Spanish Class

At dinner tonight, I asked John about his day.  He said "It was good."  I noticed that he had a new library book in his backpack, so I said "I see you had library today.  What other special do you have with library?"  He said "Spanish."  I said "Great.  What words did you learn today?"  He questioned, "Spanish words?"  I laughed.  Daddy said "No French words.  What French words did you learn today in Spanish class?"  John was very confused.  And said "I take Spanish."  This conversation went south quickly.  Anyway he finally said, "Do you know Julio and Julio? It's two different words."  Then he sang us a little song.

We were impressed, even though he only sang half the months of the year.  Daddy asked "Do you know the song for the days of the week?"  John said "Yeah. Do you?"  Daddy said "Yes."  And then he sang us a song for the days of the week.  When he finished John said "That's not right.  I didn't learn that today!"  We laughed and said that's because Daddy sang the days of the week and you sang the months of the year.  John said "Oh!" 

Family Night

John's school had a family night program tonight. John really really wanted to go. When I picked him up from school, he told me "I didn't do my homework in Time+." I told him that he needed to do all his homework if he wanted to go to back to school. This was perfect motivation.  He finished his homework in record time and we all went to school after dinner. 

The program/show was good. The kids really enjoyed it. The performer did magic tricks and told silly stories and had puppets. John saw his show earlier in the day with his classmates, but still laughed at all the silly jokes. Gillian really enjoyed it. Both kids tried to be volunteers and were disappointed when they weren't picked. They also tried to volunteer Daddy and I. 

In the car on our way home, they told us about their favorite part. Gillian said "I liked it when the birdie (a puppet) licked the candy cane. And the candy cane was from the potty (it turned out to be a plunger)!" She laughed when she told us about it. John said "I liked that part too! Cause he shouldn't have licked! But it would have been worse if he licked the bottom part. You know the part that goes IN the potty!" 

The show was fun, but it was more fun watching the kids' reactions. I also loved seeing John wave and talked to friends from his class or Time+.  

Tech class

In the car today, I asked John "What was your favorite part of the day?" He said "Everything!" I hate that answer. So I said "Tell me one part of your day that made you smile." He said "Tech class. Every time we go, there is a new picture on the computer screens. And today there was a picture of a dog in a pumpkin surrounded by other pumpkins." I said "Aww, and that made you smile?" And he said "Well it was really cute!"

Lock down

Yesterday John's school practiced a lock down drill. Let me first say that I find it sad that they need to have these kinds of drills. But tonight at dinner, we asked John to describe it. He said "First we were working. And then they announced over the speaker that we were going into lock down. And we all got up and went behind the teacher's desk. The teacher turned off the lights, locked the door and turned off the promethium board." Daddy said "Do you know why you do that?" John started to say "So they can't see the..." But then he stopped and said "Because a person or an animal could be in the school." I said "Yes, somebody who is not supposed to be in the school." And Daddy said "And by locking the classrooms and staying in one spot makes it easier for the policemen that come looking for the bad guy." John interjected "Or animal." Then John said "And you know what? If you are not in your class when they call for lock down you have three options. 1) Join another class, c) Go to a bathroom, lock a stall and sit on the toilet with your foot on the door. And if it has an automatic flusher, you gotta stay really still; and b) Make your own plan." I'm not so sure I believe they were told to make their own plan, but I am glad that he paid attention and knows what to do if there is a lock down. 

Back to School Night

Tonight was Back to School night at John's school. We got to meet his new teacher and some of the parents of his new classmates. His new teacher is very interesting and I think she will challenge John this year. 

Hanging outside his classroom were these two pictures. 

It says Jogging, Ocean, Has a sister and Nice. I love all the words he picked. 

I really like this one. It is math about John. Plus I like how one shoe is red and one is blue. 

First day of 2nd grade

Today was John's first day of second grade. He was not happy about getting up this morning. He whined "I just don't like school. I don't like all the work!" Daddy and I explained that going to school was his job. He seemed to get it. Daddy asked "Do you want to take the bus home today?" John quickly said "No. I wanna go to Time +." 

We walked to the bus stop as a family. Gillian insisted on holding John's hand. 

We were surprised to find out that John will have company at the bus stop, a little girl who is in Kindergarten. We didn't introduce ourselves today (but I will tomorrow). It was the first day and her parents seemed super nervous. 

At dinner tonight, I asked John a LOT of questions about his day. Here are some of them and his answers. 

What was your favorite part? "Time +"

What was your least favorite part? "That summer had to end and I had to go back."

What color was your table? "No table. We have desks. But they look like tables. Cause they are pushed together. Six tables in each pack. And there are four packs. That's like 18 desks!"

Who sits across from you in your pack? "A girl. I don't want to talk about it."

Did the bus driver remember you? "Weren't you there?" 

Who did you sit with at lunch? "Boys. We sit far from where I sat last year!" 

We got a lot of information out of him this year. As we were talking, he said "I thought second grade was going to be harder!" Had to giggle a little. It's only day one, I'm sure it will be harder than first grade!

2nd Grade

Can't believe this little man will be starting second grade tomorrow. It feels like this summer went by so quickly. I really hope that he adjusts easily to his new teacher and new classmates. Can't wait to hear all about it tomorrow!