Garrett went to first grade this year. It's kind of crazy that I had a harder time sending him to first grade than I did to kindergarten. Having him gone all day was a big adjustment for us and we really missed him.
Funny story: Garrett's teacher sent this in the mail to him before school began to invite him to Back-to-School night. Garrett was so excited when I told him he had a letter and couldn't wait to open it. He turned it over and saw this sticker. I was watching him read it and he said aloud, "I'm an AWFUL first-grader." Poor Garrett's little face just fell and he said, "I wonder why she would send me this?" We had a nice discussion about the difference between "awful" and "official" and all is well.
Garrett had the most amazing teacher this year. Mrs. Simmonds taught for over 40 years and truly loves teaching and has a gift for seeing the good in each of her students. She told us multiple times how much she loved Garrett and his bright mind and inquisitive personality. I know he won't get a teacher every year that appreciates all of his questions, so we felt truly blessed that he was able to have such a wonderful year in first grade.
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