Back-to-School Orientation Day was on Monday, August 26. We had 13 weeks of summer, and yet it still didn't seem long enough. We didn't feel ready for school to begin! We went school shopping in mid-August, and then had to go again in town on Monday after we got new items added to our lists at orientation. This is the stacks of school stuff JUST for the twins:
On Tuesday morning, the boys got up bright and early, put on some of their new clothes and shoes, and were ready for school, toting all their supplies in their backpacks. After attending orientation the day before, and seeing who was in their classes this year, they were actually excited about going on the first day!
Kanyon is in 1st grade this year and his teacher is Mrs. Born. His best friends Keagan and Wyatt N. are in his same class, which is such a blessing! He was SO happy to be attending school, for which I am SO grateful! He struggled a little bit at the beginning of his Kindergarten year with the new routine, but he has done amazingly well so far this year! He loves school, and he likes going all day now and having 3 recesses, and he still enjoys math tremendously and has liked learning how to read, too.
As a 1st grader, he now has his own desk--last year he just had his own little paper cubby in his Kindergarten classroom. He likes having his own supplies and his own workspace. Notice the earmuffs on his desk? Last year, he had difficulty concentrating because of the noise (he has super sensitive hearing), so over the summer we got him 2 pairs of earmuffs: one for school, and one for home. During the 2nd week of school, he informed me that the best part about school was that "it wasn't as noisy in his classroom now", so he hasn't had to use the earmuffs yet at school!
Micah and Jonah are in the same class again this year as 4th graders. This is the last year they are in the elementary school. There is no room for the 5th graders at the elementary school, so they attend the middle school. We have a small elementary school and an old Jr. High school in Salmon, but the community has voted no on a new K-8 school building 8 times now in the last ten years. It's sad for me to know this is my twins' last year the elementary school! I can't believe how old they are getting! Their teacher this year is Mrs. Baker--who they had 2 years ago in 2nd grade before she was married and known then as Ms. Schauss. They were happy to have her again, and also glad to know that one of their best friends Mason was in their class with them again.
Micah chose to keep his Mohawk hairstyle this year! Some of the kids in his grade/class/school recognize the boys by either their haircut or their shoes. Micah also chose to have very bright shoes this year:
Jonah wanted to keep his straight buzz cut that he's had in years past, and he chose more conservative shoes!
This is the last year they have "cubbies", because in 5th grade they receive lockers! Their cubbies are right next to each other this year!
Ammon is now an 8th grader, which is the final year he will be at the Middle School. This means that next year, I will have students in all 3 schools: one in elementary, two in middle, and one in high school. WHAT?!! I can't believe Ammon will be a freshman next year! That's seems crazy! He has a great schedule this year, and has several friends in his classes. He has 7 periods each day: science, math, english, band, history, p.e., and tutorial (the first year he's had it and loves having time to do homework at school). He is an excellent student and has some nice friends, and he seems to be fairing the early teenage years really well!
P.S. The 3 older boys all wore "Fox" shirts to school on the first day,
and seeing these photos of them wearing the fox symbol
reminds me of the song they've all been singing lately:
"What does the fox say?"!!
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