1st Day of School

Monday was our first day of homeschool.  We started the day with check-ups for Madeline and Ella, came home for pictures and treats, then jumped right into our school books.

The girls this year

The girls last year

They each picked out their favorite shoes and bow/headband for the pictures.  I am trying to let go and not worry so much about what they look like.....it is hard!

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Rose's First Grade Favorites:

Favorite Book:  Nancy Drew

Favorite Activity:  Going to the pool

Favorite Song:  Best Song Ever (One Direction)

Favorite TV show:  Strawberry Shortcake

Favorite Movie: Wreck It Ralph

Favorite Food:  Pizza

Favorite Dessert:  Gum

Favorite Toy:  Sparkle Bear

Favorite Saint:  St. Rose

Favorite Clothes:  Beautiful Dresses & high heels

Favorite Thing to do with Sisters:  Color

Ava's Kindergarten Favorites:

Favorite Book:  Cinderella

Favorite Activity:  Playing with my baby

Favorite Song:  Best Song Ever (One Direction)

Favorite TV show:  Wild Kratts

Favorite Movie:  Cinderella

Favorite Food:  Pizza

Favorite Dessert:  Gum

Favorite Toy:  Baby doll

Favorite Saint:  St. Ava

Favorite Clothes:  Rainbow skirt and matching rainbow wedges

Favorite Thing to do with Sisters:  Playing soccer outside

Madeline and her cowboy boots!

Not sure what the leg was for.  I just told her to pose.

Madeline's Preschool Favorites:

Favorite Book:  Dora and the Stuck Truck

Favorite Activity:  Having tea parties

Favorite Song:  Party in the USA

Favorite TV show:  Sofia the First

Favorite Movie:  Mulan

Favorite Food:  Macaroni

Favorite Dessert:  Cake

Favorite Toy:  Dress-up clothes

Favorite Saint:  St. Madeline

Favorite Clothes:  Pink sparkly shirt and cowboy boots

Favorite Thing to do with Sisters:  Play princesses

Ella wanted her picture taken too, of course.  This is the best I got :)

Our Schoolroom

The little girls' table and the reading corner

First Day of School treats 

(idea from Shower of Roses blog)

1st Day of school activity: draw a picture of yourself

I am a child of God lesson

On Tuesday, Rose had her first day of school at New Song Academy, where she will be going to school all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  She could hardly contain her excitement.  Paul came with us to drive her to school. She jumped out of the van so fast, I had to remind her to give me a hug before she left.

Rose with her teacher, Mrs. Ernspiker

Rose's seat

Her classroom...one of the biggest in the school

Carpool line at school

She spotted me!

When I asked her how the first day was, she said, "It was awesome!"  She had so much to tell me.  There are two other girls in her class, who are now her new best friends, and 7 boys, none of which she knew the names of. :)  She said everyone stayed on green all day (green=good), but she said the boys should have been on yellow (yellow=ok and red=not so good).  She got to be the teacher helper and they got to have show and tell at the end of the day.  She said, "I wish I went to school everyday!"

A paper Rose brought home from school. Friends are SO important to Rose,
it surprised me that she picked to draw her sister.  It was very sweet.

We had a great first week of school!  

Now we pray that the rest of the year is just as good!

St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!