Strange School Days

Dear Sawyer,

Back-to-school time usually consists of several mainstays: getting new backpacks, meeting new teachers and classmates, feeling excited as you enter the school building after a eight weeks of summer. But sadly, we have none of that this year. You, GuhGaw and JieJie will be attending fully remote school this year which means that your new kindergarten classroom is also . . . your bedroom. Daddy built a desk for you and you now have your very own laptop! This year, you won't need a new backpack because you won't need to carry any supplies anywhere, you will "meet" your teachers and classmates via Google Meets and you are attending a new school this year but you won't be stepping foot in the actual building. I know it's weird and not at all what you or I envisioned for your big entry into elementary school but I hope you will still have a fun, educational and memorable (in a good way) year.

You have had a handful of Google Meet calls with your new class already and you are so great about sitting down at the computer and participating. Your teacher asked the students to take turns introducing themselves and sharing one thing with the class. You showed them your Allosaurus figurine and said, "This is an Allosaurus. It lived during the Jurassic period and was a carnivore. That means it ate meat." Your teacher made a "Mind. Blown." expression and said, "Wow! You shared so much great information!"

And she definitely knows you like dinosaurs because during another call, she asked if anyone had a question about the math lesson. You raised your hand and she asked, "Yes, Sawyer?" You replied, "I have a dinosaur mousepad." Hahahaha!

Love,

Mom