Whew, it was an eventful first day of school yesterday! Nathan has been ready for the first day of 3rd grade since before school got out in the spring. He's probably one of the only kids ever that was DISAPPOINTED about starting summer break! At one point during the summer he asked me, "Mom, is there school that has classes during the summer that I can go to?" I told him that some schools had something called "summer school" but it wasn't quite what he was hoping for - it was for kids who didn't do well the past year but didn't want to have to repeat a grade. I guess its a great problem to have - a kid that loves school so much! So he of course was thrilled for the first day of school! His favorite part is that he's doing 4th grade math this year. He was crushing the curriculum last year so his teacher finally started giving him the work from the next grade up and he was excelling with that work too. So this year he'll head to the 4th grade classroom every day to do math with them. He is ecstatic! (Note the math problems he included as "decorations" on his board. He wants to be a math teacher when he grows up like his Nana.)
Sarah, unfortunately, woke up with a bad case of the nerves and all her pictures (by herself and with the boys) are just too sad, and probably too embarrassing, to post. I was trying to help her by having her do affirmations - saying "I AM going to have a GREAT first day of school." She very reluctantly repeated it a few times after much coaxing from me, but she did NOT believe me. Then we got to school drop off and she had a tearful breakdown in the gym. I figured I just needed to cut my losses and get out of there! A sweet friend asked her daughter to come comfort Sarah, and she texted me after a bit saying that Sarah was doing fine by the time they kids lined up and headed to class. And guess what?! Sarah DID have a GREAT first day of school! Look at that sassy and cheerful smile she had once we got home.
Hooray for a new year. First and third grades, here we come!
