How proud we are of our first grader! He has nearly completed his first week of school and so far he has adjusted happily to all the new surroundings, new teachers and new classmates. Even on the first day we said good-bye at the classroom door and he gave us a wave and smile as we left. Well of course I was the one tearing up (though he did admit later he felt "a little sad" when we left, but then he said, "I got too busy"). Each day he has come home with positive comments about his class and what he does at school. The school day is about 30 minutes longer than back home, so he gets plenty of "specials" 2 recess periods per day, PE three times a week, and visual art and music two times a week in addition to the standard stuff - reading, writing workshop, math, creative centers and science/social studies. The day seems jam-packed but he will definitely not get bored. He has 18 kids in his class, and we are getting to know their names slowly - it's a very diverse group of students from several different countries, only 3 Americans. So, bravo to our little guy for a successful start of the school year!
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| The first day at school! |
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| At the front door.. |
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| My new classroom and teacher in the background. |
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| Finished the first day! |
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| Letting off some steam at the playground after school. |
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| Ball fields at school - making the desert green |
Waou! we cannot believe Eddy entered first grade!!! what a big boy he is. And happy birthday again; we love you :))) great pictures of your school!
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