Ready For School

Well, at long last we can count down the days till school starts on one hand.
Yesterday was New Student Orientation Day at the kids new school and I am very happy to say it was a really positive experience. Hallelujah.
Eliza has her timetable for all her classes and her first class for the school year will be Gym. wink. She has 6 different periods in the school day followed by a 20 min Advisory class at the end of each day. In this advisory class the year level, this year there are only 41 students, a vast difference to last years huge numbers in which there were no spaces, are split up into small groups where they have the same teacher throughout the year to promote a caring and supportive environment. Sounds awesome. She will also experience having 3 male teachers which is a new thing for her as she has only ever had female teachers.
We got to meet Sam's new teacher and she seems to be quite nice. The elementary building of the school has just been completed and looks great. The library was a hit with Sam and he can't wait to get to school to play on the green grassy oval.
Both kids towered over other kids in their year levels and stood out with their fair hair and skin amongst the large Korean Community at the school.
So Monday its back to reality. Early mornings packing lunches and trying to get the kids out the door on time. They are to be at school from 8.15am to start at 8.30am. This will mean leaving home by 8am maybe earlier depending on the traffic.
Mac is my only obstacle at the moment. He has refused to go to his school all week after going last Friday and having a melt down at drop off. He said he doesn't like his teachers and his favourite teacher is on leave at the moment. I am usually not such an easy walk over but with the two big kids at home I think he felt he was missing out on all the fun!! I explained to him that he just can't decide he doesn't want to go to school because it costs Mum and Dad a lot of money to send him there and he used to really love going there. A few days later I was chatting to him about going back to school on Monday and he said to me, "I don't like going because it costs you too much money and I don't want you to spend all your money" Mmmm he's not silly, is he!
So stay tuned for the Monday update. I may have 3 happy kids or???????