Can you believe it, the summer is over and it is time to go back to school. After being out of school since March, the kids were ready to go back. We were all worried that schools would not start back up because the Corona Virus is still running rampant according to the media. But with certain precautions in place, school was able to start.
Here they are ready for the first day of school! This is Emily's last year in the elementary school. She is in sixth grade.
She loves school and was ready to go back and see her friends. This year she has Mr. Hansen for her teacher. This is the first year she will have a male teacher so she was a little nervous about that. I told her it would be just fine. I didn't get a picture of her with her teacher because, well, sixth grade is too old I guess and guy teachers don't want pictures. Oh well...
Colby is in Fourth Grade this year.
He was excited about going back to school too but kind of wanted to continue with home-school. The reason he wanted to do that was because he could get his homework done much faster in home-school and have more time to play. I told him he needed to go back to school and be around people. Also if the other kids were going so was he. He is happy about it now because he gets to see more friends at school than he would if he was home-schooled. This year he has Mrs. Eames for his teacher. She seems great so far.
Logan is in Second Grade.
Logan was very excited to go back to school. He is our social butterfly and loves being around people. This year he has Mrs. Rocky Kendrick for his teacher. She is awesome. He husband works with Russell and she has always hoped to get to teach one of our kids. Now she gets too. We are happy to have her as a teacher.
And Charlotte gets to stay home with us for another year even though she really wanted to go to school with everyone else.
She will be the only one home but that's okay because she loves to play by herself and do whatever she wants without the bigger kids telling her what to do. She does miss them though and is happy when they come home.
Because of Covid-19, there have been a lot of changes to the way school is being run this year. The first major change is that all of the kids, teachers, and anyone that goes into the school is required to wear a mask. The poor kids and teachers have to wear them all day long with only a break during lunch and recess. I worried about how the kids would do wearing the masks because I have a hard time doing it. They seem to be fine though and are used to it now. The kids and teachers also have to wash or sanitize their hands multiple times every day as well as sanitize and clean the desks all the time. I don't think this is such a bad thing because it is good to clean and have good hygiene. The other thing is that the kids desks have to be spread out. They have to be as close to six feet apart as they can be to accommodate to all the kids. The kids are also not allowed to switch seats or rearrange the room. This is so there will be contact tracing in case someone gets sick. Only two classes are allowed in the lunchroom at all times and the other classes have to eat lunch outside or in their classrooms. There are no more after-school activities like Running Club, Choir, or Robotics. Parent Volunteers are pretty much done away with as well. These are just some of the changes. It will definitely be a different year but I hope things become a little more normal as the year goes on. I am glad they are in school though and that helps them with socializing and a better routine, which are all good things.
Because masks are required for school, I spent a lot of time recently making masks for the kids.
These are just a few of the ones I made. I ended up making five for each kid plus the school gave us two each. With this many, they will have a new mask for everyday of the week. I also put it out there to our neighbors that I would make masks for them for $3 each. Because of this, I ended up making about 20 additional masks for our neighbors so all of my fabric was pretty much paid for. I am done making masks for a while I hope!
Well, here's to another year of school. I hope it will be a good one and we will be able to stay in school for the whole year.
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