Starting Jr. Kindergarten

Amelia's "Phase-In" day for Jr. Kindergarten started Wednesday. She and PawPaw spend Monday & Tuesday together while Ellie was in school. After quizzing Ellie how each day went, Amelia was eager to share wild stories of what her and PawPaw did. Here are a few pictures of their adventures.

At the Wolfchase Mall

Amelia's teacher, "Miss Leslie" was Ellie's Jr. Kindergarten teacher. We loved her class two years ago, so we were relieved to learn Amelia would start kindergarten with her. Amelia, excited to carry her very own backpack, skipped down the Kindergarten hallway to her class. Since Wednesday was a "Phase-In" day, only a third of the class was present. This made for an easy transition. Amelia when quizzed later that evening, claimed she had "no tickets, no timeouts, and no bones pulled". She was quite proud of her first day.

Starting 1st Grade

After searching the house over for my SD card & coming up empty (it must be at work), I've decided to sit down and post our first week of school. That's right, no pictures for now. Check back later. Monday started early as the girls and I got up to begin Ellie's first day of 1st grade. I still hesitate when saying 1st grade. We had already visited Ellie's class and met her teacher, Ms. Ford last week at Harding's "Meet the Teacher". I could tell Ellie was nervously excited to get the day underway. She sat quietly in the back seat of the truck as the two of us headed to school. Me just chattering away in attempts to settle her uneasiness. I walked her to class in the Elementary Building where there was a hustle of parents, teachers, and students. The Elementary Building (new to us) houses 1st through 6th grade. This was a big step for Ellie. There was Ms. Ford ready to greet us with a smile and 22 other students. Ellie managed to make it through her day. The second day was even better. Each day Ellie comes home with something new to share.