She's a 'Firstie'!

What did you say??


I'm in FIRST GRADE??

Yep - it's hard to believe we now have a 'firstie' in our house! Ainsley started her second year at The Steward School today. So what does it mean to be in 1st grade at Steward? Well, some pretty exciting things happen when you move up to a grade with a number. Last year all the kindergarteners had a Steward School tote bag with her initials. This year, as a first grader, she gets to bring her own backpack. So she spent about 25 minutes in Target last week selecting the perfect one - dark purple with pink hearts and six (yes, count them, SIX) pockets. She is so excited to see how much stuff she can fit in the pockets of her backpack. I'll have to check it each morning to make sure she hasn't hidden the toaster or the dog in her bag. 

Another perk of moving up with the big kids is that she can now play on the playground before school. Last year she had to go straight to her classroom when she arrived. The big kids get the play on the playground if they arrive early. This will be a major source of motivation for getting out of the house on time this year. 

Her teacher is Mrs. Moore - and Ainsley has already declared that she has cute clothes and is a 'very smart teacher.'  What else could you need? She has 11 kids in her class this year (about 1/3 are the same as her class last year - the others they swapped around from the other classes), and she already knows all but 1 of the kids. After picking her up on the first day she was already trying to get me to schedule a play date with one of her classmates. She is very excited to start the year with her friends, and I know she will learn a lot this year! 

Look how tall she's gotten!!
[I actually realized, while walking her into school, that she is breaking the dress code with those shorts....they are definitely not fingertip length anymore. She grew 3 inches this summer!]
Showing off that fabulous hair cut she got last weekend.
Her grade has a NUMBER!!!

First-day-of-school lunch with Mama at her favorite restaurant [she only has a half day of school on the first day... which is great for the kids and somewhat annoying for those of us who work all day]
Happy girl!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Attempted Baking Projects

Image
I’m sure I’m not the only one who started this quarantine and thought the Zombie Apocalypse was imminent. I did what all normal apocalyptic-preparers would do - I filled our extra 60 gallon water containers, I checked the date on my bucket of freeze-dried food, and I stocked up on canned goods and baking essentials. Clearly the stores would be completely shuttered and I was going to have to make my own bread and can my own vegetables by the time we emerged from quarantine. Well, we all know things didn’t turn out quite that bad, but an Ayres is always prepared!  I’ve had a fully stocked pantry of baking ingredients so I’ve worked hard to keep something on the counter to eat at all times. Today I attempted cinnamon squares.  The yeast didn’t rise as much as I thought it should’ve, and I didn’t include the pecans that the recipe called for since I have some nut-haters in the family.  So you roll out the dough and the spread some of the filling, which was easier said than done.  Then you
Read more

Momming Hard Day 9... until the end of time

Things were rolling along quite nicely yesterday (well, not really but let's not get caught up in subtraction regrouping lessons).  We were getting ourselves set up for success on this temporary schedule. We were learning things and reading things and writing things and then... the bottom dropped out. The governor announced all schools are closed for the rest of the year.  I'm sure all the other parents watching the news conference had the same physical reaction that I did. I felt like I'd been punched in the gut. Tears, anger, disbelief... my poor children. ALL these poor children. When they left for spring break they didn't realize it would be the last time they'd see their friends. The last time they'd see their teachers. Ainsley, in particular, is taking it the hardest. She's missing her last Lower School play. Her last Grandparents Day show.  No field day.  No fifth grade graduation. No class graduation party. She is heartbroken. The next time she sets
Read more

Finishing up in California

Image
A few finishing touches before wrapp ing up my trip to San Francisco. My final presentation went well, and I had a beautiful final day to spend in the city. Fisherman's Wharf My kind of place!  . One final visit to the sea lions Golden Gate Bridge One more glass of great California wine. My trip home was a little more stressful than I had hoped. Due to mechanical problems with the plane, I was re-routed and ended up spending a good part of the day and night either on a plane or in an airport. However things worked out and I made it safely home!
Read more