Meet and Greet

On Thursday all of the kids had the opportunity to meet their new teacher. I am so grateful that I am able to request a specific teacher for each of them (one of those non-monetary benefits). The teachers that I had for Sarah are not necessarily the same ones I will choose for the others. Each of the children have such different personalities and need a teacher that will be best for them! I also don't want the children to be compared to one another.

Analiese's teacher this year is outgoing, bubbly and very talkative, not to mention very tolerant of little ones who talk a lot themselves!!! She and Analiese will get along beautifully.

It was a tough choice for Grace as my first choice of a teacher left the classroom to take another job in the school (school improvement specialist). The teacher I did choose hopefully will work well with Grace's difficulty in accepting correction.

For Matthew it was much, much easier. The teacher I chose is just full of energy! She speaks loudly, wears outrageous clothing (beautiful, but not generally what you see on a 2nd grade teacher) is fantastic with special needs kids and is a hugger! Matthew readily went to her, hugged her and once at home he announced, "I like my teacher!" We are going to have a great year.

This year I did not choose a teacher for Sarah. The entire team of 5th grade teachers are awesome! My requests for Sarah this year were the girls in her class. Having been in the elementary schools now for 14 years I know that in 5th grade the drama, the mean-girls and the puberty kicks in. Sarah is such a nice, sweet, young lady that I wanted her to be with others that demonstrated the same characteristics. Of course I couldn't pick ALL of the kids in the class but I did get to ask for a select few!

I'm very optimistic that this year will be smooth and each child will find success. I expect that Matthew will find a whole new world once he starts to read and Analiese will mature. Grace is definitely on the way to forging her own path and Sarah's year will be full of excitement. She is the "oldest" in the school now and part of the very first class to have started at this school.

This weekend we will be busy making sure we have all of our supplies and enjoying the pool before summer ends for the kids!