School

Anya is one week in to her new school. So far, so good. The first day was a bit bumpy, since she really wanted to go to Wedgwood and be with her friends there. But by day two, she already had a new "BFF" (Clara) and "a boy that fell in love" with her. And she adores her teacher*

In the car on day two, dad asked how she was liking it.  She said, "I hated it yesterday, today was okay, tomorrow I'll like it. But the end of the week I'll love it."

There is some getting used to the different rules and way things are done here. Anya told me that last week, she got up out of circle time to grab some water (totally acceptable thing to do in her Kindergarten class; the teacher let the kids self-manage bathroom and water). The assistant teacher was kind, yet firm in letting her know her actions weren't OK and had her go back to circle. Anya got right back up to get water; assistant teacher picked her up and moved her back to circle. Rinse, repeat until she gave up on water until break time. 

It looks like she might be slightly behind in some of the things they are studying. Current and old school are both doing common core, but St. C's seems to have pushed ahead a little. I'm not concerned; she'll catch up quickly. 

But other than the expected adjustment period, all is well. She started CYO cross-country yesterday. At this age, there are only a handful of practices and meets. This Friday also starts CYO soccer. The entire grade is doing it and Chris is one of the coaches. He was born to be a dad, he will also completely rock being a coach. The kids are lucky.  I'm meeting lots of nice parents and we've already got a mom's night out scheduled for later this month. 

Here are a few pictures from the first day. 

with one of her best buddies right before we all walked to school 

posing in front of a building (this pic makes it look run-down, but it's a nice, pretty campus)

A few minutes of playground time before heading in to class

reading something on the chalkboard a few minutes after we got to her classroom. 

*Although, on the first day, Anya told a rather creative and elaborate story about how her teacher is actually a witch. That, as soon as the parents left, she changed in to her witch outfit (so the parents wouldn't suspect anything). And that at the assembly, she tied all of the children in a rope and took them to Maple Leaf Park. There, she banished them all from the school. Anya said, sorry, she was not allowed to come back to school the next day, since she had been banished.