Back to School Firsts
A week ago, on Tuesday, marked the official "Back to School" season for my kids. Here, however, the schools actually let 3K and 4K start a week later due to home visits. So, last week Jaina started school and today was Jayce's first day.
Jaina was "stylie" in her Hello Kitty backpack. "Stylie" is a word Jaina invented when she was 3.
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Jaina and her new teacher:
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After the kids arrive at school, they are told to sit in the hallway and look at Hundred Book Challenge books:
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Little brother needed his picture taken, too!
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Finally, finally, it was Jayce's turn to start school.
In the car, ready to go! (excuse the blurry picture please!)
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Jayce was all smiles when we got out of the car in the parking lot. He gave me lots of "cheeses" as he calls it!
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The kids don't really have any desks, so to say. But they do have a writing center. Jayce's first task on his picture schedule was writing and he sat right down without missing a beat!
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On the bus, he got to sit next to his old friend Jonathan, who used to be in his class last year but is now in another class.
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In fact, he loved riding the bus so much, he didn't stop talking about it all afternoon :)
Jaina was "stylie" in her Hello Kitty backpack. "Stylie" is a word Jaina invented when she was 3.
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Jaina and her new teacher:
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After the kids arrive at school, they are told to sit in the hallway and look at Hundred Book Challenge books:
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Little brother needed his picture taken, too!
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Finally, finally, it was Jayce's turn to start school.
In the car, ready to go! (excuse the blurry picture please!)
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Jayce was all smiles when we got out of the car in the parking lot. He gave me lots of "cheeses" as he calls it!
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The kids don't really have any desks, so to say. But they do have a writing center. Jayce's first task on his picture schedule was writing and he sat right down without missing a beat!
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On the bus, he got to sit next to his old friend Jonathan, who used to be in his class last year but is now in another class.
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In fact, he loved riding the bus so much, he didn't stop talking about it all afternoon :)
Awwwwww!
ReplyDeleteI remember the excitment of starting school each year. Boy did it wear off fast. Your kids look cute.
ReplyDeleteThat means you have free time during the day now, right??? :) They're both adorable as usual! And I like that word "stylie"... maybe I'll starting using it...
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