We interrupt this hiatus for ...

Sorry for being missing for the past little while.  The end of the summer and beginning of the school year have been a crazy haze but we are trying to catch up.

Stay tuned for the recent antics.

So proud

 Cooper received two awards in one week. 

He was selected as the Music Citizen by his music teacher.  Her comment was that "He's such a great kid."

Then he was selected to receive the Fruit of the Spirit in Chapel this morning.  I surprised him by sneaking in. He had no idea I was there until right before they called his name.   There are nine fruits: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.  When we heard he was getting the award, I was curious which fruit(s) he would be recognized for because we have needed some emphasis on patience and self-control lately.  I am happy to see him recognized for joy and goodness.  All the teachers comment on how happy and affectionate he is.  I hope these are traits that continue, and I love that the school uses this to recognize these.

 Receiving his award from one of his favorite teachers, Mr. C.

He was a little shell-shocked (and I love the hand in the pocket).

The pictures aren't the best, but they capture him so well.  For once, he looked small surrounded by elementary and middle school kids.  Only a few more weeks of school, so fingers crossed for smooth sailing.

Starting a new school

We decided it was time to take the plunge and enroll Cooper in a more formal program.  We were aiming for a pre-k program for the Fall, but they had a slot available at a neighborhood school now so we decided to go for it.  He is in a pre-k for 4 years old for the remainder of this school year, and he will transition to a pre-k 5 program in September since he is a late birthday.

So in getting ready, he had to bring homework in on his first day.  His assignment was to cut out pictures of words that began with the letter S.  After some cajoling with my Mom, we finally got enough pictures cut out to fill the index card.

If all homework takes this long with this kid, it's going to be a long time until June.

Fractions at the age of 3

This is the second time Cooper has brought one of these sheets home.  I had no idea they introduced preschoolers to fractions.  He loves telling me what each of them mean.

He is also practicing his name.  He got the first two letters in the box above.  We have been practicing spelling since the letters are on his wall above his bed.  He can get through the "e", but keeps forgetting the "r".