I worked until yard duty time. I checked into the office and headed to Peyton’s classroom. I walked them over to the lunch area, where Peyton told me she was on green. We walked past Brandon’s class, and every day, he turns around to acknowledge Peyton. Apparently, Peyton makes noise until he does. I motioned for him to turn around and pay attention. When we got to the multi, I realized Aiden was eating with the class, and he made me nervous. He wasn’t there last time, as he was with the principal. He also didn’t have his lunch, but the kids told me he wasn’t hungry. I talked to him to ask about his lunch, but I just got growled at with an angry face. There were many kinder parents, and the principal showed up. She requested all of us spread out among the other tables, since there were a lack of parents in the 1st grade area. I had no idea who the first graders were, but I obliged. I tried to help other kids, but I wanted to watch Peyton’s class, as that’s why I was really there. I made my way back, as the rest of the other kinder parents weren’t really listening to the principal. It was almost dismissal time, so I was going to be line leader for her class to go back to the playground. Little did I know I didn’t have a caboose! We were the last class out, and that meant the older kids were coming in behind us. While we were walking back to class, I saw Brandon’s friends and eventually Brandon. It was nice to say hi to him, too, this time out of his classroom. The playground time went by fast this time because they opened up the bikes and trikes area. The kids lined up to take one lap around the track. It went smoothly, so there wasn’t much to do to keep the peace. I was walking around checking on things, when I felt a hand in mine. I looked down and it was my little one’s hand! She didn’t mind me being there, whereas Brandon used to run away from me when I was there. She walked around with me a little bit before running to the trikes. She did a little monkey bars, but not as much as last week. Soon enough, the bell rang, and all the kids hit the deck. It was like jail! They walked in an orderly fashion to their respective classroom lines. I told Peyton to keep it together for 45 more minutes, so she could stay on green. She nodded, and then I left to go home for 30 minutes. I was able to wash up dishes, eat a quick lunch, grab my shopping list, and headed back to school. I picked up Peyton and her star sheet, then headed to Brandon who was awaiting chess club. He was waiting at the tables, just as he was supposed to, while some other kids were getting yelled at by the chess master because they were playing tether ball. Brandon saw me, and ran his backpack over to me. Without saying hi, he looked at Peyton and said, “What color was your card today?” She told him, “Green,” and he took off. I told him we’d come back in an hour to get him. We stopped by Peyton’s class to get her pink slip for the week’s summary. While we were there without the kids, Ms. M told us that Aiden wouldn’t be in class anymore. Mrs. M thought that this might help Peyton, as she tends to follow his misbehavior. Another student will come in his place. I wasn’t bold enough to ask where Aiden would be going, but I did see him and his mom at pick up. I hope he does go somewhere where he can thrive in the classroom. Peyton and I took off to the store. There’s a bunch of pumpkin stuff at TJ’s now, so we did a supermarket dash to get everything. We dropped everything off at school, Peyton pooped, and then we headed back to class to get Brandon. We got Brandon and headed back home. Brandon wolfed down his sandwich, which I toasted again to revitalize it. Both kids changed into swim clothes, and we headed out to class. Brandon did a great job. Peyton had to be pulled out by Ms. Sarah. Here’s one of Peyton’s videos. the little kid next to me said, “Whoah.” Here’s Brandon’s. Still not happy with the video quality of my phone…looks nice on the phone screen, but not on the “regular” screen. We got home, showered up, and then both kids practiced piano. Peyton read her online books, while Brandon tinkered with some legos. I talked to Peyton about Aiden not being in her classroom. She said, “Hurray!” I asked her why she said that. She said, “Because he always hits everyone.” Oops…hopefully she will do better.
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