Well, after many long weeks of going back and forth about the kids school situation for next year we decided to take a leap of faith and keep the kids at Olympic View. We still don't know what classroom August will be placed in...can you believe they make us wait until the week before school? It's really a ridiculous practice if you ask me. The class lists go up at 4pm on September 3rd, with the first day of school being the 9th.
I feel good about keeping them at OV with the hopes of a good classroom. I've had many, many conversations with August about how this will be his best year ever and that he must step up and complete assignments, etc.
With them finishing things off at this school August will be able to participate in the school play (with me producing it again) and we'll be able to continue our traditional Hootenanny performance. These two events have kept us on edge all summer as we tried to plan for the future with sentences like, "We should do this song for the Hootenanny next year...pause...if we stay at OV." or August suggesting that Hazel will love to be in the school play...IF...we stay at OV. The if's have been omitted from our thoughts now. We are all breathing easier simply knowing where the first day of school will occur.
That said, I still worry over the classroom situation for August. We have to continue to talk positively about where he may end up. There are 3 teachers for the 5th grade, one that teaches a split class of 4th and 5th. In a perfect world he would've gotten in that class when he was in 4th grade...but he didn't, which means that he won't be in that class for 5th grade. The other two classrooms just aren't as good as they could be, with one teacher I REALLY don't want August to have. So. I'm hoping for the other teacher. And I'm going to hold August very accountable for his homework as well as his classwork.
Wish us luck!
5 comments:
oh, what a relief to just have made a decision. it must have been difficult this summer to have that hanging over you-- sound like you made a good one! good luck with august's classroom. we're thinking of you guys!
i hope it goes well...i am sure you'll be a powerful advocate for them if something doesn't go as smoothly as planned.
can you believe, at isaiah's school, that they only post the classes on the friday afternoon at 4 pm before school starts on monday?!? the principal is a control freak and doesn't want anyone even *attempting* to change classes. *sigh*
oh, i'm keeping my fingers crossed and sending up a little prayer, that this last school year for august will be great!
I think holding the classroom info is a bunch of crap! I will be advocating for a change in this policy...it's gotta be driving them crazy at the school with everyone calling to see when the info will be released...
It is good to know where they'll be going to school though. I've spoken to a few moms and we're all happy to be able to see a bit of the future.
Looking forward to more school plays and coming to cheer you guys on at another Hootenanny!
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