Back to School Night

This evening was Back to School night for school. We got to see Hannah's classroom and meet her teacher. First of all, let me say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Hannah's new teacher, Miss Barrett. I think she's going to be a fun teacher for the kids this year. And like a mom friend pointed out this morning, the teacher must be a fun person, her toenails are painted blue. LOL.

Upon entering the classroom, she took pictures of each student with their family (very impressive to me since I love to take pictures! LOL). She greeted each family and thanked us for coming, she complimented us on how well Hannah was a good listener today. Hannah showed us her desk and we checked out the books inside. Steven and I were both very impressed and excited to see a music textbook in her desk. And on the white board (they don't have chalk boards anymore) she had a composer of the week written in an upper corner of the board. We talked to the teacher about the book and while she doesn't know much about music, she loves music and will be teaching about different composers, etc. We were excited about that. Hannah will also have an art portfolio that she'll bring home the end of the school year with all her projects in it. No more homework packets coming home on Monday and due on Friday, but homework due everyday with 20 minutes of silent reading. No more spelling tests at the end of the week, but instead they'll use their spelling words in writing everyday. It's still early, but I think it's going to be a very good school year!