First Grade!

Laex started 1st Grade on August 21st.  He's a BIG 1st Grader and was so excited to be able to go to school all day & eat lunch at school!  Last year he went to Grace Elementary, this year we were asked to go to a smaller elementary in a tiny town (it's hard to believe it gets any smaller than Grace) just south of us as they were trying to even out numbers.  We found out that all of his little buddies were going and he was super excited so he's at Thatcher Elementary this year!  Thatcher Elementary school is an old (OLD) high school with only about 5 rooms and the Gym & Lunch Room are in the basement.

We went to the school the day before and took all of his supplies, saw his class room & met his teacher.  He was pumped to see the fun equipment on the playground, all of which is much older than me, I'm sure :) 

(Laex & Mrs. Abrams)

He loves riding the school bus even though he is on for almost and hour both morning and evening, and because we only have 4 day school week that makes him catching the bus at 7:10am and home around 4:45pm --long days!

 (1st Grad Pose!)

(We made these for his teacher & bus driver)

After his first day of school he was so excited to tell me that they have animals on their playground, birds, snakes, bunnies etc. and that they can look at them but aren't allowed to bother them & best of all, he saw a bunny on his first day! 

I asked him about his first school lunch and he told me he LOVED it.  I was a surprised when he told me he also got a snack and when I asked what the snack was he told me it was a Breakfast Corn dog (Sausage wrapped in Pancake) --I soon learned that they don't just get lunch at school, they get breakfast too.  He calls it 'snack' but one day they had french toast, one day they had waffles with blueberries, sometimes they get cold cereal etc. 

I REALLY love the feel of the tiny school, its like a family -everyone is really friendly and knows you by name, you don't feel like a number.  In the beginning I was hesitant but I'm now so grateful he gets to go there and make such fun memories!