A New School Year Brings Changes

(Due to my late posting) my babies are all well into the school year. 

G loves kindergarten, and apparently his teacher too.  One night at dinner, soon after school started, I asked G what he thought of his new teacher, Ms. Hart.  He thought for a minute and then announced, "Her smile.  She has a nice smile." (Pause)  "And I like it when she wears high heels."  Hmm...  Well, he got a big thumbs up from his dad.

G & his best friend Rayna comparing new school shoes.

The girls jumped back in and are doing well.  Laney has a good 2nd grade teacher, and I think she will learn a lot this year.  We are still waiting for the "love of reading" to kick in with her.  Macie is already feeling challenged in some subjects, simply because she wants to give minimal effort.  I think she got a little too use to school coming easily.  I am struggling between intervening and or taking a step back and holding her more responsible (as directed by all the 5th grade teachers at orientation).

 

With a new school year, and my baby beginning kindergarten, it brought changes for me too.  I would say I am still a stay-at-home mom, but I do have a workplace I must report to (for 2 whole hours a day).  I am a Recess Supervisor at one of the nearby elementary schools - thankfully not my kids.  I work from 11:30-1:30, which is perfect.  I really struggled with what I could do.  Something that would still allow me to get the kids off to school, be home after school, be home on inservice days,  holiday breaks, late starts, and summertime.  I like the other supervisors and the kids, well for the most part, they are typical kids.  It gives me some insight as to what is happening in certain grades, (ie, attitudes, boy crazy, sneakiness, attitudes, back talking, flirting, attitudes, makeup, attitudes,...).  It has provided us a lot of dinner time conversations.  Some of my work skills have been put out of use while I stayed home with kids for 8 years, but not my ability to monitor kids on a playground.  I am a pro at that.  I have often wanted to discipline other peoples kids at parks and playgrounds, and now I get paid to do it...(insert evil laugh here).    I actually really like it...remind me of that again come November-February.