First Days 2021-22 School Year!

We did it! We survived our first week of school!! The kids went back on August 17 {a Tuesday}, and I feel like things have gone really well. We just slipped almost seamlessly back into our routine from last year and have hit the ground running.

The kids are all still going to Goodwater Montessori - it is such a blessing to have all 3 kids at 1 school instead of 1 in daycare, 1 in elementary, and 1 in middle school, ha. 

Now let's talk about the kiddos!

How cute are my babies?!?!

Trent is in 7th grade this year, which is the first year {of 2} in the Montessori Adolescent program, and their community is called Bluebonnet - y'all know I love this. This is structured a little more like a traditional classroom as they are working to get the kids ready to transition to a 'regular' school for high school {there are no Montessori high schools near us and very few in the US}. They still do some really cool Montessori things - our school has an orchard and it's the Adolescent program who takes care of it, and they also take care of the school chickens! They will also create a micro-economy and make snacks and gift items to sell on-campus. 

Trent has 2 really good friends from the last few years in his class plus lots of kids he knows, and he seems to be settling in really well. The only struggle with him is getting him out of bed in the morning! He is definitely embracing the pre-teen life! He told me they took a quiz to help determine jobs and one for him was a psychologist, and I loved that idea for him! He for sure marches to his own drum beat, and the thought of him helping other kids warmed my heart so much. So curious to see what this kiddo is going to do!

Kindergarten ~ 7th grade

Drew is in heaven - school is her happy place. She is back in Ms. Danushi's Roadrunner Lower Elementary community {1st-3rd grades} for her last year in lower elementary. She has her 2 best friends {Zara and Alice} still in class with her, and she is happy to go to school every day.

She did great in 2nd grade with all the uncertainty and changes and continued to grow in her learning, and she has settled back in and is doing fantastic. I already got a request to have her bestie sleep over!

All her Montessori years!

Casita ~ 3rd grade

This is such a better start to the school year for little miss Paige! Last year when we finally made it on campus there were tears for a LONG time. It took her months to settle into her classroom. 

This year she returned to her faves, Ms. Liliana and Ms. Maria, in the Sassafras primary community for pre-K 4. Her BFF Lucy moved up to 1st grade, but she is hanging out with all her other friends and getting right back into her map coloring, sewing, painting, and general busyness. She is all smiles at drop-off and at pick-up and consistently tells me she had a GREAT day!

Nido ~ Pre-K 4

I am really excited about this year - parents can be back on campus and a lot of activities are coming back - I think we are going to have a GREAT year!!