End of summer holidays and a "new" school year.
So my husband and I took the plunge and signed Lina up at another school. We've been taking her to another town to school every day (around here there are many little towns within a few miles of each other). So now that the principal from her old school was re-assigned to the school in our town, we decided to consider sending her there.
I had been for a visit and meeting at our community school back when Lina was in Kindergarten and was not impressed. I loved the school she had been at for the last two years, however, appropriate before and after school care is always an issue for us. The new school offers a care program right at the school.
So I waited in the gym with Lina this morning while they called the class lists out. Lina was placed in the Grade 2 class. I was happy as I prefered that over the grade 2 grade / grade 3 split class. The bonus was that she was placed in the same class as Chloe, her best friend from across the street. They are a handful together. Trust me, they even wear me out. But they may get a few days to sit together before the teacher figures out she may be able to manage her class better if they are split apart.
We will have to start the assessment work over though. We are in a different jurisdiction. So I will have to meet with another resource teacher and inform her of our work to date and ensure that she and I are working together with Lina's teacher to help her get the most out of the classroom.
And tonight we are going shopping for school stuff, we were not home this weekend to get anyof that done. Lina and I went on a "mom and Lina" camping trip this weekend as hubby was out of town at a race. I wanted to do something with just Lina and I and had planned on surprising her with a trip to Canada's Wonderland but after gas prices jumped to $1.40 a litre on Friday I just couldn't afford the trip anymore. So instead we packed up the dog and headed out on our own. Lina's grandparents, two great uncles and many family friends were camping at McConnell Lakes already. Lina and I decided to go there to but camped "away" from everyone else so that we could spend one-on-one time together and so any long weekend partying might not keep us up all night. I am happy to say we got to swim, catch minnows, crayfish, leaches and polywogs, ride our dirt bikes, play with friends, visit family and try out camp cooking like s'mores, wads and roasted hotdogs. Yum! It even rained all day Saturday so we got to play cards and boardgames in our tent while eating cookies and chips.
Lina had a great time and I got to boast that I gave her a weekend that was all about her. Not to mention many hugs and many repeated 'this was the best weekend ever". Kramer, our golden retriever enjoyed himself too, but will probably sleep for a week.
Yesterday, was a blah day - in a good way. No one was very ambitious and so we unloaded the camping stuff, washed the truck, had dinner and slouched on the couch, ate popcorn and went to bed early.
No crafting got accomplished, HOWEVER, I can gleefully add that I got through about 20 pages of crosswords while listening to Canadian Geese fly south overhead. Ah! THAT was heaven.
I had been for a visit and meeting at our community school back when Lina was in Kindergarten and was not impressed. I loved the school she had been at for the last two years, however, appropriate before and after school care is always an issue for us. The new school offers a care program right at the school.
So I waited in the gym with Lina this morning while they called the class lists out. Lina was placed in the Grade 2 class. I was happy as I prefered that over the grade 2 grade / grade 3 split class. The bonus was that she was placed in the same class as Chloe, her best friend from across the street. They are a handful together. Trust me, they even wear me out. But they may get a few days to sit together before the teacher figures out she may be able to manage her class better if they are split apart.
We will have to start the assessment work over though. We are in a different jurisdiction. So I will have to meet with another resource teacher and inform her of our work to date and ensure that she and I are working together with Lina's teacher to help her get the most out of the classroom.
And tonight we are going shopping for school stuff, we were not home this weekend to get anyof that done. Lina and I went on a "mom and Lina" camping trip this weekend as hubby was out of town at a race. I wanted to do something with just Lina and I and had planned on surprising her with a trip to Canada's Wonderland but after gas prices jumped to $1.40 a litre on Friday I just couldn't afford the trip anymore. So instead we packed up the dog and headed out on our own. Lina's grandparents, two great uncles and many family friends were camping at McConnell Lakes already. Lina and I decided to go there to but camped "away" from everyone else so that we could spend one-on-one time together and so any long weekend partying might not keep us up all night. I am happy to say we got to swim, catch minnows, crayfish, leaches and polywogs, ride our dirt bikes, play with friends, visit family and try out camp cooking like s'mores, wads and roasted hotdogs. Yum! It even rained all day Saturday so we got to play cards and boardgames in our tent while eating cookies and chips.
Lina had a great time and I got to boast that I gave her a weekend that was all about her. Not to mention many hugs and many repeated 'this was the best weekend ever". Kramer, our golden retriever enjoyed himself too, but will probably sleep for a week.
Yesterday, was a blah day - in a good way. No one was very ambitious and so we unloaded the camping stuff, washed the truck, had dinner and slouched on the couch, ate popcorn and went to bed early.
No crafting got accomplished, HOWEVER, I can gleefully add that I got through about 20 pages of crosswords while listening to Canadian Geese fly south overhead. Ah! THAT was heaven.
posted by ria at Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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