First day of school - 9th and 7th grade

 Avie started high school this year!  Wow!  Where does the time go!  She was so excited to start high school and there is a brand new high school building that opened this fall, which added to the excitement.  We were able to go in a couple of weeks early and tour the building with Avie and it looks amazing!  It will be interesting to see what classes she'll choose as there are lots of options in high school.  And it will be fun to see what activities she signs up for!  So far, she is loving marching band and she has signed up for Key Club, Speech Club, and Drama Club.  She also chose French, Choir and Move PE (instead of weight lifting).  First quarter has just ended and she is doing really well in all her classes.  We are so proud of her for all her hard work!

Archer started 7th grade this year and he was much less nervous to start school since he was familiar with the building and how everything works this year.  So that was a relief to us parents!  He signed himself up for Cross Country this year, which we are really excited that he found an activity that he enjoys!  The season is finished now and it went really well!  I'm planning another post for cross country with all the details and pictures.  With some persuasion, he tried out for Lego League, which is quite the process since he had to prepare several interview questions and program the robot during his interview.  He made one of the 4 middle school teams and Jarad is coaching his team.  He really likes Lego League so we are thrilled that he decided to try out!  His competition is December 3rd, so more on that is a future post.  Archer also joined the jazz band and is liking it so far.  We also submitted an application for Archer to get into the Extended Learning program and he was accepted.  So during his "What I Need (WIN)" period, he goes to ELP each day.   Archer also has Algebra this year, which is a high school class and he. will received a high school grade for it.  So far it is going really well as are all his classes.  We are so proud of all his hard work!

Kids Description - 8th and 6th grade

Avalon is in 8th grade and Archer is in 6th grade!  Avalon loves theater (especially at STC), dancing (she now has 4 dance classes at Bold), singing, , listening to music (mostly musicals), reading (favorite: Percy Jackson series and all Rick Riordan book series about greek, roman, norse and egyptian mythology ), texting with her friends, watching American Ninja Warrior and America's Funniest Home Videos, ninja training, parkour, choir, band (trombone), piano, and playing with her friends!  Archer loves playing video games (especially online with his cousin Dorian), cross country, tennis, reading the Wings of Fire Series (with his Mom), Minecraft and Star Wars galaxy of Heroes (with his Dad), playing French Horn, making up songs on the piano, board games, jumping, running, and playing games in his head outside!  The kids have convinced us to foster rabbits, so we have now had several different bunnies in our home and the kids are really enjoying having them in our home!