games and singing along.  Her only moment of hesitation is when she told me she was worried that she didn’t know how to read yet and that the teacher would ask her to read.  Similarly, on her first day of dance class, she was very worried the teacher would ask them to do “flippies” but she doesn’t know how yet.  She was easily comforted both times and is loving every minute.