New Year, New School

This past week was the first week back to school for the Ware County School System. That meant that Owen and Olivia had to go back to daycare full time. Although it's not really a "school", I still like to take a picture of the kids on the first day back. Olivia will be in the same classroom that she was in last year because they put the three and four year olds together. Owen, on the other hand, is now in the two-year-old room, so he has a new teacher. The kids had gone to daycare part-time during the summer (so that I could do some work on my dissertation), so the first "official" day back was not a big deal for them. Other kids were crying, though. One little boy was actually screaming and clinging to his mother's leg- and that freaked Olivia out a little, but she still marched into her room like a champ. I felt bad for that kid because I know how difficult it is to be somewhere new. Ware Magnet- the school where I have taught for the last decade- was officially declared closed on July 21st. So, I am beginning this school year at the very large Ware County High School. It's a bit unnerving to be somewhere totally new and have to figure out "the system" at the new place. I knew what to do and who to ask (and not to ask) for certain things at my old school. It's going to take me a little while to get adjusted. I can say that my first week went well. I'm not going to compare this school to my old one because they are apples/oranges. I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed and hope that I will get on fine at WCHS.