Scooter had a great day at school yesterday. Her teacher commented that she's extremely quiet, but that they'll hopefully get her out of her shell before the year's over.
Once she was "safely" in the car with Ben, though, she was a ball of communication. She called me at work, where I asked about her first day and was told that the best part was that they had TWO recesses. One after lunch, like normal, and one before math. Probably a good idea to get the stink off (as my mom would say) before settling down for some major brain work. Her other favorite part was gym class. They had a jungle gym INSIDE, and two tarzan ropes over big mats that they swung across, and a maze made out of tall mats set up (which the teacher switched up every so often). The other best part was getting to use a calculator at math class. She's never used a calculator before. The other best part was that all the girls came up to her to ask her to be their friend. The other best part was lunch - she liked how it was set up where she could just choose whatever she wanted and then "pay" for it with her lunch ID.
She had nearly an hour of homework last night. She had to practice her spelling words by writing them each 5 times. She had 10 words, plus 5 "bonus" words. One of her bonus words was ambidextrous, which she practiced by writing it with both her left hand and then her right. Afterall, part of spelling is also learning the word and what it means. She also had to read for 20-30 minutes. Luckily, with Scooter, that's hardly a chore. She loves to read. She did want to hang out w/ Bubba while she did so, though. I made her sit in her room with me while she read, and I put laundry away so she wouldn't be so distracted. Bubba was watching a mickey mouse clip on the computer and playing.
It was a great start to getting her into a routine. I had to sign off on her homework, and send it back to school today. This morning, Scooter rode the bus for the first time (since leaving our house in Omaha). Even though the school is less than a mile away, they expect all students to ride the bus or get dropped off by their parents - nobody walks to school. I find that extremely odd, considering the walkability of Beaverton and the number of active people you see around town at all hours. But I suppose with gym classes like those and two recesses daily (plus swim lessons and trips to the park), Scooter will have enough exercise. I'm excited to find out how school went today.
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