JFKS - First Day of 6th and 3rd

And another "oh what a difference a year makes" feeling.  The first day of school at JFKS and the kids were not one bit anxious and were every bit comfortable and ready.  They went to sleep last night with no hesitation - maybe this had something to do with staying up way too late on Saturday for our Back to School party and running around the zoo all day, but no matter, they went to sleep extra early with no butterflies or anxious thoughts.  They also both woke up raring to go and excited for their new school year.

Josie's 6th grade class is really just a continuation of her 5th grade class.  They do a looping system here where their classmates and their teacher stay together for two years.  So Josie will not only be in her same classroom but with her awesome teacher and all of her friends.  It was kind of like a long Spring break in that way and not a summer break.  She had her clothes all laid out and her FOUR bags (library books to return, backpack, school supplies and sports bag) ready.

Benjamin will be at the bottom of the looping schedule and thus will get a new teacher and all the 3rd graders will be mixed up

between the 5 sections of 3rd grade.  He really wanted to be in class with some of his best buddies, which he wasn't and thankfully didn't seem one bit phased by it.  In the end we reminded him that last year he didn't know a soul and made great friends, most of which were not in his Homeroom class, so even though his best

friends aren't in his class he will still have plenty of time to see them at recess and lunch.

Now Marty and I are back home, I'm still cleaning up from our party and Marty is doing some work. The house is so SO strangely quiet and I'm not sure if I like it or not.  New routines are hard at first for everyone.  Normally the first day of school I'm so ready for the kids to be back and for me to have a bit of quiet to my days but this year I could have used a few more weeks of this glorious summer.  Granted, the summer break here is

only 7 weeks long compared to the normal 10+ in Seattle but the kids are getting older and are just a lot more fun to have around.  Hoping for a great day for both kids.  I cannot wait to hear all about their days in a few hours.

 And HERE is a flashback to Josie's first day at JFK

And HERE is the link to Benjamin's first day.
They both look so young!  Crazy how much they grow, in every way, over one year.
Here's to the best school year yet!!!