Today is Munch’s first day of school. He’s at a new school and I have to tell you that I was so nervous this morning. He was scheduled to ride the school bus for the first time ever. However, it didn’t show up. Apparently that is expected on the first day. Ugh! I drove him to school and had a harried morning where I tried to see if any movement has been made on the before and after care front. At this point no. So, it’s the school bus and schedule adjustments until we get him enrolled in Before and Aftercare.
I did get to meet his teacher and I liked the classroom layout. Nice desks and smart boards. The school is pretty huge. Lots of windows. The staff was very friendly and I truly felt that they were happy to see both the parents and children. That was awesome.
His dad is going to head to the school to confirm he gets on the right school bus and my mom will be there waiting for him to get off the bus. I’m praying that everything goes well. I was frazzled and stressed out this morning with the bus not showing up and trying to get the child care situation coordinated. When I left the school my car was having trouble accelerating and then I heard a loud sort of metallic noise. I drove into the gas station and asked the mechanic to please look at my car. Guess what it was? My parking brake was on. No light warned me though. I felt like an idiot. The mechanic didn’t laugh (even though I’m sure he wanted to). I need a drink.
I made sure to fix him a hot breakfast before he went to school and I packed his lunch complete with a first day note wishing him well. My mom said that I packed him too much food that he will be an easy target for the lunch bullies. LOL. I just wanted to make sure that he had enough food for both lunch and snack.
Well, that’s my drama. Summer’s gone by fast and my Munch is now in the third grade. Here’s to a successful school year for both parents and children of returning students!
Your son is adorable!
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Sorry it was such a hectic first morning. But he looks happy and so cute! Hope he has a great day and great 3rd grade year.. And you too! Take care 😊🌷
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Good Luck Munch (and Mommy)! Wait a minute…he has an African American, MALE teacher???
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Thanks sis! Yep, he’s in a French Immersion school and his teacher is from Cameroon.
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Well, I’ll be…that’s like a unicorn sighting. I’m so happy for him because having a teacher who looks like him, is super important.
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Yep, most of his teachers will be black men as he progresses in grades. I love it.
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That smile is contagious. 🙂 My two are full grown now, but I always packed way too much food. 🙂
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Good to know that I’m not alone. I just don’t want him to be hungry.
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That was my reasoning as well. The teacher mentioned it to me once. I think she was very amused by the amount of food I tended to send. 🙂 My daughters loved it. They never went hungry. 🙂
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Aww!
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First day of school – so stressful – mainly for mom! 🙂
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Absolutely! It was rough!
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First day is always stressful but your doing great! Love the pictures
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Love the pictures! Hope you both have a great (and calm) school year!
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He looks thrilled to be going to his first day at his new school! Handwritten notes by mom were always the best part of lunch for me! Bravo mom! Here’s to a great new school year for Munch!!
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Thanks sis. I’m going to keep it up.
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Munch is just so cute.
Please wish him a wonderful new school year from all of us!
By the way, is the gentleman in the picture his teacher? If so, that is waaaay too cool!
Sis, I’ve been there with all the little difficulties that go along with raising children.
Like I’ve said before, you’ll look back and laugh at all of this 🙂
I promise you!
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Oops! I guess I should have read all of the comments! K.E. and I had the same question 🙂
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Lol. No problem
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Thank you. Yep, that’s his teacher. He seems pretty cool. Munch had a good day so I guess it was worth it.
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That’s ALL that matter baby!
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I don’t get why the bus didn’t show but good luck to the new school year! My nephew is starting 3rd grade as well 🙂
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Thank you. She apparently was running behind. Whatever! Best wishes to your nephew for a successful school year.
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Awww first day of school! how exciting!!! I hope he had a great day, and that the bus situation is all worked out for tomorrow! Or as quickly as possible, since I know what it’s like for the admins on the first day of school lol
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Lol. The admins were very reassuring. I’m so grateful. He got home almost 2 hours after school ended. Thank God for the extra snacks.
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My first day of teacher’s college placement was the very first day of school, and I was the admin’s helper until first recess…it was INSANE! I don’t know how she does it every year without breaking down lol. I’m glad he made it home though! Will his ride always be so long? 😦
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No, they said it’s to be expected the first couple of weeks
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The photos are lovely! Hope you all have a lovely yeah ahead! 😊
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Bless him. He looks so proud and happy. The bus situation is not helpful but soon he will be so used to it and everything will settle down x
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Such a handsome boy! I used to LOVE getting notes from my mom, made my day. Keep it up :)!
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Thank you. This was my first year starting this and he loves it. Today is the third day of school and he asked me did I put a note in his lunch box.
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Awww he looks like one happy camper, at least until you kept taking pictures in the classroom in front of his peers. It looks like he is thinking, “Chill, mom.” lol I pray all that confusion subsides quickly so that you can relax and continue to learn with a little less stress involved. I will say that schools are some of the least organized places. I am not a parent but I have worked with schools for my job and it takes a lot of patience to deal with their dysfunction. And you would think a place centered around education would be educated (you see what I did there? lol) on organizational skills but that’s too much like right.
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Yep, he’s thinking that. LOL. I have definitely chilled out a lot. This is the third day of school and things seem to be moving more smoothly so I’m just thankful for that. He said that class is boring because all they do is sit there and talk.
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Oh that sucks. I hope they bring some excitement to the classroom. I really wish I had the power to totally change the format of the education system. It would be a different world. Anyway, that’s another story for another day. I am happy that things are going smoother for you guys!
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Good luck to him in third grade!
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Thank you.
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