Holy cow, I didn't think it had been that long since I had posted anything. The sad thing is that there is not that much to tell.
The kids have started back at school. Kat is now in grade nine. The first morning was just for the grade nine kids and it started off with a breakfast for the kids and the parents. The sheet said pancake breakfast (yuck) but I went anyway for Kat. I wanted to be there for her. Plus my boss at work let me start one hour later that morning so that I could do all of that stuff. We get there for the breakfast and we are one of the first families there. So we walk around a little bit and then we go to the cafeteria to get a table. When we walked in there, the first person we meet is the principle who happens to be my bosses' sister!! I knew that they were sisters before, I just thought there would be so many people there that not only would I not meet her, I didn't even think I would see her.
The breakfast turned out to not be pancakes, but a fabulous treat of fresh cut fruit, bagels and cream cheese, pastries, home made cinamon buns, yogurt and coffee and juice. I was in heaven. I never ever eat breakfast, but I had my fill of everything except the yogurt.
At this time I had left Boo and Shorty at home and they also had to register for school that morning. I was impressed that I had only gotten one phone call the whole time I was gone. So I get home, pick up the other two and off we go to school #2. Boo is in grade 8 this year and she has the new teacher to the school for grade 8. Mr. B was actually in Kat's class last year at a teacher in training and this is his first job. I am sure that he will be great. She seemed happy that all of her friends are in the same class as her. They always put all the kids together that are in band and of course most of her friends are in band the same as her. This is her third year playing the flute.
Shorty is in grade five this year and I am so happy about the teacher that he has. Mr. W has been there for several years and has always been so great to my kids. When Kat broke her foot in grade 3, he was the one who picked her up and carried her into the school. I have pics of Kat at her grade eight grad with him so that I can scrapbook it as him being her saviuor :)
So Kat has to take the bus to and from school. It is a city bus and each way is going to cost me $1.35. I bought 20 tickets the other night and it cost me 27 bucks!!! I am not at all happy about this. I have a phone call into the school board to complain. Not because the tickets are so much, although that is a kicker, but because the other school board sells the tickets to their students for half price. Of course I have not heard back from the school board giving me any kind of explanation as to why they cannot do the same.
But she is happy. I am happy for her. She has classes with some of her friends and she is taking classes that will help her decide what kind of classes she will want to take as she gets into higher grades. The only two classes that I pushed for were french and band. She has been playing the clarinet since grade 5 and is quite good at it. I have paid a lot for her clarinet and I am not ready for her to give it up yet. The french is more just to have the second language and since we are in Canada, might as well go with the other national language, eh? LOL
Well, I think my next step is going to be getting my pics off of my camera, finally.
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Girl, that is crazy about the bus! Geez, also makes me feel horribly old. I remember taking the bus when I was little, and it only cost me 10 cents! LOL
Glad you are happy with their schools and teachers. Which School is Kat going to?
We started school here this week too. Lots of fun!
Kat is going to Feehan. I wanted her to just go there for a year until the new school is built closer to our house, but I am not sure if she will want to move or not. Will cross that bridge when we get to it.
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