Meet the Teacher 2012

Can you say we are a little excited about school this fall?! I have a feeling it is going to be wonderful year for our two kiddos.

Last night was parent orientation. Since I get to see the teachers everyday I stayed home with our kids and Benjamin went to make sure we had all the info we needed to start the year.

Just as a side note: All the teachers love how involved Benjamin is in our children's lives. I just don't realize how thankful I should be for him being so devoted to them. There are so many dads out there who don't have a clue what is going on with their children. Her teacher from last year had already informed Mrs. Streit on how inquisitive he was and to be prepared for him to ask tough questions regarding Emma Claire. She said, "just make sure you are well prepared for his parent teacher conference!" : ) It makes me laugh because that is just the way he is. I had warned him last night to not ask too many questions and to give Mrs. Streit a break. When he came home he had all the paperwork from the night, already filled out might I add, and had taken notes from the teachers presentations so that we wouldn't miss a thing! When I asked how it went he said, "Well, I only asked ONE question!". : ) Love him.

He even snapped this picture of Mrs. Streit, Emma Claire's kindergarten teacher, giving her presentation.

While Daddy was at orientation Emma Claire was so excited to work on her gifts for she and Camp's teachers. Thanks to Pinterest we found this cute idea to fill tumblers with drink mixes that say 'Thank You for quenching my thirst for knowledge'.  They were a huge hit at school today but we can't take all the credit. Pinterest is a wonderful thing!

Before we went inside for Meet the Teacher I had to snap a few shots of my soon-to-be Kindergartner!

She was so exited to get inside!

Right: Emma Claire and her music teacher, Mrs. Julie.

Getting ready to go inside to see her classroom!

Mrs. Streit was having a tough time deciding which tumbler she wanted.

Emma Claire and Mrs. Ferrell, her teacher's assistant.

It looks like such a big girl classroom!

There will be 5 boys and 4 girls in her class. It's just the perfect size to get a lot of one-on-one attention. There are name plates where they are to sit and will be moved around occasionally so that they can interact with all the children in the class. Right now she is at a table with all boys and I have no doubt that she will be able to handle herself just fine!

She can.not wait to explore all there is to learn in her new class!

Her expectations for her first week at kindergarten:

1. Count to 100.
2. Tie her shoes.
3. Be able to read one book.

She has VERY high expectations. ; )

Emma Claire and Mrs. Streit!

Isn't Mrs. Streit just the cutest?! She kept posing for pictures everywhere Emma Claire wanted.

Right: Emma Claire and her discovery teacher, Mrs. Kelli.

Now, what about this little stinker!? He is such a clown.

We decided this year that we would hold him back into the twos again so that he would be on track for kindergarten. We had originally moved him up a class two years ago because his birthday was so close to the cut-off. We thought we would do it now before he knew that his friends were moving on without him and he would have another year to be prepared for the more academic 3 year old class.

He wanted to make sure that there wasn't anything yummy inside those cups! ; )  

It's so hard to get a serious picture out of him!

This year his class is called the 'Owls' and they have the cutest little room!

Camp gets the wonderful opportunity to be with Mrs. Emily and Mrs. Lyn who were also his one year old teachers two years ago. They are great and love on my boy SO well! I think he is going to have a wonderful year with them and my almost 3 year old will quickly turn big boy!

Again, did I say it's hard to get a good picture of my clown!?

We can't wait to begin our new year on Tuesday!! Thanks Little Lambs for always having such a wonderful program!