Wednesday, January 11, 2012

School: We Are in Week #2

Written by Heidi. So, school has started after our LONG winter break. (The boys were off for Thanksgiving, then we had our challenges with the public school system here and then the boys got started at the private school with their first day being a success on January 2.) Yes, that first day was exciting and the boys were very brave and tackled it well. Then the homework started coming home...

Don't get me wrong... when we toured the school and took a closer look at what is was all about, we loved it! They included Spanish in their curriculum, handwriting was a focus, math skills were a bit more traditional, Bible study and memorizing Bible verses are an everyday occurrence (along with spelling!) which made our hearts leap for joy! We liked their principles and how the school was set up... everyone we talked to at the school was friendly and very professional.... it was great! We were excited that the boys were going to continue the fine educational path  they were started on in Iowa.

Well, as fine as it was, the path they started in Iowa was just different than the path they have here in this private school. We found out that the children here just are a bit further along in their studies (and especially in their handwriting and spelling) and we have some catching up to do. The pace at which they handle all these subjects in a day has hit full stride by this time of the year. While it was good to have moved and immediately (somewhat) got the boys going in school was good... they had to hit the ground running.

But we have declared once again that we are "Team Nestor" and we are going to tackle these challenges and take the setbacks to motivate us more! We have had struggles, but we are going to figure those out and get on track to some fun success at school! With Jesus at the heart of it all, you just know it is going to be good!

The whole "wearing a uniform" thing was foreign to us, too... but we definitely see it's advantages. The boys look so cute in their khakis and neckties for chapel day! Chapel day is every Tuesday and the boys like wearing their fancy neckties and button down shirts. They say that they look like a grown-up heading to work and they like that!

2 comments:

  1. OH MY DO THEY LOOK HANDSOME!!! I SHOWED ALISA THIS PICTURE THE OTHER DAY WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY POSTED IT AND SHE SAID DAVIS LOOKED very nice!!! TEHEHE! GLAD TO HEAR ALL IS WELL WITH YOUR BIG MOVE/CHANGE, THAT THE BOYS ARE ADJUSTING (MOM AND DAD TOO) AND I HOPE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT!!! KEEP UP THE POSTS!! ALISA READS THEM WITH ME ;)

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  2. Aww... we miss you guys! I miss chatting with Alisa after school! (I guess we would have missed you had we stayed in Iowa, too.) :-) Anyway, thanks for staying in touch! Love checking in with you, too!!!

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