Wednesday, June 10, 2015

First Day of (Summer) School

Jonas & Gill,

Today was your first day of summer school. Jonas, you are starting 2nd grade; Gill, you are starting kindergarten. 

Both of you are excited, and, near as I can tell, not nervous at all. 

We tried very hard for a photo of all of us, but these two are the closest to good that we could manage. 





No, Poppa is not mad, he is just concentrating. 

We are so proud of you both. We walked you to your classrooms. Gill, you have Mme Rebekah Hyer, but Lilliane Chagoyenne was your substitute teacher this morning. I heard her grown son (who is a teacher's aide) in the hall talking about her. He said, "My mom is subbing for Mme Hyer this morning, and she doesn't know anything about computers." While that is probably true, she knows a lot about kids. She taught for over 30 years before she retired. And she raised 3 boys. You will like her even though you might only have her for a few days.

Jonas, you have Mme Sandrine Salas. She is a hoot! Very funny French lady. But she is out this week, so you too had a substitute - Mme Marie Catherine Marchand. She is from Canada and has two little girls. Both teachers are amazing. You are a lucky boy. You were surprised (and a bit disappointed I think) to learn that your classroom was the same! Mme Cahoon had cleaned it out so it looked a lot different. 

You both walked in with your school supplies and snacks so your backpacks were really, really full. I made you lunches: PB&J sandwiches, grapes, cheese, and water bottles. You didn't eat much breakfast - milk and hash browns. Gill, you took only about 2 bites, so I am sure you will eat a lot of lunch!

Love you both,
Mom