We Made it!

Lucy, Jensen and Mommy made it to the end of their school years. It wasn't easy but we did it! 

Lucy was the first graduate around here. She finished up in May which wasn't exactly the best thing for Mommy while she finished up teaching for the year. She sure missed her friends and wanted mommy to play with her. This is Lucy on her last day of preschool. They didn't have a graduation for her since she still has one more year of preschool (sigh).

I also snapped a picture of Lucy with her friend Wyatt. Remember they exchanged love notes a month ago? They might just meet up again for Kindergarten.  

She loved all three of her teachers Ms. Megan, Ms. Tami and Ms. Tanisha. 

Jensen had a few field trips and an unforgettable cockroach performance at the end of his school year. He got to go twice to the splash pads with both of his classes. I was able to chaperone both of them. 

As for the performance, all of the kindergartners dressed up as different bugs. Jensen was one cute cockroach. I am sure I will never say a cockroach is cute ever again. He was really into his mustache that they gave him for his costume. He kept feeling it and making sure it stayed right in place. His hat also liked to fall down so he couldn't see half the time what he was doing. 

The family attended Jensen's graduation ceremony. They read his name and he shook his teacher's hands then left the stage without his diploma. He got a good chuckle from everyone. This picture is blurry but is the only one (big sigh!)

Jensen was blessed to have two amazing teachers this school year. Ms. Sharp is his Autism teacher. She took great care of him and gave us a lot of support. 

Mrs. Lewis is his general education teacher. He would spend all morning with her before going back to Ms. Sharp's class. Jensen learned a lot from these amazing teachers! 

Of course last minute I was making their thank you gifts. These were bouquets of whiteboard markers with paper flowers on top. 

Jensen had his last day a week before mommy did. Lucy was so glad to have him home to play with her. Mommy was too. 

Mommy wrapped up her first year of teaching 5th grade in the second week of June. It was a great year and I really loved my class this year. You don't think you get attached to your kids when you teach virtually but you do! 

Jensen's and Mommy's summer break didn't last too long since we are both doing summer school. Keeps us out of trouble I guess!

First Days of School

 

Now this is really the most wonderful time of the year for Mommies when kids go back to school. Jensen gets to go to all day to kindergarten, I was a little too excited about this. We weren't sure that he would do okay with such a long day but he really has been doing alright with it. Towards the end of the week you can tell he gets tired and even wakes up with a fake cough sometimes telling me he is too sick to go to school. One Friday I actually bought the act and kept him home. Quincy was home that day with him and said he didn't cough the rest of the day.

 

His school isn't too far from our new home but he still rides the bus. I am so glad because what a pain it is to take and pick up everyday. He still loves riding the bus so I don't feel too guilty making him ride the bus. His bus driver in the morning is an older gentleman. Jensen calls him Uncle Grandpa. Not sure how that started. Riding the bus has been adventurous for Jensen. I have gotten two phone calls from the district saying that their bus has been in an accident. I guess the driver doesn't get through the community gate fast enough and it closes on the back of the bus. Jensen said the police came and gave the bus driver a ticket. I don't think he actually gets a ticket but it makes Jensen's day seeing policemen in action.

 

Jensen actually spends half a day in the Autistic Room with Ms. Sharp. He was in there all day at first but I called and had them read his IEP which states he will have split day between regular education and the Autistic classroom. Let's just say I wasn't too happy with what was coming home the first week of school. Now he is getting homework regularly from his general education teacher Mrs. Lewis who he spends the other half of the day with. He is working on writing his letters correctly and is getting better each day but you can tell writing is definitely not his favorite. He is also working on site words, syllables, and letter sounds.

 

This is Jensen on his first day of school on August 26th. He looks tired in these pictures.

 

 

 

 

This little girl waited a long time to have her first day of preschool. She didn't start until September 17th at the Vegas Valley Rec Center. One of the sad points of moving was knowing all the good preschool teachers in the area (Lucy misses Ms. Crystal from last year). We asked in our new ward but with not too much luck. So Lucy is attending preschool at a Rec Center about 10 minutes from home. She was ready to go though, and so was I. She was not liking my long days in my office and was ready to go play with other kids. She has 20 other kids in her class but she seems to really like it. She goes twice a week for two and a half hours. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She has already been leader for the day and that was for sure a big highlight. She also gets to take show and tell on Thursdays. She has taken her favorite toys for this day each week. We also stop for our weekly Sonic pick me up on these days. Lucy loves getting a slushy for herself and a cherry limeade for her brother that gets home just a little bit after her.