Saturday, October 14, 2017

Back to School 2017

Here are the First Day of School pictures from 2017 (on the L) and 2016. Guess they all grew a bit during the past year.

McKell is now in full-day Kindergarten at Bowen Elementary. I hesitated to send her this year since she literally turned 5 on the first day of school. She has adjusted pretty well to the rigorous schedule, and is making good progress academically. She frequently asks about when her next day off school is though. Her teacher, Mrs. Stanfield, has been at the school teaching Kinder for a few years now. 

     

Brenna is in 2nd Grade at Bowen Elementary. She continues to do exceptionally well in her reading and writing. She gets a bit frustrated with Math, but is able to be successful when she calms down and finds a little extra patience. She loves her teacher, Mrs. Wilder, who is in her 24th year of teaching (all at this school). Ashlyn also had Mrs. Wilder when she was in 1st grade. When Ashlyn saw the classroom was decorated in Harry Potter style she thought it wouldn't be too bad to return to Elementary School.

     

Ashlyn is in 5th grade and moved on from Elementary to Rayburn Intermediate School this year (5th & 6th grade). She has 6 different classes, of varying lengths. She has really connected with a few of her teachers, and is particularly enjoying her Kickstart (martial arts) class (PE credit). She gets a little overwhelmed with a big school filled with so many kids, but she is finding her way and doing well.

     

Kaylee is in 7th grade at Davila Middle School (7th & 8th grade). She is in her second year of the Inquire Program (specifically for high achievers). She thinks her teachers give way too much homework, but her Mom thinks part of the problem is her obsessive need to go the extra mile on all assigments. She has a great group of friends and is involved in NJHS and student council.

     

1 comment:

  1. Love to see your kids and read about them. Made my morning. Thanks for the updated pictures.

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