Crockstar Chronicle: Back to School

This year we had 3 rounds of orientation, and 3 different first day of school picture sessions!

The twins were the first to return, despite being the last out, since the building they are in this year is set to be destroyed. They are building the new building next to the old one, but they'll need time to remove the debris and get the parking lot in.

The day before school started, the school put up a 'photo op.' Their meet the teacher night came the second week of school, and I wasn't able to go, because poor Alice ended up at the Endodontist with a root canal! Billy took the twins, so they did get to go, but he didn't take pictures. = (

For the first day, of course they twinned!

Alice had freshmen orientation, to which parents were not invited. ::sniff:: So, she went alone, with all the other freshmen. They had some upperclassmen leading them through the building in groups. I think Alice learned quite a bit, though she said her group leader wasn't as good as some of the others.

The next orientation was for Emily and William. I love these photo ops, though this one was hidden away! Luckily, we found it, since I didn't take any other pictures. lol.

The twins' backpacks were coordinated with each others' outfits, so they swapped. (Grace's backpack has pink straps, and Juliet's pack is aqua.)

Alice's school did another orientation, this time for everyone. At this one they did school pictures, had club tables set up, and parents could come walk the schedule with their student. We saw this conflicting sign and thought it was funny.

In the flyer, they showed a balloon arch, and though we looked for it, never found it. Alice's locker was a little tall for her, and she was struggling to open it. I was super proud of her, because she was able to go to the office to request a new one. Luckily, her new one is close to her old one.

Juliet wanted to pack a boiled egg for snack, she also added crackers, and to make it "fancy" she threw in a toothpick!

Emily and William started a week and a half after the twins, though, the twins were scheduled to be off that day, so on their first day, they were the only two who went!

Two days later, on Wednesday, Alice started back. She wore her birthday dress from the Helterbrands for her first day! Her bus comes at 6:50, which is early, but considering her school day starts at 7:30, it's not a terrible time!

Emily is enjoying the 'extra' time in the morning, since I wake her and William when Alice and I leave.

This struck me as a particularly 90s look!

Emily and William are on 'teams' at school. The sponsor teachers sent out a flyer requesting school supplies to earn points for their teams. I sent my mom the list, and she sent $20. On one of our thrift shopping days, we were near a walmart, so I asked Emily if she were game for a shopping trip. She carefully spent the $20, scoring 50 cent erasers and glue sticks, and 25 cent pencils. However, when we scanned the first pencil pack, it had been reduced to 10 cents a pack! So, Emily went back for the pallet box and we got 125 items for avia's $20 donation!!! We'll turn them in at the parent teacher conference, so as we find other deals, we'll continue to add to the pile.

Alice's earth science class sounds way fun, and they got to design and execute a science experiment in class one day. She, however, did not plan ahead, and sent me a text message the morning of asking for jolly ranchers and a pan. I begged some jolly ranchers off of the twins' school secretary, and dug the pan out of the camping supplies (because I don't trust my 'good' pans to be used "for science." lol)