Anyhoo, Blythe is now in FIRST GRADE! That's like, so old. She has Ms. Rose who is new to the school and literally moved here from Florida the week before school started. In the picture above is Blythe's neighborhood friend Chambers who started kindergarten this year. Unfortunately none of Blythe's close friends from last year are in her class, but she makes friends fairly easily. Still, she doesn't rant and rave about anyone in her class nor does she ask to do anything with any of them after school. So this might be an "off year" for her. First grade homework blows. She has 6 math worksheets per week to get done. Fortunately, she has no problems with math, so I make her do all six in one sitting so we get that out of the way. Then she has a minimum of 20 minutes of reading per day and then an assignment about what she just read (so no waiting until bedtime to do the reading). Nope - supposed to have a "nice, quiet place away from distractions". Uh...that such place does not exist in my house. Trust me, I would have found it myself by now if it did. So we do the best we can. Miraculously Blythe IS learning how to read. Learning very quickly actually. Probably has more to do with the 2 hours per day at school she spends on reading than on the 20 minutes per day at home. But I think we're helping her. Maybe. But it's not like I can tell her, "okay, go read for 20 minutes". No - either Braden or I have to be right next to her helping her through it. But it will pay off (right?) because someday soon she'll be able to read her own homework assignments and work through them with just a little help.
Ethan LOVES school. His class is made up of 6 girls and 10 boys. Finally he can play cars and ride bikes and scooters, etc with other boys! He's in heaven! And he quickly made a best friend who has been to our house after school and Ethan has been to his house. His mom has helped me a lot actually which I am very grateful for. Unfortunately they just moved here over the summer and they don't know yet if this is a temporary move or a permanent one. I'm hoping permanent, but we shall see. Ethan goes to school Tuesday through Friday from 9:30-12:30. When they get out of school, they run around on the grass outside of school for 30-45 minutes while the moms get a bit of social time. On the 3 days each week that Ethan doesn't have school, he asks me if he can go to school. I'm so happy he loves school.
Brynn is indifferent about school. She goes only Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-12:30. She doesn't complain about school, but doesn't talk much about it either. She never talks about any of the kids in her class, but she does sing the songs she is learning. She talks A LOT about Benny (Ethan's new best friend). She is in love with Benny. "Benny hold my hand today" she'll say. "I go to Benny house" "I ride in Benny car". Etc etc. It's very cute actually.
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