School so far

Z. just started back to school on Tuesday (just a few hours that day, full days since) and on Wednesday came home all excited about everything! She talked and talked and talked all evening about all the things that happened that day. Changes from last year, stuff with her friends, you name it, she talked about it. It was so nice to see her so happy, especially since this is the first year of Middle school. Granted in her small private Quaker school it's not the same experience it might be in a public school that feeds a lot of elementary schools into one middle school. She knows all the kids in her class except for the one new kid (who she knew a little bit because he visited their class last year as part of his admission). She's in a different building, but a building she knows well because art, music, science and Spanish classes have always been there. She's never had this teacher before, but she knows her, and the assistant teacher from last year moved over with them so she obviously knows him. 

Let's hope this lasts and it's a smoother transition than it usually is for a new year. Usually it takes her a few months to really get into it, so this early excitement is encouraging.