1st Grade - The real deal!

For most kids 1st grade is serious business because there is a transition from 1/2 day to full day. However, for Griffen it was business as usual. Last year Griffen attended full day Kindergarten so making the move to 1st grade had no effect on him schedule wise.
I call 1st grade the "real deal" because one of the first things that Griffen noticed was there are no longer toys in his classroom. It's time to get down to business! Mrs. Laske is a fantastic teacher and very regimented which I think helps all children when they are in school because structure in the classroom is very important.
A new added event this year is homework! We have now built in 20 minutes to our afternoon schedule for homework time. I love opening Griffen's backpack and checking out what has been placed in the "take home" folder. Each day the children are given an easy reader along with any classwork they have completed. It is nice to go over these things with Griffen and confirm his understanding. During this time if there aren't enough assignments in his backpack to fill 20 minutes then we will work on reading other books or playing online learning games.
Griffen is an extremely bright kid and I look forward to the 1st round of progress reports this fall!