Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Stevie started 3rd grade today. Biggest new thing is that it's a traditional 3rd grade class, where she's been in the Primary Center for the last two years. The primary center is a mix of grades 1-3, and it allows the children to work at the pace that suits them best. Stevie has been advanced since she was born it seems, so to work at a 3rd grade level while she was in 1st and 2nd helped her tremendously. At the advice of her teacher, we decided to place her in a regular 3rd grade setting this year to prevent her from getting lazy (or LAZIER!) in her work :P

Stevie's 1st day of 3rd grade!

Stevie found out that Mr. Cooper would be her teacher this year, and she was excited... her first year to have a MALE teacher! She's stoked about the opportunity to eat snacks during class, and to have a bottle of water on her desk throughout the day. The first thing she mentioned when I got home from work is how EASY the homework was (well love, it's only the first day!) hehe... I do hope, though, that she continues to love school and that things continue to be easy for her. Will be a challenging couple of months as my pregnancy nears the end, as Stevie starts and finishes soccer, and as her piano lessons finish in a mid-October recital at the church in Metterich. Life should be smooth sailing in November! :)