First Day of School 2009

This week the three older kids had their first day of school and boy was it eventful! With a new Principal, new teachers, seeing friends and CRAZY new bus route issues (the news was even at our bus stop after school), it made for a memorable day!

SPENCER

Spencer is in 6th grade this year and excited to "rule the school". He was excited to learn that he got the teacher he was hoping for and so far she has not disappointed! "My teacher is Awesome!" were his words after the first day! With lots to look forward to this year, Spence is already off to a great start!

ANNIE

Annie is in 4th grade this year! All the fourth grade teachers this year are fabulous and she got one that she had part time when she was in 2nd grade and her teacher went on maternity leave. Quite a few of her friends are in her class and she's thrilled to be back to learning! Seriously, I don't think there is a child in the world who loves to learn as much as Annie does!

GARETT

Garett is in 2nd grade and was SOOOOOO excited for school to start! Last week we went to the school for "Lemonade on the Lawn" to meet his teacher, see his classroom and drop of his school supplies. His two best friends are in his class again this year as well as a little girl who has a huge crush on him. She sits right next to him and when he saw her name on the desk next to his he put his hand over his face and shook his head while turning bright red! I wish I'd had my video camera. It was the cutest and funniest thing ever!

NEW PRINCIPAL

After 5 years of being less than thrilled with our principal, this year we have a new one! The whole community is ecstatic and so far we've been impressed. Let's hope this year brings a lot of positive change to our school!

BUS ISSUES

Last year the school district announced that due to budget cuts they'd be combining bus stops throughout the county. When they posted the bus stop locations online parents went nuts. The first day of school I walked the kids to the new bus stop and it was CRAZY!! There were at least 150 people at the stop (both kids and parents) and no place for anyone to stand to wait. The street where the stop is is a busy street so there were cars everywhere. Some parked, some whizzing past... After a few minutes 2 busses showed up and kids started piling on. It was a zoo. That afternoon when I walked up to the stop to meet the kids, there were 3 news stations there doing a story on the situation. The districts solution to the budget cuts was to combine stops but still have the same number of buses. Hmmmmm, what???? What is the difference between 2 busses at one stop and 2 busses each at their own stop? Makes no sense. Anyway, after much media, many phone calls from parents and pressure to keep our kids safe, we just found out they will be adding another stop to our neighborhood! Yeah!!!