First Day of First Grade

Douglas was excited for the 1st day at his brand new school. Here he is in my classroom before school started (notice I still have a few boxes left). Kindergarten will start next week. Thank goodness I still have a few days to finish getting ready. The kids got to eat sack lunches in the hallway so the gym floor could cure for a few more days. The playground wasn't ready so the principal bought a bunch of jumpropes and balls. Douglas said he practiced jumproping every recess. The school is looking good and almost all the way complete. Douglas enjoyed his first day.
Here is Douglas with his new teacher, Mrs. White. She met with the kids one-on-one before school started to visit with them and check skills. She asked Douglas if he had any allergies and he shared, "I'm allergic to salad." I really had no idea this was the case! We have a 15 minute commute home. Douglas was out in 5.
I'll have to share TJ's first day of school later. He missed the official 1st day because his dad kidnapped him and took him to Arizona to see Tom Petty in concert. Can you believe a teacher's son sluffed the first day of school? I saw TJ's class touring the school without him on the 1st day. The line went on and on and on (34 kids!). Our school district recently approved another teacher addition, and hired another 4th grade teacher. Yeah for smaller classes! The new teacher will start on Tuesday. We're not sure if TJ will be shifted or not.