First Day of School 2020

 After 6 months off, the kids are finally back in school. They actually have been back for 3 weeks already, and I'm just a little behind on the times. Our weeks are so crazy now, we just blink and they fly by. It's crazy. 

The kids started school on Wednesday, August 27th. Elliott had his first day of Kindergarten. He was so super excited to be starting school, and he is killing it. He loves his teacher Mrs. Knuth, and he really enjoys his Smart Start in the mornings and practicing his letters with his Superkids books. When asked, he says his favorite thing about school is lunch time. His best friend at school right now is Jacob, and he really enjoys after school care. Overall, Elliott is liking school. I can't believe he is getting so big already. However, it was really nice to write out his last daycare check. 

Emma is now a 3rd grader. I'm not exactly sure how that happened. She won't admit it anymore, but Emma enjoys school as well. She was a little worried about sharing a classroom with her brother, but I think that is going better than expected. She has a little more homework so far this year, so that has been a little bit of a challenge, but overall she is doing really well. We do our homework right away when we go home from school, and we have been reading every night before bed, which Emma really enjoys. She also states lunch is her favorite, and she loves the jokes and fun facts that we put in her lunch box. 

On the first day of school, we all attended chapel together and then the kids were off to school. It was so sweet to see how excited and ready for school they were. No tears were shed by anybody. It was a great first day of school. 

I took the day off, and came back to school at about 2:00pm to teach the kids about hand washing. It was pretty fun. I talked to the kids about the importance of hand washing and how to properly wash their hands. We also did some science experiments that had to do with hand washing which the kids thought was pretty cool. After school we stopped at Juice Stop for some first day of school smoothies. It was a great first day of school. 

I'm so glad the kids are loving school. Luckily, we are a small enough school that masks are not required. We are hoping we can keep everyone healthy with temperature checks and kids staying home when they don't feel well. Here's hoping everyone can stay healthy this school year!