Beginning of 2013-14 School Year

Today was the first day of school for the boys at South/West Park Elementary School.  But Hyrum has been ready for a while.

Hyrum is still at that age where he loves school.  Most of the time, he didn't even complain when I had him do homework this summer.  He did complain today, after school though, that it was too long today.

 (Mrs. Hardebeck and Hyrum)

 (Brigham and Ms. Haidet)

(Levi and Mrs. Guillen)

I loved that Brigham has Levi's teacher from last year.  I already know and love her personality and can't wait to start with volunteering this week (Fridays).  Levi said he thought his teacher was really "cool."  I also love that all of the boys moved up with the same kids they had last year in their classes.  At this school, they have 3 programs.  The GATE program, which pulls all the kids who have been tested (throughout Tracy) and tested really high to this location and provided classes just for them.  The other program is for the bilingual children (Spanish/English speaking) and the other is the traditional class.  Because so much space is used for the GATE program (our school is the only school that has it, which means all the kids from other schools are coming here) and bilingual, it only leaves one classroom, per grade, for the traditional class setting.  Which means, my boys get to have the same classmates each year...well, until we move again.  But considering my boys were in 3 different schools last school year, I think they deserve to have some normalcy in having the same kids in their classrooms this year :)