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| Emery waiting to meet her teacher for her assessment before school started |
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| Emery with her teacher Mrs. Bradley |
I know I am a little slow in posting this as I know that she has been in school for about 2 months now but I just had to have it in my records.
Emery is my big sweet helper and I have to admit that I was quite worried about sending her to school. There was much anxiety months before she even had to go. We would talk through lots of things about school and the bus and I guess she could tell that I was worried because she would keep telling me, "Don't worry mom, I am going to be just fine." The
actual day of sending her off went really well. She was SO BRAVE and EXCITED. I guess I just needed a
brave independent kid for my first child because I am so timid. She
will plow the way for me and the rest of our kids in everything we go
through in life. What a blessing!!
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| I of course had to make her take this picture for information sake. You can tell she did not want this picture taken. |
I took her to the bus stop quite early and took a bunch of pictures.
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| Emery picked out her outfit for her first day. She REALLY wanted to wear her pants with sparkly pockets and her long sleeve penguin shirt. I told her she might be hot but she didn't seem to care. |
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| Kaven Elcee and Emery waiting for the bus. I think Elcee is super excited too. She is such a happy baby! |
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| Waiting for the bus some more. Kaven of course had to bring his school bus, he always has to have a car in his hand. |
She met a new friend at her bus
stop and held hands with her all the way to her playground from the
bus. It was pretty cute and comforting for probably her and me. Things
are always WAY easier and doable if you have someone to go through it
with.
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| Smeetea (Yessis little sister), Yessi, and Emery waiting for the bus |
I have actually loved having this family wait at the bus with us every day. They are from Nepal and we have become great friends. I love talking with their mom Monju everyday. She is still learning English and I love learning about their culture and country while getting to know them.
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| Off she goes, take a big breath and be brave for her. |
I just couldn't handle sending her off without knowing she got there safe. So I used the excuse that I wanted to take pictures on her first day at the school. There she is leading the way for everyone, even thought she does not know where she is going (that's my girl).
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| Getting off the bus at her school |
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| Posing for some more pictures for me. |
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| Walking hand in hand with her new friend Yessi to their playground |
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| Waiting in line to go to class for the first time. She is actually second in line and all full of confidence. A bunch of other kids were crying and super nervous. Not my Emery girl, just what timid Mommy needed. |
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| Home at last and first one off the bus, I might add, happy as can be. |
She came home SO HAPPY and ready to do homework. She told
me that she wants to do her homework right when she gets home everyday
(hopefully that attitude lasts). She gets a color everyday for her
behavior in class and purple is the best color. She REALLY wants to get
a purple everyday so she can get two tickets put in the class jar. At
the end of every week the teacher draws a name and that person gets to
pick from the treasure box. So far she has been doing really well with only one bad day. She still does her homework super well. She gets it done quickly but not so fast that she is not taking care in her work. What a sweetie she is, it sure makes it easy for me to help her.
