School Daze: August 2005 Archives

Myra had a lot of fun today acting out the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. She even got her face painted to help her get in the mood. When I picked her up from school she said, "Look Daddy! I got WHISPERS on my face!"

It looks like Myra has been offering her "cleaning services" at school. We're so proud of our big helper!

Yesterday was my first day with students this year. It was a very sad day indeed. However, on the bright side, I am now teaching Algebra II which means one thing: NO FRESHMEN! I had forgotten just how great life can be when you don't have a classroom full of 14 year old hormoniacs. These kids are mostly juniors and they seem to be quite a bit more mature than the juniors and seniors I taught way back when at Eastern Hills. I've noticed that I've taught about half of them before at one time or another. They have changed a little since then, though. In general, the boys have gotten taller and the girls have gotten fatter. I've only noticed a couple of returning knuckleheads so far. I assume this number will climb. As a bonus, they've moved me into a lot nicer room this year, as well. Check out my new digs:

Who has a pre-schooler in their house? WE DO! WE DO!

This past week was Myra's first week in pre-school. She LOVES it! The first day, we all loaded into the car to take her to school. I thought there might be a few tears when we left but there wasn't. When we went to pick her up, an excited voice said "Mommy! It's my mommy!" followed by a little whiny voice begging "Can I come back tomorrow? Pleeeease?" I'm glad she had fun. Here's our little EMS-ISD Developmet Center Cub now.

And here she is with her teachers Ms Becca (right) and Ms Danielle (left).

She's been making lots of new friends that she can't remember the names of but I'm sure she'll learn. She's also been making lots of art projects. She even has her own special clip on the refrigerator to hang her most recent masterpiece(s). Here are just a few.

When our baby girl was born, everyone told us "Cherish this time you have with her because they grow up so fast." They never said it was this fast. We are so very proud of our big school girl.