Another School Year

 We started school on Tuesday.  Austin's a junior, and Erik's an 8th grader, so this is Erik's last year in middle school.  Then we'll only have high schoolers and college students-so weird!

Kade started at Schoolcraft College the week before and is taking math, English, astronomy,  and weather/climate.  He's enjoying the flexibility of his classes that don't require him to be at school for 7-8 hours, and he has Fridays off. He's looking to go to OU for a meteorology degree in a couple of years.

Schoolcraft- here we come!

Austin has some good classes, which include AP economics and AP literature, along with chemistry, pre-calculus/trig, computer-integrated manufacturing (with the STEM academy), and orchestra. He loved that in his STEM class, they made origami balloons last week. 

Erik is taking Spanish this year, which will be great, so everyone will have at least some Spanish knowledge, as Victoria's immersed in it in Mexico.  He's also taking English, US history, algebra,  science, and band. His sweet science teacher remembers Victoria and said that she's praying for her on her mission. 

With Austin's new-to-him car (thanks, Grandma Mary Lou and Grandpa Dave), a 2006 Honda Accord, my driving load is lighter. With Jason back at work full-time, rather than working a few days a week from home, I can get Erik to all of his soccer obligations without stressing about getting Austin to where he needs to go as well.

Austin's car is on the left, Kade's car on the right. Tie Fighter and Peppa, as we call them. 

 

Red Bell will be a little different this year. We have smaller numbers at the school because free preschool is being offered in Michigan. I actually have a decent-sized class myself at 25, but the other pre-K class had a few of those. The bosses decided to combine them into mine, and now the Blue Room teacher and I are co-teaching in my class. While we have to adjust and figure out how to work together,  it's going to be pretty good because we still have an assistant,  so our ratio is great.  We'll utilize the Blue Room as our STEM, music, and indoor PE room. This next week is my week to bring down small groups for some fun music, science,  and movement activities. I'm looking forward to it!

Happy school year!