school picture

Picture Day! The school year has been going well and everything is running almost normal – the kids still need to wear masks all day, lunch is physically separated in the gym or outside – but for the most part it feels pretty normal.

  • Lauren, age 8, 3rd grade
  • Sophia, age 11, 6th grade
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Sophie decided to run for Student Council this year, representing her 3rd grade class. Each student who wanted to run wrote a speech and the teacher read each out loud to the class and everyone then voted. And Sophie won!

Below is the speech that she wrote (with perhaps just a little prompting from mom):

Hello 3D,

I hope that you will vote for me as your student council representative because I am an older sibling and I know it feels to have to negotiate. I am also good at making people feel like they belong. In addition, I am good at talking with others about things that are happening and listening to their concerns. I think that Cynwyd is a great place because it’s a school that doesn’t tolerate hate, and I’m proud to go here. I love being in 3D because everybody is so kind and I would be honored to represent 3D on student council. That’s why I think you should vote for me as 3D’s representative.

She was proud of herself, and we were too!

Here’s the third grader herself in her school picture (perhaps a little dazed looking).

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The girls have both settled into their new schools pretty well at this point. They seem to both have made some good friends and like their teachers. 

Two weeks ago Lauren’s school hosted Grandparents Day, and PopPop came in for a visit. She showed him around the classroom, introduced him to her friends, and they both enjoyed snack.

Lauren and PopPop
Last week all of the first graders at Sophie’s school put on a concert called Mighty Minds. It was pretty cute. Here’s a quick clip of one of the songs. Sophie is on the end, second from the top.

Here’s Sophie’s first grade picture. Looking a bit sly, I think. Unfortunately Lauren missed her picture day when she was in the hospital with a broken arm, and they don’t do any makeups(!). So sadly, we won’t have a school picture of her this year. 
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