Ava’s First Day of Middle School

This school year is a big year of transitions for Ava. She started a week after Zoe because not only is she no longer in elementary school, but she is in a completely different school all together. We decided to take her out of the public school system and put her in a private, Christian school. She began 6th grade at Bob Jones Academy Middle School. This has been the best decision we could have made for her. She absolutely loves Bob Jones and is making great friends already. She’s not crazy about the uniforms but it is nice to not have to worry about fitting in with clothing choices. Her teachers are all great. The school has been amazing at welcoming her and the other new kids. They connected us with another girl in 6th grade who we met over the summer. That girl made sure Ava was never left alone the first week of school. They also had a special welcome night for all the new families before school started where they had an older middle schooler walk the schedule with each family and Ava got to set up her locker (and practice the lock) without the chaos of the whole middle school being there. Then, she went back for the full back to school night and got to do it all again. We are so thankful for how well Bob Jones is taking care of her and how happy she is there! We are so excited for this new adventure in her life.