...to grades 1 and 4!
Both Kyle and Jillian were very excited about the first day of school. We got on the bus no problem (new bus route this year so the bus stop has moved slightly and time has changed).
And as I do every year on the first day of school, immediately after getting the kids safely on the bus I drove to the school. I met Kyle's teacher and she seems great. She is new to the school this year, which is a change for us as I'm used to having a teacher who is at least a little familiar with Kyle, so I was one of "those" parents and had a mini chat with her about Kyle and his IEP. Then into the gym with the 8 classes of grade 1's. The grade 1's aren't assigned to a teacher yet, they spend the day in a group rotating and at the end of the day the principal and teachers sit down and finalize class lists, so we will find out her teacher's name tomorrow. But I did see she is grouped with one of her best friends, so I'm hoping they get to be in class together. Something new for Jillian is this year she needs to wear her epipen pouch at school. In JK and SK they allow the kids to leave the epipen with the teacher in the classroom, but from grade 1 onwards it's mandatory for the child to carry their own epipen (and a second one is kept in the office). I had Jillian wear the epipen pouch at camp this summer to get used to having it on and so far so good, she doesn't seem to mind. It helps that one of her closest friends also carries one, and they even have matching medic alert bracelets which made them quite happy this morning at the bus stop.
I even started the school year off in an organized way with lunches ready to go in the fridge and backpacks all packed last night. Every year I say I'll keep it up, and every year I spend each morning scrambling. Maybe this will be the year I stay organized? Ha, not likely.
And now I prepare for the mountain of paperwork which comes along with the first week of school. Better warm up the chequebook, it's in for a good workout tonight!
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