It seems like just yesterday (actually 78 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes, 20 seconds)that I was writing the entry for the last day of school. But who is counting? Tonight was the much anticipated Meet the Teacher Night. Actually, Nicole was lucky enough to meet her teacher a couple of weeks ago when she helped our teacher friends set up their classrooms. However, at that time, she didn't know Mrs. Ritz would be her teacher. Nicole and Dan had the benefit of visiting the new school, Lake Pleasant several times, but this was my first.
We were all excited and the PTO passed out red white & blue popsicles to welcome us. Everything looked shiny and new. We met the Principal, music teacher, librarian, PE teacher, Homeroom teacher and the other 6th grade teacher that Nicole will have Social Studies and Math with. We are thrilled with the new school and I think Nicole's anxieties are starting to dissipate.
The norm for the K-8 schools is to start their school volleyball leagues in 7th grade. So the two highest grades, 7th and 8th are playing. Since this is the first year of our school opening, we don't have any 8th graders. So the ABSOLUTE BEST part of this evening is we found out they are bringing the volleyball team down to the 6th and 7th graders for this year only. Which means if Nicole makes it on the team, she could potentially play for the school for 3 years! Nicole was bursting with excitement when she found out about this. Keep in mind how challenging it will be because the 6th and 7th graders will be playing against 7th and 8th grade school teams. AND there is barely any overlap or conflict with her city league that she will be playing with.
Press the Play > Button below the picture below and stay tuned next week for the First Day of School to see if we all survived.
Friday, August 7, 2009
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4 comments:
I'm so excited about the school :) It's going to be a great experience!!!
That's awesome about Volleyball!!!!
Great Pics! Thank for being the one with the camera. I don't know why I keep missing the memo on when I should bring my camera. Thank you!
Thank you for being such good friends to Wendy and her family. I hope that all goes well for your Sweetheart. She is on the road to success because she has wonderful and caring parents.
I never went to school with Beautiful Mountains as the backdrop. Nicole will love it there. It is a great school - with Great Teachers! We will miss you here at Vistancia, but I am sure they will be combining activities too.
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