First weeks of school

The kids just finished their second week of school.  We are all getting used to the early mornings and the after school homework responsibilities.    

Kylee was really nervous about her first day because she was going to be at the same school for the 2nd year in a row.  She didn't want to go, but was relieved after the first day was over.   This year Kylee has 2 teachers in her 4th grade class that will be team teaching.  She says that they are really nice and she likes Ms. Thomas.  She was happy to discover that she gets to see her friends from last year during recess.  She made a new friend in her class that she said was really nice.

Brayden's report from the first day of 2nd grade was,  "Everything was fine and the teacher was nice and the kids were nice."  Unlike Kylee, he was excited to start back at school.  He said he sits at the good table which  always gets points for being on task.  He was especially happy that he gets to do his specials class with one of his friends from last year and gets to see him every day.

Julia was able to get into the Pre-K program at the same elementary school with Kylee and Brayden.  She was assigned to the afternoon class which means she gets to take a lunch.  She has really enjoyed the whole experience and has been excited to share all that she gets to do.  They provide a bus service to pick the pre-K kids up even though we live right next to the school.  Julia was so excited to be able to ride the bus.  One day we missed the bus because it came earlier than expected.  She cried and was so sad that she wasn't going to be able to ride the bus that day.  The next day she got things ready early so she wouldn't miss it again.

Here are some of Julia's activities for the week. 

She came home the first day telling me about the purple monkey Coco who didn't follow the rules and did things like standing on the table, pushing a child, and running.  Then he learned the rules and followed them.  The second day they went to the library and Julia told me she cried that there was not a princess book.  She told me they were able to find a Dora Princess book for her.  The 3rd day they were practicing cutting and a boy ended up cutting his hair.  They ended up having a talk about not cutting hair.  She identifies him now as the boy who cut his hair.  Julia has come home each day singing a different song that she has learned about counting, days of the week, letters of the alphabet, and months of the year.  

Blake has had a tough time with Julia going to school everyday.  Julia goes to school from 11:30 - 2:45.  That leaves the morning for them to play.  He is grouchy every time we say goodbye and she gets on the bus.  He has been a little bit difficult to take places by himself.  I took him to the grocery store and he screamed nonstop for 30 minutes until I left.

Info on the pictures
We walked Kylee and Brayden to school on the first day because parking is crazy.
Julia is standing in front of the school on the first day.
Julia was so exhausted from the first day that she fell asleep looking at a book on the floor.
Blake upset after Julia left for school.