1st grade for the 1st time!!

Emmaline has made it to the first grade! She was so ready to start school back and when Georgia and Hayes started before her; she was jealous.
Her day finally came for us to find out who would be her teacher. We were happy to learn that Ms. Christine Vincent would be her 1st grade teacher. She was Georgia's teacher last year and we love her, and it immediately made us all feel more comfortable that we knew her. After Family Night at the school we were all so excited for the first day. I love her school, which is our church, and love their chapel, teachers, classrooms and everything they offer. I asked Emmaline a few questions before school and she replied.. "I love to write and color because my teacher says I do it really well, but I don't like math as much (or staying outside too long because I get really sweaty)." Emmaline says she wants to be a teacher when she grows up!
Emmaline only had 11 kids in her class and her closest girl friend is in it. She also gets to see her Kindergarten teachers at lunch daily, which she loves!
This year as a 'big kid' the 1st graders get to have Pizza Fridays at lunch, play on the big field playground, are expected to tuck in shirts and wear belts and get to do Spanish, library and computer class weekly. She is ready to take it on!
For her extracurricular activities this year she is choosing to play soccer again with the same team, the Unicorns, and she wants to do Girl Scouts. She will be a Daisy and in her school troop with some of her favorite friends. I think it will be a good learning experience for her and help her to gain confidence. We really want to keep her at 2 extracurriculars but we may let her do a gymnastics class with Georgia and Hayes. So we are hoping and praying for a successful, fun and productive 1st grade year for Emmaline. I know she will learn so much and have fun in the process!