A Pacific Northwest Mom with two boys on the journey of life
A new chapter in our lives began today as we watched Will climb on to the school bus to go to full day Kindergarten. With a big smile and his huge backpack Jack guided him to a seat. At school Will was escorted from the bus to his class line by a bunch of the …
As part of learning to read and write Jack is learning to write phonetically. When he works on sentences, he sounds the words out to himself and puts down the sounds he hears. For example the word love is actually luv. I guess eventually they will correct it, but for now it gets them writing …
Tuesday was the Holiday celebration in Jack’s class at school. His teacher had 7 craft/activity stations all set up. They have been learning about all the winter holidays, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza and any other holiday that someone celebrates this time of year. His teacher has invited anyone to come in a speak about their holiday …
What a difference a year makes. I realized today how much Jack has grown up in the last year. He has always been a talker with a large vocabulary, so sometimes I forget he is only 5. Last year Jack and I worked on some Halloween crafts. They were ones from the crafts store, foam …
Photo Friday – 1st Day of School Here is Jack getting off the bus at school. He was so excited that he almost forgot to give us hugs before he got on the bus. He jumped off the bus and headed into school. He has just gotten off the bus home. I think he had …
There is a Kindergartner in our house. (Am I really old enough to have a school age child?) Jack starts school on Thursday. He is in half day/afternoon and gets to ride the bus (which I think he is the most excited for.) There are 5 Kindergarten boys coming from our neighborhood/bus stop (Lord help …