Meet the Teacher Day

We went to the kids school to meet the teachers and get ready for the new school year. The kids loved the new classes. Dash is stressed over the hearing aids and being made fun of. He is real concerned. The FM microphone and amplifiers are not there for him. I hope to find they arrive for him Monday. She has him sitting in the back row of the class. So he will have a new spot to find on Monday. She has a very large class. We stopped by to see his last years teacher and she was sweet and told me they said that the FM system would be there for him on the first day of school. It is his and it will follow him throughout the years.
Dove has a beautiful class room. Her teacher has 11 years teaching and 1 yr as librarian but our district has let all of the librarians go. They will now have techs doing the work. She is 33 and a really nice woman. I really really liked her! She is new to this school and looks to be very happy about it.
Her room is full of sunflowers and photos. She is a world traveler and a photographer. Her and I will get along well I think. Dove was very comfortable with her. She spent her summer in Africa serving children of the impoverished. I like her already. She was thrilled to hear of the kids being internationally adopted and spoke of how if she ever got married she would adopt because there are so many who need families! Ya! I like this woman. She was startled to think of the kids being adopted because they look just like me. I love it!

The kids learned the bus number and are ready almost...

I have a few more things to get for Dove.

You know all my years I longed to home school...When God said no, Well it was tough! I am so blessed to have the peace that I am doing what the children need from me. I am so grateful that I have no guilt or condemnation feelings. This year it felt more natural and less difficult to obey the will of God through putting them in school. I will still teach them daily as is my way. So strange to think of having time alone and spending it in other ways than teaching the kids. I may get part time employment with the elderly this fall. I will raise the chickens and keep the garden preparations going. I want to harvest rain water also. With the sewing school clothing , class room service and possibly the PTA I will still be VERY actively involved in their education. The school has a new Young principle this year. I trust it will go well. I may need to fight for an IEP for dove if she is unable to thrive. We hope to keep her main stream for her esteem sake. She is already two years behind her peer group of age. She is a sweet thoughtful kid.
I went around the house to use what we had here. Dove was so sweet. I found a used eraser and dove said "this is alright Mom, I am fine with it." I found some highlighters and ink pens for her here. You do not HAVE to buy everything NEW folks. That is just the trick of the corporate giants.