Our first night at school

Well for the parents of 1st graders it may have been back to school night, but for us it was our first parents meeting. I have to say that the more I have heard and seen and the more time I have spent there I am just thrilled that Arran is attending this school. More importantly he loves it.

After the initial general presentation by the teachers, we went to our respective children's classrooms to hear more from their teacher. Arran's teacher seems to be have such a great balance; she is funny, sensitive, very much in control, flexible yet organized. We enjoyed getting to hear stories about her first week with her class and the way they are already working together. There was art work everywhere, which we of course loved.

We were told to find the drawing our child had created especially for us and to
write a message for him to read the next morning. So sweet - he drew us.

Owen and Mzee - they are reading this book and have a theme
'Unlikely Friendships' which they are exploring, as a class. It's a true story about a 130 year old tortoise who essentially adopted an orphaned hippo. This is Arran's version.

Another one of his pictures on the wall.

The picture, laminated to line his cubbie-hole.

Starting this week I will be volunteering in the classroom on Thursday mornings. I'm excited to get a closer peek at how things work as well as get more involved in this new stage of Arran's life.