First Day of School
The first day of school was a huge success. Kara slept at my parents' house the night before, as she does every Sunday. Not only do Michael and I play cards Sunday nights (and children are a distraction, and bridge needs concentration), but I count the tithe at church Monday mornings. She does not like to get up early (which she gets from both Michael and me), and would be totally bored anyway. Or want to help. :-) So, to Grandma's house she goes.
I called them at 9:30 to say I was done, and it turns out Kara got dressed quickly and had her shoes on and waiting by the door really early - she couldn't wait to get started. Yay!! I feel the same way, sweetie.
I've spent months preparing and am finally ready. So, here goes.
The room is ready and waiting for my pupil!
Traditional first day of school pictures. I'll post at the end the ones from previous years. :-) My sweet six year old is so big and looking lovely with her two front teeth missing. :-) Man, oh man, I heart her.
Here she is working on cursive. As I predicted, it was her least favorite subject. She did great though. When it comes to school things, she generally catches on pretty quickly, so when cursive didn't come speedily easily to her, she got a bit frustrated. I just reminded her that I wasn't asking her to do it perfectly, all I was asking for was her best. She felt better.
I got hugs, and she told me, "mommy, I love your class. I love when you're the teacher." Ahhhhh. Bliss.
The first day was pretty short - we only did about half of the subjects because that's what my lesson plans suggest. Again, I'm using the Abeka curriculum (hey, I finally learned how to spell that word without using spell check!), and the lesson plans are all laid out for me - to the day - to the minute.
Things I learned so far:
* Kara has a pretty decent attention span for a six year old.
* Kara loves to learn.
* Having both Grandmas (and Grandpas) support means the world to me.
* Chalk dust makes me sneeze.
Here are the first day of school pics from the past. Enjoy!
I called them at 9:30 to say I was done, and it turns out Kara got dressed quickly and had her shoes on and waiting by the door really early - she couldn't wait to get started. Yay!! I feel the same way, sweetie.
I've spent months preparing and am finally ready. So, here goes.
The room is ready and waiting for my pupil!
Traditional first day of school pictures. I'll post at the end the ones from previous years. :-) My sweet six year old is so big and looking lovely with her two front teeth missing. :-) Man, oh man, I heart her.
Here she is working on cursive. As I predicted, it was her least favorite subject. She did great though. When it comes to school things, she generally catches on pretty quickly, so when cursive didn't come speedily easily to her, she got a bit frustrated. I just reminded her that I wasn't asking her to do it perfectly, all I was asking for was her best. She felt better.
I got hugs, and she told me, "mommy, I love your class. I love when you're the teacher." Ahhhhh. Bliss.
The first day was pretty short - we only did about half of the subjects because that's what my lesson plans suggest. Again, I'm using the Abeka curriculum (hey, I finally learned how to spell that word without using spell check!), and the lesson plans are all laid out for me - to the day - to the minute.
Things I learned so far:
* Kara has a pretty decent attention span for a six year old.
* Kara loves to learn.
* Having both Grandmas (and Grandpas) support means the world to me.
* Chalk dust makes me sneeze.
Here are the first day of school pics from the past. Enjoy!
First day of pre-K September 2010
First day of Kindergarten - August 2011
First day of First Grade - August 2012
Comments
I can't wait to see more baby bump pictures! I hope you're feeling well these days!