Second Grade, Here She Comes
pamelamyers | June 5, 2017
It was bump up day today for Samantha, where she got to visit her new school, Scenic Hills. This past weekend, we rode there on our bikes and Sam played at the massive playground, and also, struck a pose with the Cougar Paw!
Mark has been taking her there a lot to play, figuring that if she spends some time there this summer, by the time school starts, she will feel really comfortable in the environment and on the equipment. After this past September’s drama over her inability to reach the monkey bars, I will take all the help I can get in making her feel more at home.
The kids were bussed there and given a little tour, saw the classrooms, the gym, the cafeteria, met some teachers, and all kinds of other things. Sam was so happy to find out that she will have Mr. Patella for gym (he is her current nutrition teacher) as well as the same teachers for art and music. I am glad that the SLC borrows some specials teachers from Scenic because Sam will have so many familiar faces. She seemed really excited when she came home from school, which is a good thing. She didn’t have anything bad to say about the school, that’s for sure. I know one thing she loves is no more tables! All the kids have individual desks.
That night, the parents had an information night. Mark and I got to see more of the school and hear a presentation from the principal. It will be quite a change from the SLC, and the school is so different, but we did like what we saw. I think Sam will be very happy there. I just hope she manages to get a friend in her class. It would do a lot for her to make her feel comfortable.
Onward and upward I suppose. Second Grade. Yikes. We were given our tour of the school by a few 5th grade girls and they seemed so much older than Sam, and yet, not so old. This will be the first time Sam is in school with kids that are so significantly older than her. I do worry, but what can you do? She has to move on into the real world. And that means older kids who have conversations and use language that I’d rather Sam not hear. I know the grades are pretty isolated from each other during the day, but the bus…well, the bus is another story I guess. We’ll see what happens. My little girl is growing up! Waaahhhh!!!