Jude starts high school

Jude is now officially a high-schooler. It was a pretty good first week by all accounts. There was not much in the way of serious work done, it was more orientation. And it was good for Jude to have had several weeks of soccer practice so he knew many people before he started.

Speaking of soccer, Jude made the JV team, which he was happy about. And they have already had three competitive games: on Monday (they won 8-0), Tuesday (they lost 2-1), and Saturday (drew 2-2). I have watched every game and Jude has played well in the midfield and he is one of the best passers on the team. Soccer is pretty serious at South with practice or a game every afternoon of the week.

Anna starts seventh grade

Anna is back at Ricks for 7th grade and was delighted to be back. She was happy to see her friends again and spent the first afternoon at Starbucks as they did last year.

Math is still her favorite subject and she was pleased to be placed in Integrated Math 1, the advanced level of Math. They introduced electives for the first time which broadens the choices available such as musical planning, candle making, and cooking/baking. She also said she might play soccer again this year but she has a full schedule with gymnastics and cheer taking up several days a week.

This weekend we didn’t do much. Jude had soccer on Saturday morning and Anna had cheer both afternoons. It was good to have a quiet weekend after the first week of school.