The boys got their lists, we headed to Target, and they crossed the items off as we threw them in the cart. Only one thing couldn't be found, and I opted out of driving around town to try to find it.
This year, our school had a "welcome walk" for the first time. We copied a neighboring school, and it was sorta fun. We were instructed to be home on Wed. between 4-6:30 and their teachers would show up on the doorstep to introduce themselves. We didn't know who they had until they came to our door. They anxiously watched outside the window.
Matthew crossed everything he could think of that he would not get the one 1st grade teacher that Tyler dubbed as "mean." It was different from the teacher I had heard from my friends not to get.
For 3rd grade, I didn't know too much about the teachers. There were 3 that I had heard enough about to sortof hope for, but I didn't hear anything bad about any others. So I was indifferent. When Mrs. Mollenkopf walked up, I was happy. She was one that I'd heard good things about. I also knew her a bit from working on the Wing Ding 5k with her last year. She seems nice, and quite the go-getter, I hear. Our neighbor, Cassis, across the street had her last year. Tyler has followed her--teacher wise-for kinder-3rd now. Crazy.
I knew enough about the 1st grade teachers that I knew I DIDN'T want 3 of them. Tyler's 1st grade teacher was awesome, but she moved up to 2nd grade this year, so not an option for Matthew. I was very happy to see who Matthew got. I had a chance to talk with her the next day at supply drop off and found out she named her two daughters after Elvis--Presley and Erin (I guess Elvis' middle name is Aaron). I found that to be a very intersting tidbit.
Matthew was happy that he didn't get the "mean" teacher, but found out from chatting with friends that he wasn't going to be in class with any of his Lego Club friends. Just girls from his kinder class were in his 1st grade class.
The first day was good--we visited them at lunch, and fortunately, their lunches are back to back this year, so makes it super easy for me! 
3 comments:
Oy, we have first day tomorrow and I am way more nervous for it than my kids are. I hope you are liking your new days!
glad you are happy with both teachers. the welcome walk sounds fun. we had home visits too. makes a big difference.
That's a fun idea, to have the teachers show up at your house. Exciting for the boys - glad they got good teachers!
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