urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:mystic_savage Or Subtitle mystic_savage 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:mystic_savage:318529 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z School starts next week and we met Penny's teacher last night when she did a home visit.&nbsp; I'm so impressed that a public school teacher would actually schedule visits and go meet each member of her class before the first day (or as many as she can).&nbsp; She said it really helps the year go smoothly -- she's already established a relationship with each kid, she's got a context for their stories, and I'd imagine they don't compete as much for her attention in the first weeks as they otherwise might.&nbsp; She's also a delightful person in her own right, so I think I'm going to enjoy volunteering in her classroom very much.<br /><br />One big relief -- even though Penny &amp; Sar's school will be getting an influx of a hundred new kids from another school, Penny's class is going to have only 22 kids in it.&nbsp; They added 3 classrooms in the 2-3 grade band, so there will be 7 classrooms full of 2nd &amp; 3rd graders, but they've worked to keep the teacher:student ratio low.&nbsp; I'm hugely, hugely relieved, as I'd imagined that her class size would double.&nbsp; <br /><br />Later today, we'll attend the meet &amp; greet both for Penny's grade band and for Sar's (K-1).&nbsp; I'm excited to meet Sar's teacher as well, and some of the other parents and classmates.&nbsp; I think it's going to be a very good year.