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Zoe’s First Day of 4K

The day has finally come for Zoe to have her very first day of school! She was beyond excited about starting school this year and was pretty much counting down the days. Her teacher gave her a sweet little note and a cut out heart to put under her pillow the night before school to help her get a good night’s sleep. Zoe had such a good first day. She loved every minute of it and said over and over again how much fun she had. I think her favorite part was being able to take Eeyore for show and tell. She had been so worried about not being able to have him at school so having him the first day helped settle the nerves a little.

Unfortunately, due to a summer cold (that we all passed around) and waiting on COVID test results for Ava (negative, thankfully), Zoe missed the next 2 days of school. But, she cannot wait to start back again! We are so thankful she gets to go to school this year and cannot wait to see all she learns and all the friends she makes.

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All the First Days

As always, here is a look back at Ava’s first days of school through the years.

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All the Last Days of School

Time for my typical post comparing all the last days of school….wishing time would slow down!

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Last Day of 3rd Grade

Ava officially ended the strangest school year ever on June 4th. I thought 2nd grade was strange (and it was with the sudden shut down and never returning back to school) but 3rd grade was even stranger. This school year started with 4 days of e-learning and 1 day in-person. Moved to 2 days in person then 3 days in person then all days in person but with masks and plexiglass on the desks. The kids couldn’t get close to each other all year. The teachers had to get creative with parties, like sending in Valentines or snacks 3 days in advance so they could quarantine. On top of all that, Ava’s teacher had a hip replacement a few weeks after school started and was out most of the fall semester. Thankfully, her long-term sub from last year (who is also her tutor) filled in while her teacher was out so she had someone familiar to help with the strange transition. In spite of all this, Ava had a great year! She loved her teacher (and the long-term sub) and made some great friends. She finished with really good grades and learned so much! She won the Ravenous Reader award from her teacher, Honor Roll, Technology Award and E-Learning award (for being one of the few kids to complete all e-learning assignments). We are so proud of how well she did in such a strange school year. It was definitely a school year we will never forget. We are hopeful next school year will be a little more normal! Just cannot believe she only has 2 more years of elementary school!!

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Career Day

Ava had one final dress up day at school before the end of the year…career day. She decided to dress up as an art teacher this year. We think this is actually a really great career option for her! (Although, we should have turned her apron around because she said people thought she was a worker from Publix, haha).

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School Dress Up Days

We are so thankful Ava was able to go back to school in person full time. She missed being with her friends so much and missed the fun activities like dress up days. This winter they were able to celebrate the 100th day of school and reading in the month of February with the annual book character parade.