First Day of School

     Last Wednesday was registration day which is a half day for students. Rylee was in a great mood that morning checking out all the decorations at the school. Our theme this year was PEACE- Positive Energy Always Creates Excellence. Everyone was dressed up in tie dye, and it was super cute..

     Rylee wanted to take a picture with Ms. Beth and Ms. Tiffany, but when it came time for her to go to Ms. Jaime's class she got very anxious. I had to leave her in her class so I could go lead Pre-K Orientation for my incoming students' parents. And when I had to leave, she got very upset. I am so thankful we have such amazing caring teachers at MES, because while Ms. Jaime was busy helping her incoming students get their paperwork complete, others stepped in to help Rylee stay safe and eventually calm down. I went to get her after she had been in there for about 2 hours, and she was playing with some of her classmates. I'm glad she came around.

     Today was  the first full day of school for this school year. Payton Joy is moving up to the 3's & 4's class at PreSchool this year and Rylee Love is starting 2nd grade.

        Aren't they just the cutest?! I can't believe how growny they are! It doesn't seem right. Payton Joy doesn't actually officially start Preschool for a couple more weeks, but she wanted to take her pictures with sissy. She loves school and is a little social butterfly. She is very smart and the only complaint I ever get from her teachers is she is very talkative. I'm so proud of her and how big she is getting!

      Rylee was still pretty anxious today. She was very resistent to me leaving her in class. She didn't want to sit with the other kids, so she chose to sit at a table in the corner by herself, and she didn't want to complete the task Ms. Jaime had put out, so she was given a blank piece of paper to draw on. It's hard for me to see other kids interacting and excited about a new school year, and her hiding away from everyone else. It doesn't seem to bother her though, so I guess I shouldn't let it bother me.

     After a slow start, Rylee actually ended up having a great day. I came to check on her at lunch and she was all smiles. She was so excited that she got to see Ms. Beth and she LOVED that Ms. Jaime let her hold her hand in the hallways. It looks like this is the start of another great school year!