open house

Brooke was SO excited to show us around at Open House and had been telling us for a week about everything they were doing in preparation. Grandma and Papa joined us as well, so we all had the classroom tour together.  Since we went towards the end of Open House, Brooke was the only student  giving the tour.  I was a little disappointed that her teacher, Mrs. Farwell, didn't take the opportunity to come into the classroom and talk to us about Brooke, but all the teachers were greeting at their doors, so maybe the point was for the student to guide their own tour.

Everything was very patriotic in nature, but my favorite thing was her book about our national symbols. 

She was pretty concerned about Colby obeying all of her classroom rules, so I did have to remind her a few times to worry about herself and the tour rather than barking orders at him.  But I guess that could have been expected from my rule-follower daughter to her brother that doesn't always want to listen to her, haha.

While she explained stations, she felt a need to tell us about each student in each group, and the groups they used to be in :)  She has a pretty great memory!

Papa was especially into Brooke's explanations and kept asking her clarifying questions :)  It's so nice having grandparents close by to attend these school events.

Brooke really loves her teacher and although I don't love the lack of face time I have with her, I think Brooke is doing really well in class and is learning and growing every day. 

As we walked down the halls, we took a moment to stop and admire this beautiful new wall display.  The PTA does an amazing job decorating throughout the school!  To celebrate the upcoming 100th day of school (in February), they sent home a kindness chart in which the students will set a goal to complete 100 acts of kindness.   When their charts are complete, they return them to school and their name is added to one of the hanging hearts.  I love this idea and feel strongly about the importance of being mindful and aware of the kindness we can spread throughout our school, community, and world.  I talk to my kids quite frequently about filling people's buckets with kind deeds, but this initiative is really going to help remind the students about having this at the forefront of their minds.  (Colby also made his own chart to track his kind deeds, haha.)

We're proud of you, Buggy, and loved the guided tour!