First Day of School

Yesterday was Samuel's first day of the school year!  He was very excited about his new classroom and his new teachers.  This year we took a photo by the chalkboard to capture some of his current 'favorites' now that he is 5.  :)  If we keep this up each year, it will be fun to see how things change or stay the same as the years go by.  

Ready to go, complete with his new school hat & shoes! 

 This is by far one of the coolest classrooms we've seen.  Its actually 2 adjoining classrooms, and has so many fun activity and learning centers.  His class of about 27 children are split into three groups, each with their own designated teacher.  After large group time, the smaller groups of kids move around from station to station each time the "bell rings" in order to get more individualized attention from their teacher.  (Micah just adored this classroom too by the way... so many fun things to check out!)

 Samuel was immediately attracted to this bin full of "Moon Sand."  You can see in the background that later this also becomes the snack table, where the children are responsible for portioning their own snack, pouring their drinks, and serving themselves!  

 We are so proud of our little boy!  Samuel we love you so much!  Happy first day of school sweetheart! 

 A well-deserved after-school treat!  :)  Popsicles on a warm August afternoon.  :)  

 Bet you can't tell that Micah LOVES popsicles!!!  When I asked the boys, "Who wants a popsicle?"  Micah was the first one to shout, "ME!"