It's Second Grade!!!

Decker is going to be in the second grade.  He picked out this new back pack.  It is a Cheetah!  His favorite show is Wild Kratts.  Two brothers go and explore different habitats and learn about the animals that live in them.  It is part animated and live.  He loves how soft his back pack is.  He also picked out this running suit--pants and jacket and has been anxiously awaiting to wear it along with his back pack.

This is his duck grin...His lips look like a duck's bill.  He wanted to be silly.

I'd say this is his Beaver grin...showing his front teeth.

Just waiting to head to school.  I drove him instead of waiting for the bus stop.  His bus time is 8:55 compared to 8:37 last year.  We are the last stop.

Once we got to school, we immediately ran into Sava.  This is his friend that he has had in his class since Pre K.  He's in Ms. Wagner's class.

Hanging up his back pack.

He has found his seat.  It was moved from where it was during orientation.

Ms Steif is Decker's teacher.

Here is his bus driver.  His name is Brian.  His time to get off the bus is 4:05, however he didn't get home till about 4:20.  Decker is the last one on the bus along with Roark if he is riding.

On August 27th, we had orientation and Meet the teacher day at Cottage Lake.  This is the reading corner with Ms Steif.  He found the Magic Treehouse books and she said that she had all of them--51 adventures.  Decker was excited about that.  Today is September 9th and he read the #1 book in 3 days during their reading time at school.  He's pretty excited about that!

 This is their tree of Virtues.

 This is the Star of the Week posterboard for Ms. Steif.  We will have to do one for Decker in November.

 This was his desk--front row.   This "cheat sheet" with his name on it.  It has money notes, shapes, addition/subtraction tables, ruler, left/right reminders and the alphabet.

 And there's the Duck bill grin again.

He's already had timed math tests and he is able to complete all the problems within the alotted times.  So far it's been a great week.  He's already come home with info on the Fun Run where he has to get people to donate $$ that will go to the school.  He has PE on Mondays and Wednesdays, Music on Tuesdays, Art on Thrusdays, Library on Fridays. So excited for this new year and to see what it will bring.