Greenback Night

The PTA puts on a 30-minute meeting and then asks for money. All the while, parents are anxiously waiting for 6:30 p.m. so that the tour the classes portion of the program can begin.

I skipped the PTA meeting to avoid the anxiousness . . . and yet, I still managed to be late to Christopher's first period class. A habit repeating itself from high school!

First period: Art. Our friend teaches the class. She's exuberant and excited about Art. Christopher loves art and quite frankly, loves her! There is a chance for him to be in National Art Junior Honor Society. Field trips, special contests, etc. . . .

Second period: Reading. The teacher seems great. She provided us the names of the books he will read this year -- we will be buying those to reinforce class activities at home.

Third period: Debate. Again, the teacher seems to know her stuff. This may be a struggle for Christopher. He's not big on presenting and that's pretty much what debate is all about. She was excited about UIL competition -- don't think my child will be participating.

Fourth period: Athletics. At last, the place where my son feels most at home. The gym. The field.

Fifth period: English. Christopher's favorite teacher! She does seem fun and determined to make learning the subject an adventure!

Sixth period: Science. A favorite class of Christopher's because of the big project this year -- dissecting a frog!

Seventh period: Math PreAP. Fractions galore right now, but he's doing eighth grade work.

Eighth period: Texas History. The teacher is on fire for history. She seems good -- can make studying history interesting.

All teachers have tutoring and all limit the amount of homework. Really, math is the only class that will regularly have homework.

And, I forgot to turn in my greenback envelope. Wasn't that the point of greenback night?!