Back to School, Round 1

Once the big girls returned last week, we dedicated ourselves to getting things ready for school (after one last trip to the swimming pool.)

Meet the Teacher night was on Thursday, and Grace and Juliet have Mrs. P, who was Emily's teacher.  They got to pick their own spots, at least for day one, and Juliet had her fingers crossed that Kennedy would pick the spot next to hers.

William has Mr. C, who was Alice's fourth grade teacher.  I think he's going to do really well in his class. He also saw that he was one of the library helpers, according to the 'job' bulletin board.

The principal snapped this awesome picture of us at the ice cream social/meet the teacher night!  I was impressed that everyone was looking toward the camera and she caught an Alice smile!

One day, Avia needed to go to Meijer, and invited anyone who wanted to go, and they got a donut.  Once Alice signed up to go, I joined as well.  My donut was good.  We saw this M&M display at the QD.

And then, when Emily and I were shopping for a grill cover and school shoes for her, we found this M&M display!

The teachers came by in a scavenger hunt on Friday, and brought goodie bags.  They were able to mark off 3 items from us: "school shirt," "bike," and "all the siblings." = )

And then, the day finally arrived!  First day back to school.  We always walk the first day, and today was no exception.  Emily joined us this morning too.

The twins dressed the same, down to swapping socks, with a few exceptions to help their teacher. = )

They came home happy and tired, here's to a great school year!  The big girls will start next week, in their new district.

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First Day of School 2021

We started school around the 3rd week of August, so, our normal time, and yet, many of the schools in Texas started a week before we did! There were schools in Michigan though, that did not start until after a very late labor day.  Coronavirus has had some strange side effects.

It is our second year of homeschooling, and it feels much less stressful than last year, when we were all new to the regimen. 

The twins are now in the same grade Alice was in, when we first moved to Michigan.  Alice seemed much older in second grade, I guess that's how it works between the oldest and youngest.

A few of the outtake pictures, while we were waiting for Alice.

 We are looking forward to a fun school year focused on the American Revolution!

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Edit: While written in mid-September, I've lined it up, date-wise, to match the date the pictures were taken, on our first day of school.

End of Year

Yesterday, we finished our first full year of homeschooling!  It was wonderful and tiring and enjoyable and lots of work, but ultimately a good enough experience that I am looking forward to doing it again next year!

To celebrate, Avia came over and we heard some narrations and ate some cookies and drank some sparkling grape juice!

I was so excited to take the "typical" end of year homeschool picture with all the books we read!  Most of these we read all the way through.  There were a few (like the Bible and complete works of Lewis Carroll) of which we only read a few of the books it contained.

I'm kind of in disbelief at the new grades of my children.  At this point, really, none of them sound like they are feasible: Alice is a newly minted 6th grader, Emily 5th, William 3rd, Grace 2nd, and Juliet 2nd.  

Looking forward to a relaxing summer with a very light schedule and lots of fun.

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