The kids are off to school now; Thomas to second grade and Katherine to Kindergarten. They both are starting off well. Thomas is really enjoying his new teacher and is getting along well with his classmates — he seems to be taking back to school like a frog hopping back in the pond, although not all of his homework has been making it home, and he has been known to mistakenly bring home another kid’s folder rather than his own.
Katherine is doing afternoon Kindergarten this year, and that is also going well. She has a paraeducator in the class that helps her to participate with the classroom activities, and she gets pulled out for resource room activities when there are activities going on in class that she can’t participate in. She has been asking to go to school pretty much every day, including on the weekends, so we’re pretty sure she’s liking it!
Both the kids’ teachers this year are awesome; we’re very glad they have the teacher assignments they have. It’s been an interesting transition getting the kids ready for school this year, but we’re grateful that everything has gone as well as it has!