Back to School......2B RULES!!!!!

It's Zach's first day of school. When he got out he said "this is going to be the best year of my life!!!" He was super excited all morning. I'm not surprised he had a great day. I am surprised that he was excited.

He spent August full of anxiety about the changes that going back to school brings. Like almost all kids, he enjoyed summer and wasn't ready for the change. But overall, he loves school. He hated the play based camp he used to go to. This year we sent him to the town's enrichment program. Reading, math, and science were the focus. He thrived!!!

His teacher in the program is a third grade teacher at the school. He decided he wants her for third grade. Then he spent the six weeks between when the summer program ended and school began saying "I'm scared of 2nd grade what if I don't get into third grade?"

My response was always "as long as you do your best, you won't have any trouble getting into third grade". It became another anxiety provoking thought for him. I can't blame him for worrying about third grade before second grade. I did the same thing! The second grade teacher at my school was comforting. The third grade teacher was the strictest in the school!

Zach likes that he can eat lunch with friends from the other second grade class this year. He likes that recess is before lunch this year. He likes that we take his close friend home everyday. He likes that he leaves through the same door as the third graders now. He really likes his teacher.

He also liked that he had a box on his desk this morning with everything he needed for school. It's a fundraising thing through Staples. Teachers put together a back to school list. All teachers for the same grade make the same list. Parents can order the kit in May. The parent organization for that school makes money, the items are discounted, and the teachers can know that the kids who got the kit all have the exact right things. I love it and will do it again next year!!!