We actually planned to start school last week, but unfortunately after fighting it for over a week I came down with an infection last Sunday afternoon and was out of commission for a few days. The kids were especially disappointed to miss their first day of co-op, which is a new addition to our routine this year. They valiantly overcame their disappointment, however, and we spent our extra week in needed preparation for Take 2.
Yesterday we successfully made it to co-op, which was felt like a major accomplishment. Class starts at 9:00, which, considering the 30 minute drive, is a bit early for this crew. But we pulled in the parking lot at 8:48 and had everyone in class by starting time! Yay us! The kids all had an absolute blast in their various classes. The dinner table last night was a buzz as they told story after story about all the fun things they did. Benjamin and Talia are in the same 4 classes (Math Concepts, a literature class called "Five in a Row", PE, and Science: Birds & Butterflies.) Leila is in preschool classes (Letters/Numbers/Phonics, Music, Learning Through Senses, and Creative Movement) and to my surprise did quite well with the long day. I was in the nursery with Channah most of the day, which was actually kind of nice. Mamas of newborns are all assigned to work in the nursery so we each were able to sit and rock our own littlest ones and chat. You know that doesn't happen very often!
Today was our first day of school at home. Seth was able to go into work late so he could be here for breakfast and give the principal's beginning of school address. :)
We took our traditional First Day of School pictures:
Note the half-grown-in front tooth (the other is also very loose)
SO proud to be in Kindergarten! (Talia told me yesterday as we were driving to co-op, "my heart is beating fast because I'm so excited!")
Happy girl, as usual :)
The goofy gang
Mrs. Rodriquez with her class (I love that Benj & Talia are holding hands. :) )
The school kids with Channah before she went down for her morning nap
Well, here's the real deal: our first morning could have gone better. Channah slept for about an hour, but woke up about an hour early and screamed, despite my efforts to comfort. She flatly refused to nurse while I taught math, which lead to another hour of screaming. (And really, who can't learn place value while an irate baby cries?) On the other hand the big kids had positive attitudes and were cooperative so that was encouraging. After lunch Channah did finally go to sleep and we had a great afternoon, despite the fact that we didn't finish up until 3:00 (an hour and a half later than I planned).
I am excited about what I have planned for this year and I am encouraged that the kids are enthusiastic as well. I'm just praying that Channah will learn to adjust to our new routine and that soon we will be in a good groove. At the very least it should be interesting. :)
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