I know it's November already and back-to-school has been months ago but I have been so busy that I have not been able to post things as much as I want to. But anyway, I will just summarize some of the important dates for the month of August (Yeah I know, I am uber late!!!)
- July 11 was the school registration. The school did it differently this year. We registered the children earlier and we had to make an appointment to do it. In previous years, we would take all of the school supplies for the school year, then register and pay but this time it's different. New school administration, new rules and some policy changes. As usual, the tuition increased a bit. Because of the introduction of chromebook for each students, we paid almost 5 grand for both kids, whew. Luckily, this is something that hubby and I saved for so that we can pay everything upon registration and be done with it.
- August 17: We brought in all the supplies that the children needed and also meet the new teachers. We also covered their books.
- August 18: First Day of school. The school always have a mass on the first day and kids love the first day as they get to go to school without wearing their uniform yet.
- August 24: The priest from our church and school wanted to bring some fun with all the students after the mass. It was a fun surprise that was not revealed to the kids until after the mass.
The kids did not have any idea what they were suppose to do after the mass which was awesome. Everybody was wondering why they were brought to the high school gymnasium after the mass.
I am glad that our school still recites the pledge of allegiance, sings the national anthem, and pray. With all the crazy things happening these days, I am grateful for those things.
So what exactly was the surprise? It was a little fun time batting baseball with Fr. Dennis. Each year, the school starts with a vision and goal. This year is "Stepping Up to the Plate" so even though a lot of kids did not know how to play baseball, they stepped up to the plate and play along. Even our new principal, Mr. Fuscardo, have also participated to the game.
I thought it was a great idea of having this event for the kids. Everybody had fun and everyone was willing to try even though it was out of their comfort zone. Our new priest and principal are working together to bring this kind of events to the school which is great.
Rye Bean hit one ball which surprised me but she did good.
As usual, EJ was dancing as he listened to the music being played in the gym. He thought I wasn't looking but I took a picture of him lol.
Fr. Dennis told me that EJ can be a baseball player lol. He did good as well. Overall, this event was a total success, everyone had fun and they get to release some adrenaline before going back to the classroom. Kudos to Fr. Dennis and Mrs. Fuscardo and all the parents involved in putting this together.
My daughter and my son's best friend's baby brother.
Earlier on this month, I received this $20 Kohl's gift card from Influenster. We seldom shopped at Kohl's so it was a great opportunity to check out what they have for back to school. We bought my daughter's uniform and my son's pair of school shoes there.
I still have a lot of event to post but for now, this will do. Just tune in for the next post about the Blue Mass, Octoberfest, and the latest was Falloween. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for visiting.
