Back to School

 Back to school on a stormy morning

 Ready for 1st grade in Mrs. Davis' class

Mr. Elliott's third grade class

So long 2nd grade

 Day 1

 She didn't miss a single day of 2nd grade!

Day 174

Farewell Kindergarten

 Day 1

So proud of everything this little guy has accomplished

Day 163

Field Day Fun

Andrew and his teacher during the dress your teacher relay

 Dance break

 Had to "man up" the chicken dance with some chest bumps

 K teachers + principal dressed for summer fun

 Scooter board relay

 2nd grade teachers ready for summer

 Hula hoop contest

 Hula dancer

Balloon bust relay

2nd Grade Program

Evie got to show off some songs and facts she has been learning about this great state we live in tonight at school.  The Amherst 2nd graders have been working very hard over the past few weeks preparing, and I am so proud of them!  They covered Elvis in Memphis, country music in Nashville, the Cherokee living in the mountains, and of course good ole Rocky Top.  

Decked out in her orange and white

A little bit of Amazing Grace in Cherokee

Field Trips

The kids got to go on field trips over the past couple of weeks.  The 2nd graders went to the Mayfield Dairy in Athens. 

Easy to know which way to go...just follow the Mayfield trucks

Post tour ice cream

Mayfield Fashion

The Kindergarten classes went to The Little Ponderosa Zoo in Clinton.

 The kids got to touch snakes and reptiles

 Feeding deer

 Feeding leaves to the kangaroo

Pony ride

Spring Break in pictures

St.Patrick's Day with the Ice Bears

 NIT tournament 

Gorgeous weather to play outside

Visit to the Sunsphere

Looking at UT from the Sunsphere

 1982...that was a million years ago!

Visit to the candy factory for some chocolate

Pizza and Monkey Ice in the park after a successful trip to the dentist

1st day of Spring at Rita's

Report Card Rewards *updated*

Both the kids have worked hard the first 9 weeks of school and brought home excellent report cards today.  "Andrew is a joy to have in the classroom" brought tears to my eyes.  I'm proud of them and want to reward them but we don't give $ for grades.  Personal choice, and if they were struggling we might feel differently.  After a little digging I found 3 places in Knoxville that offer rewards for good grades.  All of this info is from their websites/facebook pages.  We are headed to Zuma and Bruster's tomorrow after school, so I can confirm those tomorrow!  I couldn't find it in writing anywhere, but I've heard you get a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme too.  

Zuma Fun Center *confirmed*

FREE Tokens for Grades

We appreciate good students! Bring in your current, original report card for FREE Tokens*!
A = 3 Tokens
B = 2 Tokens
*20 Tokens Maximum

Chuck E. Cheese believes in the value of a good education. Have your child bring in their most recent report card and they will receive FREE tokens for good grades.

Valid only with a food purchase. Up to 15 tokens maximum per child. All grading systems accepted.

Bruster’s Knoxville *negative at Cedar Bluff*  The manager said they have never given sundaes to kids for good grades.  Makes me wonder who is running their facebook page?!


If you bring your child's report card to any of our Knoxville locations, they can get a FREE dirt or dino Sundae, just for making honor roll!

 Fun at Zuma!

We bought Bruster's anyway

First Day of Kindergarten

Andrew had his first day of Kindergarten today. He was so excited that he was ready to leave the house at 7 am. The bell doesn't ring until 7:45, so that was entirely too early! Evie and Andrew were so cute hugging in the hallway at school before Evie headed off to the 2nd grade hallway. There were no tears this morning. He was excited to go to school and I knew he was in good hands. He told me he had a great day when I picked him up! He informed me that he had seven teachers but he didn't get to go outside. He knew 2 friends, which surprised me. One was from West Hills last year and one he had seen at our neighborhood pool. I asked if he saw Evie, and he told me no and reiterated that he didn't get to go outside. He must think that they will be together on the playground.

Back to School

Evie headed off to 2nd grade this morning. She is very excited to go see all of her friends again. She was so funny at meet your teacher night. We already know her teacher because he taught Kindergarten until this year, so we really just went to say hi and get the supply list. Her first question was, "What did I miss around here over the summer?" Mr.Roach gave her the rundown of who moved and who had a baby. I was impressed he immediately knew what she was asking. We have been blessed by wonderful teachers the past 2 years and we already know we have a fabulous one this year too!

2nd grade

1st grade

Kindergarten

Walkathon @ Amherst

The Amherst PTA has a walkathon every year as a fundraiser. Evie's classroom got a SMART board from these funds last year. It is a big party for the kids with music, Sharky, and dancing as they walk their laps.

Twisting during the Skeleton Square Dance

Catching up with best bud Madison

Costume Parade

Andrew got to wear his costume all day at school and participate in a costume parade this morning. He had so much fun, and all the kids looked so cute dressed up!

Woody and Jessie. Andrew was so excited that Mrs. Marty, the director of his preschool, dressed up as Jessie.

Andrew with his teacher, Mrs.Nale

and with his other teacher, Mrs.Edwards

Spider Fun

Andrew's preschool had their Fall Festival today. He had so much fun with the spider theme! They got to go on a hayride outside to the pumpkin patch, then come into the gym for crafts and a visit with the tarantula.

Spider cupcake

Spider pumpkin

The real spider!