Grace's first day of 3rd Grade

Grace's first day of 3rd grade was January 31st.  I thought, since I do my blog chronologically, that I should probably get these pictures up since we're actually almost halfway through the year now! Oops! Anyway, she's having a great year and we LOVE her teacher, Mrs. Stewart!

 This is her "summer uniform" that she has to wear in Term 1 (Feb. - April) and Term 4 (Oct. - Dec.)  Her winter uniform (which she's wearing right now) is in Term 2 and 3.

 Lance getting in on the action - doing a silly pose!

 So we head off to school and all the kids sit in the "oval".  Mrs. Cadwallader (head of Junior school) then introduces the teachers (K - 4) individually and reads the list of kids that are in that particular teacher's class.  That teacher then takes those kids off to their new classroom and that's how you find out who your teacher is - on the first day of school!!!  It was VERY different from what I'm used to, but seems to work for them!  All the parents stand around and wait to hear who their child's teacher is.  Mrs. Cadwallader is the one in blue standing on the stairs.

Mrs. Stewart is right in front of Grace in this picture.  They just found out and are all gathering around her.  Off they go!