Have a Great First Day of School

Hi!  Are you and your children excited, or nervous?  Here are a couple of quick things that can make the first day school more exciting and less nerve wracking.

1. Pack everything Sunday Afternoon.  Get those lunches ready, fill out all your forms and pack those backpacks by Sunday Afternoon.  Get it out of the way so you can have a relaxing evening Sunday Night.  Maybe watch a movie or TV show or read a fun book together. 
2. Take a few minutes to review their successes of the past year.  Tell them how proud you are of how much progress they made last year.  Encourage them.  If they are in Kindergarten, remind them of how much they already know.  They are so smart.  Let them know that you know how smart they really are.
3. Go to bed early.  It will be tough to get them to bed early, but sleep is so important.  The children need it and so do you.
4. On Monday Morning… take pictures.  They grow so fast.  Below are links to some 1^st Day of School Printable.

5. If you come into the school Monday Morning, quickly take pictures and drop off.  The sooner you get out of sight, the better.
6. Stop by the BooHoo Yahoo Breakfast sponsored by the Bear PTA in the lunchroom. It is a great place to meet and visit with other parents.  

Before you know it, you will have your little chefs back in your home kitchen!
Do you have any good tips for the first day of school?  Please share in the comments!