Back to school time this year was a mix of excitement, apprehension and the unknown.
Coco and I went school supply shopping. She had a blast choosing fun colored notebooks and folders which was a change from GCA as the school ordered supplies for you. We also shopped for the boys' stuff as well because apparently middle school boys have very little interest in notebooks and binders.
The Elementary School had back to school morning on Monday. We arrived home from The Netherlands at 10:00 on Sunday night and jumped right back into things on Monday morning! Cora's teacher for third grade is Mrs. Tedder! Cruz had Mrs. Tedder for first grade when we previously attended Sarasota Christian. The Middle School had their back to school night in the evening. It was pouring down rain as we ran around campus following the boys' schedules and finding all their classrooms! I didn't get a picture!
Eighth Grade:
With all the craziness going on, I think it's really just hitting me that Rowan is in eighth grade. Its kind of unbelievable honestly. Rowan is excited about his schedule. He chose choir for his music elective and already loves the choir teacher. He is in honors math, which is Algebra I, which he's excited about. A lot of the middle school teachers are male which is fun and the eighth graders are allowed special privileges like chewing gum, using the Keurig coffee machine and several other things. Rowan seems to like the boys in his grade- he remembers several from his previous days at SCS and there are some new boys as well. Row is playing flag football this fall so he stays two hours after school for practice for that.
Sixth Grade:
Cruz is an official middle schooler and is ready for the challenge. He chose band for his music elective and intro to stem for his choice elective. He ranked several musical instruments (trumpet, drums) and he'll find out soon which he'll get to play this year. Cruz is also in advanced math. He has several of the same teachers as Rowan including a bunch of male teachers as well, which he's excited about. Cruz has the same exact schedule as several other boys so he's been hanging around with them. He also remembers several kids from his previous time at SCS. Cruz s playing flag football along with Rowan. It's so fun that they have each to try this new sport with!
Third Grade:
Our little social butterfly was SO ready to be back. She was excited to have Mrs. Tedder as her teacher and came home with a long list of new friends. Cora is very excited to have an agenda this year to keep track of all of her assignments and she's looking forward to learning multiplication and division! Not school related but Cora also found out that she made a dance company called Gershwin at her new dance school. The school has ten competitive teams in their program and Miss Coco made the fourth one. She is the only third grader in her group. The rest of the girls are in fourth through six grades. I know God has a plan for placing her where He did.
Gotta love the Florida humidity! On the second day of school, the boys had something called Blazer Fest. Basically it was a day of inflatables, water slides, laser tag, sports, games, popsicles and a cook out designed to help the students get to know each other better and enjoy a day of play!
I'm excited that the school year is underway although I wasn't ready for summer to end. The anticipation, as it often is, was tougher than the actual first day. I'm so incredibly proud of my kids. They are brave and resilient and those qualities will serve them so well in the future.
