School Days

They have their supplies (except one box of gallon zipper bags for Megan) and they are ready for a new year. The buses came on time and everyone boarded without incident.

Drew is off to Middle School. Lockers and all. He is pleased with the upgrade from ers. He and his friends coined this phrase last year to describe the cubbies where they stored their coats that looked like lockers but did not have locks. He only knows of 2 other kids on his team. But surely he'll find more acquaintances, as half of the sixth grade is on the North Team. You may notice an upgrade in appearance. He traded his glasses for contacts last week.





Ellen also begins a new school this year. I like the intermediate school that contains our 4th and 5th grade students. She has a teacher who has similar interests to her own. She discovered this morning that the girl across the street is in her class. And she is very pleased with her math and literacy classes.





OK, this one didn't get on the bus yet. But I don't think it will be a problem come Monday when she is permitted to ride it. We hear that her teacher is nice but runs a tight ship. Sounds like a good place for her. Based on her required supplies, she will be in heaven doing art projects all day long. I hear that they do very little writing and she already reads the "popcorn" words. That's code for whole language. She knows of one preschool friend in her class and the neighbor in Ellen's class has a brother in Megan's class.




Then there is Tim. He was sure that he needed his picture taken, too. He'll be attending the Harbor School this year where mom teaches how to use the potty, self-dressing and drinking from a cup without a lid.