Tuesday night was back to school night where students were supposed to come and see who their teachers were going to be for the year and check out their classrooms, bring their supplies, etc. I did get a tip from one of Brynn's friends over the weekend that teacher assignments were showing up in PowerSchool (our online school system portal). So, we did find out earlier than Tuesday. Brynn was happy to learn she had Ms. Joy as she said she was hoping for a female teacher this year.
Ms. Joy actually taught fourth grade at Brynn's school last year and my co-worker's son had her for a teacher and requested her for fifth this year, so I had heard good things about her.
When we arrived to their classroom, she informed the students that they could choose their own seat. They all seemed so caught off guard. Haha. Brynn found a seat next to a couple of girls whose names she recognized.
Brynn got her supplies settled and worked on a worksheet that Ms. Joy had for the students to complete and then checked out the classroom a bit before we headed for home. She left pretty excited about starting the school year.
Brynn got up and going really well this morning so I am hoping that's a good indication of how mornings will go for her all year. Clara, on the other hand, was a different story. She's not much of a morning person anyhow, even if she does wake up on her own. She's pretty owly and stubborn until she really gets going...which is typically after I've dropped her off at preschool. Ha.
Dad was still around after Brynn had gotten ready, so he jumped in for a couple of pics, too.
Our big fifth grader!
Clara was first upset because she wasn't included in the photos and then didn't want her pic taken and then decided yes she did, but this is all we ended up with. ha.
It gets worse every year, I tell ya! Last year I at least made it to the front door of the school, but Brynn wouldn't let me go in with her, but this year I didn't even get to exit my car! Oh goodness. So, I had to snap a couple quick pics and video before she was off.
Yes, that is my voice cracking in the middle of the video. I'd rather be the one blubbering than have Brynn upset and crying which is how it used to go in Kindergarten and first grade.
It's not Clara's first day of anything, but I had my camera along anyhow, so I tried to get a couple more pictures of her going to preschool this morning. Standing in defiance. :-)
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Brynn reported a great first day of fifth grade! I think she'll have an awesome last year of elementary school this year. Miss Joy already said that they'll have some homework, whereas last year Brynn hardly had any, so we'll see how heavy the workload ends up to be. They already received a couple of assignments, once of which includes nightly reading.
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