This wraps up the first full week of school. The girls started on Wednesday the 21st, and have had some time to get adjusted to things. I am still struggling. I forget how much time it takes to make breakfast and lunches, help with outfits and hair, pack the bags, give them enough time to play or watch a show while they eat...and get myself ready, too. Plus, the commute to two schools is not fun. We have to get Macy to school by 8:45, which is the earliest she is supposed to be there. I try to make it a quick goodbye, but she isn't always cooperative. Then Kennedy and I race out to her school (in the opposite direction from my office) so she can line up with her class at 9:00. I'll get through this, but I need to get things a little more under control. I have given up on trying to exercise in the morning, and at night I have no desire to cook anything. Sadly, we are all living on a pathetic diet of kid food - pancakes, peanut butter sandwiches, bean and cheese burritos, mac and cheese. I need a salad! One thing I plan to do this long holiday weekend is some meal prep.
So, back to the first day of school...
Macy's day was pretty familiar. She's in the same class, with the same teachers, and most of the same kids. She had a couple of lessons, did some works, ate lunch, took a nap, played outside, had snack, and finished the day with circle time. She was so excited to see Caitrin, and I'm thrilled that those two seem like they are going to be buddies!
Le premier jour de classe...
At Kennedy's new school, they line the kids up outside by class, and then the teachers walk them inside. That means that I couldn't take her to her class, help her find where to hang her backpack, see her at her desk, meet the teachers, and take pictures of my big first grader. It's pretty much chaos trying to find a place to park around the school, and then when the bell rings the kids go crazy running from the playground to the appropriate line. Kennedy found her friend Claire (really more like an acquaintance from Montessori), and they played a bit before getting in line. When I picked her up, Kennedy said that she was in the English class for the morning, even though I thought we'd arranged with the office to have her in French for the morning. I fretted about that, but we got it straightened out the next day. Her first day was learning the school rules, going on a tour, coloring, tracing letters and numbers, some introductions in French - really basic stuff. She said the most exciting thing about her day was that they got to have three recesses! It made me sad to hear that she mostly played by herself, but I told her not to worry about making new friends because she is such a sweet girl!
Since then, Kennedy has been working on uppercase and lowercase letters, some very easy reading, numbers 1-10 in French, and colors and animals in French. She has an assigned desk in each room. There are 34 kids in her class! About the same size as she had at Montessori, but there she had three teachers. I think the homework will start next week, and maybe the spelling lists, but I have no idea what to expect. Last night we spent quite a bit of time putting together her math workbook, which is all in French. I'll have to start brushing up in order to help her. Things are maybe improving with the friends. Claire wouldn't sit by her for the first few days. Kennedy thought maybe she was worried that Kennedy would try to talk to her during class. She's mentioned a few other girls, but still mainly plays by herself on the playground. She claims to like first grade so far.
Jake covered the back to school night for Kennedy. I feel like I missed out by not being there. Instead I was at Macy's school. Both meetings were scheduled for the exact same time. Grrr! I'm one of the ambassador/community builder parents for the Sequoia Class (new name), so I felt an obligation to attend. At least Kennedy does a pretty good job of filling me in on her daily activities.
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