back to school
Well, back to school went ok last night. I fear the level of work this year though. I mean sure its 3rd grade. But she has 4 major book reports for the year. And the first one begins its process next week. Then we have research projects for the year on the local government, solar system, reproduction in birds, and earth science revolving around Earth Day and recycling. Then we have weekly spelling assessments which include dictation tests where the kids need to write out complete sentences, not just the spelling word. And that is nothing to do with Judaica studies, and Hebrew.
That is a LOT of work! And of course the Hebrew teacher says "Evelyn is very good about taking responsibility for not finishing her work. She volunteers to take it home and finish it." Which means to me, that she is spacing out at school and just choosing to do things at home because it might be easier. We shall see.
Evelyn's desk is already a mess. Which I totally understand... my desk was always crammed with crap by the end of the school year. She has already misplaced her glasses case for her at school frames. Fortunately I have more cases. When I got there last night, she had forgotten her water bottle, and her sweatshirt.
The technology teacher and I talked for a bit and she is very excited for Evelyn to learn how to use the Bamboo tablet that her Uncle Chris got her for her birthday. And the Music teacher is encouraging me to do a few extra lessons of guitar a month for her. Mainly because she has what I do, which is the ability to play music through listening and reading the notes. Many people have one or the other apparently.
The fact that this year is so intense is not a surprise to me. It's just a bit of a reality. I mean, sure she is getting older. But we are also about to have a baby where I am going to be very busy, and preoccupied. I worry that Evelyn is going to feel the stress. This is why Pete is saving up so much of his vacation time I guess....
So that is how it goes. Third grade is off to a major running start. And thankfully, her teacher seems to be pretty awesome this year. Of course, she has two, one is a substitute for the beginning of the year since the main teacher is on maternity leave.
That is a LOT of work! And of course the Hebrew teacher says "Evelyn is very good about taking responsibility for not finishing her work. She volunteers to take it home and finish it." Which means to me, that she is spacing out at school and just choosing to do things at home because it might be easier. We shall see.
Evelyn's desk is already a mess. Which I totally understand... my desk was always crammed with crap by the end of the school year. She has already misplaced her glasses case for her at school frames. Fortunately I have more cases. When I got there last night, she had forgotten her water bottle, and her sweatshirt.
The technology teacher and I talked for a bit and she is very excited for Evelyn to learn how to use the Bamboo tablet that her Uncle Chris got her for her birthday. And the Music teacher is encouraging me to do a few extra lessons of guitar a month for her. Mainly because she has what I do, which is the ability to play music through listening and reading the notes. Many people have one or the other apparently.
The fact that this year is so intense is not a surprise to me. It's just a bit of a reality. I mean, sure she is getting older. But we are also about to have a baby where I am going to be very busy, and preoccupied. I worry that Evelyn is going to feel the stress. This is why Pete is saving up so much of his vacation time I guess....
So that is how it goes. Third grade is off to a major running start. And thankfully, her teacher seems to be pretty awesome this year. Of course, she has two, one is a substitute for the beginning of the year since the main teacher is on maternity leave.