The kids got their school pictures, and Larkyn last minute got to pose for one! Because Larkyn helped out on picture day with me, and enjoyed chatting with and making friends with the personable photographers during their breaks, they invited her stand for a picture as well (which she thought was SO fun!).
Summer 3rd Grade
Colton 1st Grade
Larkyn Pre-K
Summer and Colton's teachers are both using an app called SeeSaw, which is kind of like facebook for their class. Its a closed group of parents, that teachers (and in Summer's class, students) can post about their day. It has been really fun to see daily pictures and videos on what is happening in the classroom! I will share a few we have received.
Colton
Colton at recess with a group of boys he and his friends call "the Jimmies"
Reading
The day they got their "Kiwi" bags, daily homework bags that come home with a book to read on their own, along with a notebook to journal about the book in.
Colton's class playing a game outside
Chrome books in the classroom (Colton is on the right with the blue headphones)
On Fridays they get fun time in the afternoon
I took this one :) Larkyn and I love coming for lunch on Italian Dunker Day!
Colton class earned Jammie Day. Colton is wearing yellow jammies in the back left.
Colton and his 4th grade buddy Alex, on Jammie Day, building something!
Summer
The girls in Summer's class. Summer is second from right.
Summer's class after the apex fun run. Summer is front row right, kneeling.
Principal Appreciation Day. Summer is holding the hot pink sign backrow, second from the left.
Summer's class - Summer is standing just left of middle.
Summer and her kindergarten buddy, Malin.
Summer's class earned a Culver's Day
Summer's class does Would You Rather Wednesdays, where they have to pick a side and debate it. We've gotten to hear their debates through video posted on the SeeSaw app.
I really appreciate how intentional the kids' teachers are about sharing things that have happened throughout the day with us as parents. I love seeing videos of them dissecting fruit, walking quietly in the hallway, or sharing something they have learned or done with us. Thank you, Southview teachers!
I love having Larkyn home with me during the days. She loves to hang out, do preschool, cook with me, help me clean bathrooms, come volunteer at school with me (so far we have volunteered to help with picture day, the apex fun run, and in Summer's class), and go shopping! We have both enjoyed browsing Once-Upon-A-Child, a resale shop for kids, and she loves to pick out her own clothes and try on shoes!
She loves to sing, and serenades me often with praise songs! Here I was cleaning and heard her singing and took a hidden video. It's so sweet!
Larkyn has grown by LEAPS AND BOUNDS in her first 3 weeks of preschool at home. She started the year not knowing how to write any lowercase letters, and now she not only can write all her letters, she can sound out and write words all by herself!
It has been really fun to see such a huge growth in her reading, as she sounds out and puts together words. Here is a video of her reading to me this week.
Larkyn, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our time together during the day when the kids are at school. Please don't grow up too fast! Love, Mommy
Each year, Southview Elementary does a school fundraiser put on by the Apex team. Students obtain pledges for their school, and then participate in a fun run. The number of laps they run corresponds with the amount they can collect from their pledge donors. Each year I volunteer as a lap counter, marking the kids t-shirts when they cross a certain portion of the track, to keep track of the laps they have run. Its crazy and fun. Larkyn was the best cheerer around as she high-fived runners and enjoyed making friends with the Apex coaches :). Grandpa and Teddy were able to come cheer on Summer in the morning and Grandma and Grandpa came to cheer on Colton in the afternoon. Its always an exciting and energy filled day at Southview!
Summer
High fives for Grandpa, Teddy, and Larkyn
Summer and one of her best friends, Anisah
Colton
High fives for Grandpa and Larkyn!
Me doing my job :)
Larkyn made friends with "CooCoo" one of the Apex coaches....
And wanted her picture with him. She thought he was pretty cool :).
