First Week of School

We returned home from our trip just in time to register Cora for 8th grade. We drove through the pickup line Monday morning to get her books. Such a difference from last year, when registration day took a couple of hours, with photos, ID cards, etc.

We celebrated with a Day Before School breakfast - pastries and a drink from Honu Coffee. We put on our smiles for the photo, in this very strange year. Cora is bummed to be continuing distance learning, and disappointed that some of her friends don't plan to be at school all year, even if they're allowed to return on a part-time basis.

It's all anticlimactic - no back-to-school shopping or getting ready, since doing school on the couch requires little preparation.

Tuesday was the big first day.

Cora's taking math, English, science, history, PE, and Spanish for her elective (because it'll put her ahead in high school).

Her online classes are much more school-like than the spring; the student must be logged in for a live video meet every class period. Obviously, the social interaction is lacking completely.

On Wednesday, I took Violet out for her Day Before School breakfast. We went to the Waystation in Newhall, which is one of the local restaurants serving outside, because indoor dining isn't allowed because of Covid.

School?! NO!!! 

Violet is in the class we were hoping for, with Mrs. Dallaire as her teacher. Victoria and Melanie are both in her class. We had an online Back to School Night on Wedndesday, and her teacher seems wonderful.

She has live instructions twice a day, and other assignments to complete on their own.

 

We celebrated both girls' return to school with ice cream Thursday night.