tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post5586808936516780900..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: The First Day of School, According to ElfHappy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-46567161172350518002011-08-20T23:01:23.607-05:002011-08-20T23:01:23.607-05:00Great job Elf!! You handled it splendidly.Great job Elf!! You handled it splendidly.Mommy to threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260785679196300920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-27010499631376429292011-08-19T20:59:12.079-05:002011-08-19T20:59:12.079-05:00My niece starts college Monday. Yesterday, the day...My niece starts college Monday. Yesterday, the day she moved in, she took the time to go to each and every class to figure out where it was. Maybe the schools should have an orientation for that for kids so young. His day sounds like my first day of high school! (from what I remember)Ahermitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246307693236606434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-47764578360803789602011-08-19T04:57:39.771-05:002011-08-19T04:57:39.771-05:00I think Elf's day went really well. Once he ge...I think Elf's day went really well. Once he gets used to the schedule and where the rooms are he'll be great.<br />Aus school is different. primary school, what you call elementary, the kids stay in the one classroom and all subjects are taught by the same teacher. In high school, the kids still stay in the same classroom, and the teachers move around instead. Except for science where the kids go to the lab, or home economics where the girls go to the kitchens or sewing rooms, and for the boys, they go to the workshops for woodwork or stuff like that.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-57781154029226646982011-08-18T20:18:00.320-05:002011-08-18T20:18:00.320-05:00I had first day anxiety, "can't find my c...I had first day anxiety, "can't find my classes", in COLLEGE, so I can imagine what it must have been for little Elf. It sounds like he handled it quite well, though. I loved his detailed report (especially the whole "passing by girls" thing). <br /><br />At the end of Daniel's first day in high school my question of "how did it go?" was responded to with a monosyllabic "fine". Fifteen minutes of questioning revealed little more. :)Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-17283548726292754172011-08-18T19:28:12.844-05:002011-08-18T19:28:12.844-05:00Oh my goodness! So many obstacles! Sounds like he ...Oh my goodness! So many obstacles! Sounds like he did amazingly, so brave to go find help when he needed it - I'm more of a hide in the corner and cry type. <br /><br />Congratulations, Elf!<br /><br />(ps - when I was in college and had Where-Are-My-Classes anxiety, I would go to the school a few days before and find them all. Might be worth a try next year.)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766716788178729762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-88142040071365836462011-08-18T18:17:36.560-05:002011-08-18T18:17:36.560-05:00Ok that made me tired just reading it(: I am glad...Ok that made me tired just reading it(: I am glad he made it home safely and that nothing crazy actually happened...Hope you all have a blessed week!Kristen | Ello Poppet Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283822375980853930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-33583674834934707462011-08-18T18:15:50.757-05:002011-08-18T18:15:50.757-05:00"...how can I tell who has a sister named Emi..."...how can I tell who has a sister named Emily?" LOL! I so get him! I would have been rollin' my eyes, too!Gombojav Tribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396911376797476193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-32821031442602991612011-08-18T17:34:00.655-05:002011-08-18T17:34:00.655-05:00What a day! Bless his heart, it sounds like he han...What a day! Bless his heart, it sounds like he handled it well. I can easily imagine my 14 year old falling apart in that situation.Rose @ Walnut Acrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704569051821430233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-77807871064536059962011-08-18T17:04:45.366-05:002011-08-18T17:04:45.366-05:00That is the most detailed day of school I have eve...That is the most detailed day of school I have ever heard from any child!! Most of the time it's a two or three word answer or they don't remember at all~ lol. <br /><br />Glad he did so well navigating his day!!Blondeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827536147609261504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-72918253827495666872011-08-18T16:53:29.976-05:002011-08-18T16:53:29.976-05:00[Another guess what?] Well at least they told you....[Another guess what?] Well at least they told you. I showed up for what I thought was a Step 4 Conference (Step 1 – Stand in the corner, Step 2 – Stand in the corner and read school rules, Step 3 – In-school suspension in the corner of a different classroom, Step 4 – Parent Conference), which I had read in the handbook was a conference between the student, the teacher and the parent. So, I arrange to go into work late, go the room and it is me and my daughter on one side of the table, the principal, her teacher, the gym teacher, librarian, hall monitor, bus driver, etc. on the other side. I felt like I was at an inquisition. My introduction to the IEP process.<br /><br />Hope all goes well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com