First Day of 2nd and 4th Grades!!!!

First day of School!!

Eleanore - 2nd grade - Mrs. Jones. 

Charlie - 4th grade - Mr. Williams

Claire - 2nd grade - Mrs. Jones

Love these 3 and so proud of how hard they work for school! Also love The Oaks!!! 

 Giving hugs before I have a free day. 

Ellie asked me what I was going to do with my day. I wondered the same thing, but loved to bits of quiet! 

after school - instant playing and charlie stripping down to his robe. ha! 

It is a blessing to go to a school that is a safe place for the kids and somewhere they are excited to go and reconnect with teachers and friends. Kids are going to have a great year! 

First day of School 2017!!!

September 18th - school started! 

The night before school started!! Love that the girls wanted to wear their uniforms to bed so they could be ready in the morning. Honestly this is the best tip I can give any parent! So helpful -- especially when those dresses don't wrinkle or anything! 

 

Morning!!

Bill was on a work trip for the first 3 days of school so it was just me and the kids. They did an awesome job getting up and ready. Charlie has now started showering before school! Seems like such a big kid thing to do, but it has been great. 

3rd Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Tedrow 

This kid was born to do school. He thrives in school.

Claire

1st Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Holland

Claire is rocking 1st grade! She jumped back into school no problem and is loving the new challenges that come with being in 1st grade. 

trying to get a real smile out of her was hard that morning! 

Ellie!

1st Grade - The Oaks - Mrs. Holland

Ellie is doing wonderfully at school! She has loved being back and is thriving with all the new challenges and learning that 1st grade brings. 

These 3! Love having them home for the summer, but we were ALL ready for a little change to our days. So thankful for a school like The Oaks to send our kids where I can feel so comforted they are surrounded by teachers who love them and care about nurturing their hearts and character. 

 Charlie really wanted a picture in front of the house. It was dumping rain out on the first day so we didn't do the pictures outside like we normally would. 

Walking in together! Love this photo and how they share and help each other (most of the time!). We hadn't had rain in Spokane for 80 days!!! A record. So the rain was welcomed!

Claire - ready to learn! 

Ellie - ready to learn! 

With our beloved Mrs. Holland. She is the best 1st grade teacher any student or parent could want. She is nearing retirement (at nearly 70). But is so high energy and just fun with the kids. 

Charlie - that boy loves to do school

with his best buddy - Brendan - they honestly look like twins! ha

Post school on the second day - we got a haircut for charlie. 

and the weather really turned on us and we had hail and snow up at Schweitzer! Thankfully, perfect fall returned after a week of winter and we are back to our Fall days. 

Kids rocked the first 3 weeks of school! 

Last Day of School!!!

The last week of school produced some great work from Ellie and Claire.

Ellie has made big strides in her math work! 

especially her timed tests - these were 2 min tests and one week she was so worked up over it and stressed she got a 0/20. So to get 20/20 is a HUGE improvement. So proud of her! 

Claire has been pretty consistent in her timed tests - proud of her for her hard work as well!

getting 12/12 was great for claire on her written math assignment! 

Charlie said Proverbs 4!! So incredible that he has memorized Proverbs 3 and 4 this year! 

Last day in uniforms and Ellie and Claire celebrate their Graduation from Kindergarten. 

at the start of the graduation - the kids all performed songs, chants and bible verses. 

 i loved how they were so attentive to their teacher - Mrs. Kind - when she was talking. So impressive for 6 year olds!

Claire receiving her certificate!

Eleanore receiving her certificate!

Claire, Brynn and Ellie - the triplets! These three are the best of friends!

Zeta, Claire, Brynn, Trinity, Ellie

Me with my now 1st GRADERS!!!

 Ellie - Claire.

So thankful for The Oaks and these teachers that pour so much love into each of my kids. We are overjoyed watching them memorize so much of God's Word in their hearts. Excited for a bit of a school break though!  

first week of school

everyday stuff! 

loading up their backpacks!

these 2! Can't get enough of the uniforms sometimes! Teachers and Faculty are thanking me for their E&C clips! 

Ellie - Claire

the car lineup where we spend a lot of time! 

the girls insist on putting on their cardigans before we leave the kitchen, then when they get in the car - they take them off - then when we exit the car they put them back on. Lord, help me be patient. 

heading in! 

Of course - while the kids are at school I am able to play a bit. A friend and I took a walk through Manito Park -- the flowers were gorgeous and these are only a few pics! 

Love the dahlias!