Troy - First Grade

Troy is about to start First Grade at a new school. Deerwood Elementary is closer to the house and he has met so many kids from his summer program and from his soccer that are going to be there. This school is also bigger. At an early parent/teacher meeting, the Principal informed us that there are currently 26 to 27 students in each class. There arere four classes. Some plans were in order to bring in a part-time teacher for the morning reading and math activities, but you could tell parents were not happy. Troy had 18 in his full-day Kindergarten to give you an idea.
Last week we attended the school's open house. This is where all of the students are to bring in their labeled school items, find out where their class is and meet their teacher. Upon arriving, we found out that the part-time teacher had been made full-time and the class sizes moved down to 22/23 students for each. What a relief!

Troy was so excited to find his desk, put in his supplies and find out where everything was. His new teacher, Ms. Lindorfer, walked Troy through the rules and showed him where everything was. We even found out that a neighbor girl down the street will be in his class. Needless to say, he is very excited!