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Day 1

We're back to Day 1!  The first day of this school year came and went in a flash!  Pictures were a bit of an afterthought, but we got them accomplished.  You can see Caiden is "thrilled," Cambry is a little unsure, and Delaney is as excited as can be!

This will be a different year - 2 in the jr. high and only 1 at the grade school.  Getting Cambry going with this new routine has been an adjustment.  She had two-a-day vb practices leading up to the first day of school, so she was already tired before it even began!  After one week of practices, I can already see she is stronger - our main goal for her with volleyball.  The trick this year will be keeping her organized. As an 8th grader, Caiden has it all figured out, of course!  ;)  As far as football goes, it sounds like there is a quarterback battle brewing.  He would really like to play quarterback, but being one of the bigger guys out there, he may have to be on the line.  We'll see how he responds, either way!  Our little 2nd grader is just excited about her teacher and seeing her friends again - nothing very new for her.

While this is my 2nd year back to teaching, things still seem very new.  In fact, teaching 8th grade language arts is a new addition to my schedule.  It ups my total number of students to 75!  My grading process may need to be adjusted or that is all I'll be doing this school year!

So far so good after two days!  We'll see what the rest of this year brings!

2nd grade, peace, or "K"?




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