Happy September!

We are five weeks into our new school year, and everyone is flowing along nicely.  Whew!

 

 

Amelia returned to her school as a great, big 3rd grader.  She was very nervous before school started, and after talking with her, I discovered she is already worried about the standardized testing that takes place at the end of the school year.  Amelia is a bright girl, and she will do just fine as long as she can keep that anxiety at bay.

Anna began in a new classroom this year.  It is a Pre-K class for deaf children, like she had last year, but this year, Anna is trying an oral classroom.  It seems a little ambitious right now because her hearing is still extremely limited, but her teacher knows the limitations she has and is working really hard with Anna.  She has made lots of progress in just five weeks -- things like letter formation, counting, sorting, sequencing - she's working at it.  Her teacher is convinced Anna is smart, which is what we believe, too.  I am excited to see how much learning we can cram into this year!

Lucy is back at her "little school" - a parent's day out program.  She is happy to stay home on home days and happy to go to school on school days.  Lucy is a bit of a homebody, so I will happily let her be at home as long as possible.  She still has two years until she is eligible for Kindergarten, so there's plenty of time.

After blistering summer days and a rather warm September, we are so ready for Fall -- cooler weather, pumpkins, warm beverages, sweaters...bring it on!