Back to school!

It is time to go back to school! Sycamore has decided to offer the choice of learning in person or virtually. For those who chose virtual, they would have teacher-led instruction mostly from entirely virtual classes, though some high school classes will broadcast from the in-person classroom. About 1/3 of the school decided to attend virtually.

 

We decided to send our kids in person. This means that they would need to wear masks throughout the day and that desks in the classrooms would be spaced apart about 3 feet. If someone tests positive from COVID that is seated next to you in the class or at lunch (there's assigned seating) or on the bus, you will need to quarantine for 2 weeks.

We also decided that Dani would drive our kids to and from school to avoid the chance of needing to quarantine from exposure on the school bus. Dani spends a lot of time in the Maple Dale line for both drop off and pick up (she's listened to a lot of audio books!), but she gets to hear all of the stories on the way home - which typically is a pretty constant stream of thoughts from Liam and asking to get on the computer or to get a popsicle!

Additionally, while we originally signed Torin up for full-day kindergarten, we decided to send him to half-day kindergarten so he wouldn't have to be in a mask all day long.

Because the afternoon kindergarten school bus picks up only his class, we decided he could ride the bus to school. Jared typically takes Torin to the bus stop, where they play various games of soccer. At least that's 1 less trip to Maple Dale! Torin is so excited to begin school!

While wearing a mask is inconvenient, our kids are really flexible and are just excited to get back to school to see friends. 

And thus ends the longest spring break ever.