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“Meet the Teacher Day” is next Friday, the last official day of summer vacation before school starts. It’s a great idea, Boy Wonder gets to meet his teacher, get familiar with his classroom and find out who is in his class all before the first day of school. All of this prep work goes a long way in easing those pesky first day of school jitters.
Big Daddy P and Boy Wonder are attending Meet the Teacher Day without me this year. I’ll admit, my inability to attend is causing me a little anxiety because this is the most important first date they’ll go on this year.
They need to impress.
They need to refrain from telling her mommy has a blog (makes ’em nervous).
They need to win her over (like with little hearts in her eyeballs win her over).
And sure, they both won me over but I was an easy sell.
Is courting a 3rd grade teacher really necessary? Well, I think so. As in life, first impressions matter. Is she the kind of teacher who can overlook a bad first impression? I don’t know and I’d rather not find out.
This is where I write the sentence that makes me sound like a really awesome mom:
We want his teacher to know how much we care about her work in the classroom and how we intend to work as a team ensure a successful school year. Well, we do!
And while our entire housing tract may already know how much Boy Wonder dreads school, if we can keep it a secret from his teacher, we might just be onto something.
So we’ve traded first day of school jitters for first date jitters. Come on boys, make Mama proud.
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your guys will do great! I know what you mean about missing this kind of thing. But such is life. I can’t believe we are in the last week of summer break already!
Can you believe school is starting already?!?! Wow 3rd grade…my oldest will be in preschool again and I am dreading it. He is going to a new school and already tells me he doesn’t want to go. Hope everything goes good for you guys!
Didn’t know it was that hard core. Good to know. Does this count for preschool? So much I didn’t know.
I used to teach 3rd grade and although I thought academically it’s such a big jump from 2nd grade, the kids are at such a FUN age! Can’t wait to hear how it went!!
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Not there yet, but I know plenty of people who are. Courting the teacher sounds interesting. I have a few years til I get there!
I was a third grade teacher for many years. It’s often the favorite year for most kids, parents and teachers. So hopefully, you can relax and know it will be a good year for all of you! Oh and bribe her with a starbuck’s card…we all love coffee, too!