First Week of School

My children started school this past week.   Sometimes it’s a hard transition going from relaxed, lazy summer days which are lightly-scheduled and packed with friends who come over to play at all hours of the day.   Both children enjoyed their summer and in part, didn’t want it to end.

They were also looking forward to starting school again.   We talked to them about the friends they had been missing and how they’d get to see them once school started.   We got their school purple bags ready and talked about their teachers who were waiting to see them on the first day of school.

Monday and Tuesday were staggered, partial days for the children as the teachers took time with old students and new students, giving them an opportunity to meet with smaller groups of children to acclimate them to the classroom and outdoor learning environment.

Wednesday started full days for both children and they seemed to be happy to be going and back into the school routine.   I say, “seemed” because we don’t get a lot of dialog from our children about what they did, who they played with, what the teachers said, what work they chose to do, etc.   They seem to live in the moment and aren’t interested in recounting their day once they’ve come home.

Once home, they picked up right where they left off with neighbor children play time.  The iPads were removed and school day breakfasts were given to allow them to focus on school work.   They didn’t seem to mind the change and adapted overall to the new school year easily and effortlessly.

In the next few weeks we’ll see how much they’re enjoying their classes hopefully with some feedback from their teacher and maybe, if we’re lucky, from our children.

The Big Boy Update:  My son has been building things with Plus Plus blocks a lot lately.   They’re small (less than an inch across) and completely open-ended in what you can make with them.   His constructions have become more intricate and complex as well as recognizable.   He will sit for long periods making all sorts of things with them.  He’s always happily calm when he’s working with the Plus Plus.

The Tiny Girl Chronicles:  My daughter says things suddenly sometimes.   Today she came into our room and said, “oh my God, I forgot to do my homework!”   I told her, “oh my God” was an adult phrase, but she could say, “oh my gosh.”   Then I asked her where she heard the phrase, because she’s never had homework at her school.   She didn’t know, she said.

What I Did To Burn Calories Today:  We ran twenty miles today in training for the New York Marathon in November.