Summer vacation was so much fun with all of our traveling and visitors over the past two months. It was inevitable that school was going to start...it just came too fast!
This year begins a new era in the Scherden home with both the kids in school all day. Hard to believe Jackson is in 2nd and Grace in kindergarten!
Jackson was so excited to be the "big" kid at the school before he heads to the Intermediate school next year. He is starting in a new program this year called multi-age. In the program two teachers will teach combined groups of first and second grade students.The two teachers will work as a team to support student growth and success.
In the Multi-Age Classrooms:
* Students of first and second grades will learn, work and play together every day.
* Students will participate in the same integrated units of study at their own developmental and academic level.
* Students will be grouped in flexible groups for specific needs and interests for short periods of time. Groups will be fluid and changing based on the topic or content addressed.
* Students will be involved in hands-on cooperative learning and experimentation
* Students will have daily opportunities to learn collaborative skills (i.e.: mediation, negotiation, arbitration).
* Students will have daily opportunities to work independently on tasks and skills.
* Students are encouraged to progress at their own developmental and ability levels.
The teacher and the students will grow as a ―community of learners.
We are excited for this opportunity for him.
Jackson with his schultüte. (The reason it's blurry is because he was so excited and wouldn't stop moving it.) It was filled with all sorts of goodies to celebrate the first day of school.
Can it really be? Our baby girl is off to kindergarten!
Grace COULD.NOT.WAIT. for her first day of kindergarten! She was counting down the days until her big day. With kindergarten having a staggered start, Jackson started a week earlier than she did. It was a great way to ease both of them back into the school days.
On her first day there were 8 kids in the class (10 the day before).
This is a perfect example of what they think of school.
Jason will be taking the kids to school everyday since he works right across the street. It was fun for all of them to start their new routine.
All the kinder classes sit at the tables in the cafeteria until the bell rings. This morning being the first morning was special because Mrs. Cortez read them the book, "The Kissing Hand." Love, love this perfect book for the first day of school!
On each of the tables were boxes of kleenex to see the kids off.
I really thought I was ready and would be okay seeing her off to her first day...but was I wrong!
The tears started to flow when it finally hit me that she was in school and I no longer had "my little side kick" with me during the day. I will forever treasure the great days we had together when she was at FBP. Some days it was a little stressful having her there while trying to get work done. But all in all I LOVED having her right down the hall from me and having her so close.
After school I picked her up and she was full of joy and excitement about her first day. She loved it and her teachers! Makes us happy to see her love of school already.
She loved her schultüte filled with goodies and the card with it.
Praying each day for a wonderful school year for both the kids!
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