Back to School 2013-14
Back to school brings, early mornings, new shoes, schedules, backpacks, lunches, books, alphabets, lots of pencils, friends, new teachers, learning, bus rides and fun!
Mr. Emmitt started Kindergarten this year! We are always so amazed at how fast time goes, but when the baby is doing things for the last time it is so bittersweet. He has Mrs. Pavleck (AKA Mommy's friend Molly) for his teacher this year and loves her! Grandma Audrey really worked with him over the summer on his name, letter recognition and reading. He is doing very well in school! The sight word list is growing daily and we are amazed at how fast it is all going.
Parker is in second grade this year. His teacher is Mr. Zika. That's right, the first male teacher he has had and it has been awesome! This kid has bonded with his teacher like I have never seen. We are pretty sure it is because of the male factor, but also he loves sports and hunting just like Parker. They have a little banter every Monday morning about how many birds we got over the weekend. Last week Parker turned our bird shooting into a math problem. 2 spruce hen + 3 ruffed grouse + 2 sharp tails = 7 birds. He is so excited to come home and talk about his day. His reading is excelling nicely. It can be a struggle to get him to sit down and read, but once he does, he can do so for 30 minutes or more. Math has always come pretty easy to him. Last year's teacher dubbed him a "math brain" and he continues to show us that. Handwriting will be the skill he will need to improve on most...he just simply doesn't like to take the time to write slowly and neatly.
Parker made sure to take care of his little brother on the bus. So cute how he guided him to the bus stop...as if Emmitt forgot from last year! But he stayed right next to his brother for the ride to and from school.
We had one happy and tired Kindergartner on the first day of school! He absolutely loves school and is excited about learning.
We just came back from parent teacher conferences and got awesome reviews on both boys! They love school, love learning, are behaving (thank God!), are having fun, sometimes get too loud, listen, play hard and love their teachers...sigh, couldn't ask for a better year ahead of us!
