{"id":3295,"date":"2014-08-19T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2014-08-19T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T03:54:09","slug":"first-day-of-school-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/first-day-of-school-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"First Day of School: 2014 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Happy First Day of School!<\/p><\/div>\n

This week my sons started 4th and 6th grades. Both boys are very excited to be back in school.<\/p>\n

We’ve taken an incredible leap with Jacob’s school situation: we “choiced” him into a school other than the “neighborhood school” in our district. He’s now attending\u00a0the school district’s STEM-focused middle and high school. I meant a(nother) new school coupled with the paradigm shift of a middle school schedule (9 different teachers!). It seems like a lot to pile on him, but he’s taking it like a champ. So far he’s really enjoying the middle school lifestyle and seems to be handling\u00a0all the new information — things like block schedules, locker combinations\u00a0to memorize, and dressing out for PE — really well. He is making some friends in his math class, and is looking forward to joining the Chess Club and trying out (yes, you read that right, trying out<\/em>) for the Science Olympiad.<\/p>\n

Timmy was thrilled to be reunited with several of his 3rd grade friends in his 4th grade class. His new teacher puts an emphasis on keeping a class blog (WHOO!) that includes individual miniblogs that her students can write. It’s password protected, which I think is great when involving such young kids. I explained to Timmy that this is where he and his friends can “publish” the Adventure Time, Pokem\u00f2n, and Regular Show fan fiction they spent all their spare time writing. He is so excited about this coming year.<\/p>\n

As for me, I’m doing well enough with my classes. I have 77 cadets in 4 sections of calculus, and it’s been a pleasure getting to know them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week my sons started 4th and 6th grades. Both boys are very excited to be back in school. We’ve taken an incredible leap with Jacob’s school situation: we “choiced” him into a school other than the “neighborhood school” in our district. He’s now attending\u00a0the school district’s STEM-focused middle and high school. 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