Remington's FIRST day of Kindergarten

Today was Remington's first day of Kindergarten at Sts. Peter and Paul! We requested that he have the same teacher Southern had when he was in kindergarten because we liked her. We got along well with Mrs. Smith, Southern enjoyed having her for a teacher, and she already knew our family. I thought it would be an easier transition for Remington if he had a teacher that he knew.

Remington said his first day was good. They started the year with a half day to help, so Remington hasn't had lunch at school yet, and he said they spent most of today "just doing fun stuff".

Dustin had work today, but he went in a little later so that he could walk Remington and Southern to school with me and Baylor today. After he left us at the gate, Baylor and I walked Southern and Remington into the gym where they sat in rows with their classmates until the bell rang. Baylor and I then waved good-bye to Southern as he left with his class and followed Remington's class to their room. We got to see Remington and his classmates put their backpacks up in their cubbies, find their desks, pray, and say the pledge of allegience. Mrs. Smith had play-doh out on each kid's desk so they could start playing as soon as they sat down. Remington got yellow and started out making a banana right away. Baylor and I then waved good-bye to him and made our way home to wait until pick-up time.

Remington wants to be a painter when he grows up. He was most excited about going back to school "again and again and again". Remington's favorite book is Diego. His favorite color is pink. The lunch he's looking forward most to Mommy packing is a peanut butter sandwich. Remington's favorite thing about school is eating the snacks (they had pretzels today - "not the bendy kind").

SPP has three kindergarten classes this year, and Remington is in Kinder B.

Today was also Southern's first day of 2nd grade. Now that he's moved up to 2nd grade, he is on the second floor of the school building (super cool!). Also as a 2nd grader, this is his first year to use a planner at school. Each student is required to write in the planner every day what their homework is, the teacher writes down their behavior (Southern's today was "SUPER"), and the parents check it every evening and initial it. Southern was very excited about his planner and took the time to ask me everyone's birthdays so he could write them down after school today.

Southern's teacher this year is Mrs. McNeill. Second grade has two teachers this year, and both classes spend time with both teachers each day. Southern's homeroom is McNeill, but he will also go to Mrs. Schafer's class during the day. Both teachers have their specialties, so they will each teach different subjects. Southern was so excited to find out that he was seated across from his best friend Garner in class.

Tomorrow will be a full day of school, and both boys are looking forward to going back.