Monday, August 24, 2009

Back to School 2009

Jason started 1st grade on Thursday. This was a big day for him and for me. The Saturday before the school posted class list on the doors. We rushed over to see who his new teacher was going to be. He is in Miss Schmidts class and that afternoon she even made house calls to all her students. We were in shock to find Jason's teacher standing on our front porch wanted to meet Jason. She seems like she will be a really good fit for Jason and help him learn at his best. I dropped him off and cried again. Then I felt like I was watching the clock all day. I felt like he had been gone so long and was really excited to see him and hear about his first day. He had a good day and enjoyed eating lunch at school and getting more recess time. The first thing he said to me was "Mom I was at school forever!" He came home and crashed and I am sure he will get more use to being at school longer
Handsome first grader

Anne started her first day of pre-school also. We didn't get to go to the back-to-school night for her pre-school so I was worried she wouldn't want to go. We went to pre-school a little early and met her teacher Mrs. Allen. She is amazing and Anne loves her teacher. She has made two new friends at school named Anna and Sarah and she sits by them during class. She comes home with fun painting projects and sings me lots of fun songs. This will be a fun experience for Anne as she prepares for Kindergarten next year. Jason was trying to get Anne prepared for pre-school because he went to the same pre-school. Anne always acted like she wasn't listening to his advice but, all his advice really helped prepare her and she had fun telling Jason about her first day. It 's nice to have an older sibling to help you prepare for lives new adventures!


Anne excited for pre-school!!



1 comment:

Erin and Ryan said...

Those are the cutest pictures! How fun for Jason and Anne and how not fun for you, Erika. We sure love those kids and hope they continue to like school!