It's been a busy week, getting ready for school. On Thursday night, we attended the open house for parents of incoming sixth-graders.
Emilyn and Allen came along, of course. We heard the principal and the PTO give their spiels. Then we went off to spend a (very) few minutes in each of Emilyn's classes with each of her teachers.
The cavernous Commons area at Southwest Middle.
It doubles as an auditorium and a cafeteria.
Mr. Bradley seems like a good guy... and very funny. He talked about the Advisory program, which is time at the beginning of the day in a small group (Emilyn's is 11 kids) where he kind of mentors them one-on-one in all their subjects, and they talk about whatever character/growing up issues happen to be on the kids' minds. It seems like a great idea -- and a really good way to ease into a day that, let's face it, starts way too early. Emilyn's school day is 7:05 a.m. to 2:16 p.m. Yes, you read that right!
First period starts about 7:45, with Mr. Bradley and math. Next up is science, with Mrs. Cerutti. Then two periods of language arts, one reading and one writing, with yet another rookie teacher, Ms. Lautenschlager. World geography with Mrs. Brauss... Health and PE with Ms. Stricklin... Future Pathways class is a rotation of business, home economics, visual arts, drama, technology... Emilyn starts off with business. And then orchestra, with Ms. Lueken, rounds out the day.
You can get a good look at all the Explorers teachers here. (And check up on Emilyn's homework for the week!)
Then, on Friday, Emilyn went back for a morning of orientation, which included her first bus ride to Southwest. The stop is all the way down at the bottom of our hill. I was not allowed down there, but I did lurk halfway up the hill, behind a tree.
Pretty! Stylish! Smart! Confident!
Normally, the bus will be coming at 6:56. Eeeek! The route takes them up Cleta and out to pick up some former Oak Brook kids. She met her Advisory classmates and got her locker... No. 37!
She's ready to go. Tuesday is the big day!
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