More First Days of School

I said I would post the rest of the First Day of School pictures, and then time got away!  But here they are.
(Well, Justin's is the same as Samuel's, haha.)

  Justin is in 7th grade this year, at Global Village Academy.  He is learning Spanish.  He loves his teachers and his classes, and tells me every single thing that happened every single day, in great detail.  He's doing great!

Keelan started school a couple of days after the other boys.  He is in 11th grade at Gateway High School.  He likes being in school with his friends, and especially enjoys band class, where he plays the trumpet.  He also has a free hour that he works as an assistant to the band director.  He's got his driver's permit, and we're working on completing his 50 road hours.

Caylie started school the next week.  She is repeating kindergarten, as was planned, at Global Village Academy.  We thought seriously about taking her out of Chinese immersion and just putting her in regular public school, so that she wouldn't be so overwhelmed, but at the last minute we decided to keep her at GVA.  This is the age when language is acquired easily, and if we take her out now, she wouldn't be able to test back in.  We just didn't want her to lose her Chinese and the opportunity to become fluent while it is still easily gained.  It is an important part of who she is.
(And she LOVES her school and teachers!)

The school year is off to a great start!