What a day!!!
It started out with our early morning wake-up practice walk to the bus stop. Once Elise got up, we headed to their pediatrician's office for the required GA state paperwork for school. What a mess. We were there for nearly two hours; I do not like to start my day that way (although it had technically started 3 hrs earlier!). That said, the dr was really nice.
Then we had Elise's Meet and Greet.We walked her to school; I carried all the supplies, while Jonathan had his LeapPad to keep him busy. Her teacher seems great. Classrooms are small, but so are the kids and the class sizes. I'm also signing her up for ballet, so she's thrilled...and doing so many more spins "to practice."
Then we had Jonathan's Sneak Peek. That was utter chaos too. His teacher seems fabulous and has a great reputation. I spoke to her about us being new and about J's past math instruction (Singapore Math), and she was totally receptive and thoughtful about it. She sat him with the one boy he had already met so that he had some 'stability' on the first day. And, she wrote herself a note to look into his math technique. I'm so happy with her. The rest of the event was a mad-house. I missed a couple of things (rooftop garden, media center, computer lab, etc) b/c I didn't realize they were open. He gets 2.5 classes/week of Spanish; that's a lot more than I had expected. Some music; some PE. The info booths for after-school activities reminded me of Vegas. I think we'll do a science experiment/Lego group. We bought him a school spirit shirt, which he laid out for Wednesday, and a bumper magnet for my car. I was so spent that I completely forgot about the new parent orientation. Instead, we joined our friends (who have kids at the school) at the local burger joint for more chaos.
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